Who Do You Think You Are?
John Simpson
Season 10 Episode 10 of 10
BBC world affairs editor John Simpson always thought his great-grandfather was Samuel F Cody, the Wild West entertainer who also achieved fame as the first person in Britain to conduct a powered flight. It was only later that he discovered his great-grandmother had run off with Cody, taking her children with her. John follows the trail of his adventurous relative and her life with the cowboy-turned-aviator. He also investigates what happened to the husband she left behind - John's real great-grandfather - a search that leads to a shocking discovery
Who Do You Think You Are? airs on Really at 10:00 PM, Sunday 24 May. (Subtitles.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Family and Friends
History
John Simpson
Contributor
Cherie Lunghi
Narrator
Colette Flight
Series Producer
Helen Williamson
Director