Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones

Famous faces discover their roots with Questions and Ancestors from Ancestry! In this episode, host Alex Jones is joined by double Olympic gold medalist Victoria Pendleton and senior genetic genealogist Laura House, to uncover the secrets hidden within Victoria’s family tree. Despite expecting nothing out of the ordinary, Victoria discovers an extraordinary story of resilience in her great-great-grandfather, Trevor Bannister. Born to an unmarried mother and raised with an abusive stepfather, Trevor defiantly reclaimed his maternal identity and channeled his childhood hardships into a life of profound kindness — raising his wife’s orphaned sister and spending his later years helping other orphans. Reframing her own drive and determination through the inspiring legacy of her ancestors, Victoria also shares insights from her new book, The Fear Opportunity. Subscribe here for your weekly dose of Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones and read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/ancestry-podcast/Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones is brought to you by Ancestry and produced by Telegraph Media Group.CREDITS Host: Alex JonesSenior Genetic Genealogist at Ancestry: Laura House, MSc. Telegraph Media GroupExecutive producers: Tom Gadd, Andrea Paterson, Vanessa WoodgateCreative director: Jonathan Clayton-JonesVideo producer: Ed EmsleyBiscuit JimExecutive producers: Kellie Redmond, Geoff Jein#telegraph #victoriapendleton #ancestryuk #ancestrydna #familyhistory #familyhistoryresearch #dna #partnerships #podcast #alexjones #campaign #ad #celebrityinterviews #celebrityinterview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wondered if your family rumours are actually true? In this episode of Questions & Ancestors, host Alex Jones sits down with legendary comedian and former barrister Clive Anderson to swap courtroom wits for some serious family drama.Guided by Ancestry genealogist Laura House, a surprising DNA test completely rewrites Clive’s maternal history, uncovering a 19th-century court scandal, severe poverty, and a secret romance with a local baker that changes everything he thought he knew.Plus, stick around until the end when host Alex Jones jumps into the hot seat to investigate her own family legend: is she actually related to the Mayor of Paris, or has a century-old game of telephone twisted the truth?Subscribe here for your weekly dose of Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones and read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/ancestry-podcast/Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones is brought to you by Ancestry and produced by Telegraph Media Group.CREDITS Host: Alex JonesSenior Genetic Genealogist at Ancestry: Laura House, MSc. Telegraph Media GroupExecutive producers: Tom Gadd, Andrea Paterson, Vanessa WoodgateCreative director: Jonathan Clayton-JonesVideo producer: Ed EmsleyBiscuit JimExecutive producers: Kellie Redmond, Geoff Jein#telegraph #cliveanderson #ancestryuk #ancestrydna #familyhistory #familyhistoryresearch #dna #partnerships #podcast #alexjones #campaign #ad #celebrityinterviews #celebrityinterview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this debut episode, much-loved British comedian Sally Phillips sits down with Alex Jones to unpack the answers to the questions she has about her family story, especially the life of her maternal grandmother, May Wheeldon. “We found out at her funeral that she was adopted, and we didn’t know that,” Sally says. Was this really a traumatic part of May’s life that no one had known anything about, or was it just speculation and assumption? Sally explores these unanswered questions with Alex and Laura House, Ancestry’s senior genetic genealogist and family research expert.Subscribe here for your weekly dose of Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones and read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/ancestry-podcast/Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones is brought to you by Ancestry and produced by Telegraph Media Group.CREDITS Host: Alex JonesSenior Genetic Genealogist at Ancestry: Laura House, MSc. Telegraph Media GroupExecutive producers: Tom Gadd, Andrea Paterson, Vanessa Woodgate, Alex KellyCreative director: Jonathan Clayton-JonesVideo producer: Ed EmsleyBiscuit JimExecutive producers: Kellie Redmond, Geoff Jein#telegraph #sallyphillips #ancestryuk #ancestrydna #familyhistory #familyhistoryresearch #dna #partnerships #podcast #alexjones #campaign #ad #celebrityinterviews #celebrityinterview  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered about your family history and where your story really starts? Perhaps you have unanswered questions about the missing branches of your family tree, or you’d like to know more about the ancestors that made you who you are? British TV presenter Alex Jones will be asking these very questions in this new podcast series Questions & Ancestors where she’ll be going on a personal journey of discovery with some very special guests, including broadcaster and writer Clive Anderson, comedian Sally Phillips, actor Alan Davies, double Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton, actor Adrian Lester and sports reporter Hayley McQueen. Subscribe here for your weekly dose of Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones and read more at https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/ancestry-podcast/Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones is brought to you by Ancestry and produced by Telegraph Media Group.CREDITS Host: Alex JonesSenior Genetic Genealogist at Ancestry: Laura House, MSc. Telegraph Media GroupExecutive producers: Tom Gadd, Andrea Paterson, Vanessa WoodgateCreative director: Jonathan Clayton-JonesVideo producer: Ed EmsleyBiscuit JimExecutive producers: Kellie Redmond, Geoff Jein#telegraph #ancestryuk #ancestrydna #familyhistory #familyhistoryresearch #dna #partnerships #podcast #alexjones #campaign #ad #celebrityinterviews #celebrityinterview  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.