Don't forget the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? starts tonight! It's at 9pm on BBC1 with what promises to be a great first episode on Una Stubbs. The link between Una and one of the founders of two new towns in Hertfordshire promises to be one of a number of interesting family history stories. Will you be watching?
The first episode starts this Wednesday on BBC1 of Who Do You Think You Are? and it's eagerly anticipated by family historians throughout the UK. The first celebrity, Una Stubbs has an emotional journey, that features both estranged families and a look at a visionary ancestor who was instrumental in designing some of the England's new towns of the early 1900s.
TheGenealogist has a feature on Una Stubbs in their 'Featured Articles' section and you can view it here.
Una Stubbs and father Clarence pictured around 1938
The date for the first episode of series 10 of Who Do You Think You Are? has now been formally released by the BBC. It's scheduled for Wednesday 24 July and will feature famous actress Una Stubbs.
Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire, is central to her story, particularly as it's the new town that was originally founded by her great grandfather, Sir Ebenezer Howard, who also founded Letchworth Garden City as part of his plans for more comfortable and pleasant town living.
It should be the start of a great series, will you be watching?
First celebrity on Who Do You Think You Are? series 10
