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  1. David Walliams

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    Video caption: David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during WWI.

    David Walliams learns of his great-grandfather’s traumatic experiences during the First World War, which condemned him to a lifetime in what was then called a lunatic asylum.

  2. Mark Wright

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    Video caption: Former TOWIE star Mark Wright learns of a Spanish ancestor who survived the Inquisition.

    Former TOWIE star Mark Wright discovers that his ancestors included an Andalucian master swordsman and a Spaniard who was burned at the stake during the Inquisition.

  3. Paul Merton

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    Video caption: Paul Merton traces the life of his grandfather, who is said to have been lost at sea.

    Paul Merton traces the life of his maternal grandfather and discovers that he was involved in some of the key events that led to Irish independence in the 1920s.

  4. Kate Winslet

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    Video caption: Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet discovers whether she has Scandinavian ancestry.

    Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet follows a rumour of Scandinavian ancestry on her mother's side of the family and is delighted to find that she has Swedish heritage.

  5. Robert Rinder

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    Video caption: Robert 'Judge' Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor.

    Robert 'Judge' Rinder follows the story of his grandfather, a Holocaust survivor, as well as investigating the dark mystery surrounding his great-grandfather.

  6. Boy George

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    Video caption: Boy George expects to find a lot of sadness in his family tree.

    Boy George expects to find a lot of sadness in his family tree, but delights in a new sense of his family being part of Irish history.

  7. Lee Mack

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    Video caption: Lee Mack finds out more about his great-grandfather, who was also a comedian.

    Celebrity genealogy series. Comedian Lee Mack finds out more about his great-grandfather, who was also a comedian, known as Billy Mac.

  8. France threatens EU sanctions on Mali 'coup leaders'

    France's President Emmanuel Macron has said that the European Union will impose sanctions on those people in Mali behind the arrest of the interim president and prime minister.

    Speaking at the end of an EU summit, Mr Macron called the action on Monday an "unacceptable coup within a coup".

    "In the coming hours, we are prepared to take targeted sanctions against those taking part," Mr Macron told reporters at the end of an EU summit.

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