Sheila Hancock

Actress Sheila Hancock believed that her family's history was very boring. But she discovers that her grandfather was a successful manager and guide for Thomas Cook's travel agents in glamorous Milan, and that her great-grandfather was the superintendent of the Western Pumping Station, part of the Victorians' grand sewage scheme.

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Lost connections and unfamiliar histories are revealed as celebrities trace their family trees. Discover stories of courage, joy, sacrifice and resilience - everyone has a tale to tell. This commercial podcast is edited from the television programme Who Do You Think You Are? which is a Wall to Wall production for the BBC. The programmes were first broadcast on the BBC