Tracing Your Roots

Tracing Your Roots explores one of the UK's most popular pastimes: researching family history. Bestselling author Sally Magnusson follows the genealogy trail back in time uncovering facets of social history through personal stories and giving you the information you need to add branches to your own family tree. With the right tools you can not only find lost ancestors but discover what they did for a living what their lives were like and maybe even what kind of people they were...

Accompanied by resident genealogist Nick Barratt who offers insider tips and ideas she talks to professional and amateur researchers revealing the wealth of resources available and how to make the most of them.