For full TV listings for the week, see thetimes.co.uk/tvplannerViewing guide, by Joe ClayMy Grandparents’ WarChannel 4 9pmThe problem with Who Do You Think You Are? is that episodes such as the one in which Danny Dyer discovered he had blue blood (albeit very diluted) are outliers. Most can be filed under “quite interesting” as celebrities sit in staid churches poring over manuscripts containing vague information about distant relatives. With only four episodes to play with, the researchers for My Grandparents’ War — WDYTYA? with a Second World War focus — have made sure that each of their celebrity subjects has a fascinating, inspiring, emotionally devastating story to tell.

Source: The Times December 18, 2019 00:00 UTC