Who Do You Think You Are (UK) Season 13 Episode 9 - Sunetra Sarker

Airdate: 2017-Feb-22

Episode summary:

Actor Sunetra Sarker sets out to explore the Bengali heritage she ignored when she was growing up in Liverpool.Starting in Kolkata, Sunetra learns of her great grandfather's courageous activism in colonial Bengal - and of a family connection to Gandhi during the struggle for Indian independence.Crossing into Bangladesh, Sunetra visits her great grandmother's ancestral home village and discovers the harrowing story of how her family was caught up Bangladesh's 1971 war for independence.

About Who Do You Think You Are (UK) series:

Well known faces within the British media each embark on individual journeys to answer some questions in regards to their own family history. An in...Show more >