The accidental tourist who turned out to be a full blooded revolutionary. The family tale of Queen Alexandra attempting suicide. And finding the POW father who returned to Germany after the war. Sally and Nick discover new information and lasti

What Happens Next: Part 1

Oct 4th, 2011 27m 58s

When Sally and Nick are able to provide vital new clues for listeners, they often wish they knew what listeners decide to do next with this new found information. Today Sally and Nick follow up on a few of their favourite stories from past seri

Follow the Money

Sep 27th, 2011 27m 54s

The uncle who lost millions, and the family legend of a pile of cash just waiting to be released from chancery....Sally and Nick attempt to trace what happened to the money.Delving into the debtors' prison system- how to land in there, how to e

Life in Confinement

Sep 20th, 2011 27m 54s

What happened to all those ancestors who were "disappeared" into institutions because society couldn't cope with them or deemed their behaviour unacceptable? Sally and Nick answer listeners questions about life in confinement.And what if your a

What's in a name?

Sep 13th, 2011 27m 55s

Sally Magnusson is back with more genealogical mysteries for Nick Barratt to sink his teeth into. Today, they all involve name changes, and we reveal the stories behind them.And how can you let future generations looking into your family histor

20/03/2011

Mar 20th, 2011 27m 48s

In this Tracing Your Roots Census Special, Sally Magnusson visits Fox Lane in Leyland. With the help of genealogist Nick Barratt, she explores how, through the Census, we can piece together a street's changing history and also uncover secrets a

Objects and Heirlooms

Oct 12th, 2010 28m 4s

The last programme of the series ties in with the History of the World in 100 Objects. Sally Magnusson and resident genealogist Nick Barratt track down the stories behind fascinating objects and family heirlooms. All the objects featured in the

Caribbean Roots

Oct 5th, 2010 28m 4s

October is Black History Month and this week Tracing Your Roots hears from listeners with family ties to the Caribbean. We follow Monica Brown, whose family come from Jamaica, as she makes an emotional trip to Zanzibar, visiting the underground

Radicals and Revolutionaries

Sep 28th, 2010 28m 4s

This week the popular Radio 4 genealogy show presented by Sally Magnusson features listeners whose ancestors may have been involved in revolution or radical actions. Trying to find records pertaining to revolutions is always tricky, since by t

Tracing Rootless Ancestors

Sep 21st, 2010 28m 5s

Tracing the roots of rootless ancestors might seem an impossible task, yet in this second programme of the series, Sally Magnusson and Nick Barratt attempt to do just that.Mark Lorch is descended from a troupe of German Jewish acrobats, at one

Vanishing Without Trace

Sep 20th, 2010 28m 2s

In the first of a new series, Sally Magnusson goes on the trail of ancestors who vanished without trace, abandoning their families either by choice or by force of circumstance. The mother who handed her three-day-old baby to the Foundling Hospi