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Will the British Genealogy TV Show be Available in the U.S.?
According to a published report in the Times of London, the major U.S. television networks are anxiously bidding for the rights to a wildly popular British show that traces the genealogy of celebrities.
The Times of London reported Saturday that NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox are all competing for the U.S. rights to "Who Do You Think You Are," and that Discovery, National Geographic and even the History Channel have shown a keen interest as well. CBS has already proposed a prime-time special to launch the show with Julia Roberts as the first participant.
The British Broadcasting Corp. show focuses on celebrities who discover information about their past relatives on camera. You can read about the program in my past newsletters if you click here.
Saturday's article in the Times of London is available at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2436840,00.html.
I saw the program 2 years ago while on a genealogy trip to Belfast. It was quite compelling, weaving social and personal history with the rememberences of the subject and their relatives. I keep hoping that they would show the original british show here.
Posted by: dale | November 06, 2006 at 10:04 AM
This would seem to be a natural for the BBC America cable channel.
Posted by: Mary Fraser | January 07, 2007 at 08:21 AM