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Shirley Ballas

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 15
Episode 5 of 8

Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America.

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas investigates a family story that her maternal great-grandmother abandoned her husband and children for a more exciting life in America. What Shirley discovers casts her great-grandmother in a completely new light.

On her father's side, Shirley pursues a rumour that she has black ancestors - a trail which leads her to colonial Cape Town and the era of slave trafficking to South Africa via the Indian Ocean.

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58 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Jan 2025 16:30
BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

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Credits

Participant Shirley Ballas
Series Producer Sarah Feltes
Director Paul Tilzey
Executive Producer Colette Flight
Production Company Wall to Wall Media

Broadcasts

  • Mon 30 Jul 2018 21:00
    BBC One
  • Wed 1 Aug 2018 23:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Thu 2 Aug 2018 00:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Fri 10 Aug 2018 00:45
    BBC Two
  • Thu 1 Sep 2022 16:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 16:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Tue 7 Jan 2025 16:15
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 7 Jan 2025 16:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only

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