The BEST episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 10
Every episode of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 10, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Who Do You Think You Are? (AU) season 10!
Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Taking us to all corners of Australia and the globe are six stories of individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where they came from. Along the way secrets are uncovered and histories are revealed—from adultery and madness to children born out of wedlock and even the whiff of a right royal scandal—with each individual discovering that their ancestors form an integral part of not only their own identity, but that of the nation. Combining emotional and personal journeys with big-picture history, these inspiring and sometimes challenging stories remind us how Australians have come to be the people that we are today. Considering Australia’s multicultural background, this is a global story, with each celebrity tracing their ancestors around the world. They travel to the places where their forebears would have lived, loved and died, and learn about the hardships and hurdles their ancestors overcame. This is a fascinating chronicle of the social, ethnic and cultural evolution of Australia’s national identity.
#1 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/21/2019
Australia’s favourite scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, is a qualified medical doctor, engineer, and physicist whose media career began in 1981. His weekly talkback hour has become a national institution, and he’s authored more than 40 books. Karl was two years old when he came to Australia with his family as refugees in 1950. He knows very little about his parents’ life before this, only that they met in a refugee camp in Sweden after World War Two. While Karl’s father told him many elaborate stories, his mother was very secretive.
#2 - Casey Donovan
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/28/2019
Singer Casey Donovan shot to fame at the tender age of 16 when she won ‘Australian Idol’. But her sudden rise to stardom raised complicated questions about Casey’s Aboriginal heritage. Now, at age 30, Casey is keen to learn about her Indigenous roots - but will she find a sense of belonging?
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#3 - Jennifer Byrne
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/2019
Traumatised by the scandal of her parents’ public divorce, investigative journalist, Jennifer Byrne, has avoided examining her family history until now, when both her parents have passed away. Although Jennifer loved her maternal grandfather, Victoria’s longest serving Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, the privilege that came with his appointment was a source of embarrassment. But Jennifer soon discovers the scandal and privilege she grew up with was nothing compared to what lies in her mother’s ancestry.
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#4 - Kurt Fearnley
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/2019
Four-time Paralympian Kurt Fearnley wants to find out if the fighting spirit that propelled him to sporting stardom was inherited from his ancestors. In his father’s family, Kurt seeks to sort fact from fiction about his larger than life grandfather Harry, who left England at the tender age of 17. Kurt begins his investigation with his great grandfather Charles’ World War One medals, which lead him to discover Charles suffered a gunshot wound to the face during the disastrous Battle of the Somme.
#5 - Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/11/2019
Daytime TV host Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s upbeat personality, can-do attitude, and general optimism has made her resilient, both in the fickle world of television, and in the face of the tragic accident that left her husband a quadriplegic. But where did Kerri-Anne get those traits that have served her career and her personal life so well? With her curiosity sparked, Kerri-Anne sets off to find out if her ancestors carried the survivor gene that has carried her through her tumultuous life.
#6 - Marta Dusseldorp
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2019
Actress Marta Dusseldorp has become a household name on Australian television screens, playing strong female characters in Janet King, A Place To Call Home, and Jack Irish. Now, Marta wants to explore the characters in her own ancestral past. The daughter of a Dutch migrant, Marta always identified with the European roots on her father’s side, more so because she knew so little about her mother’s family. Marta embarks on a journey to find the origins of her beloved maternal grandparents, paediatric surgeon Sandy Robertson and his wife Gwenda.
#7 - Scott Cam
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2019
TV personality Scott Cam reveals his paternal family changed their surname from Caminiti to Cam during World War Two. But, beyond this historical detail, Scott knows little about his Italian ancestors, including what compelled them to leave their homeland for a ‘sunburnt country’.
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#8 - Rodger Corser
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/18/2019
Actor Rodger Corser rose to fame for his roles in the award-winning crime series Underbelly and the critically-acclaimed Glitch, and for the series lead on Doctor, Doctor. But while Rodger is comfortable donning the mask of a character, exploring his own identity is a little more daunting.