How sad was the story about Greg Wallace's great-grandparents. No wonder he was choked up, so was I. He probably wishes he hadn't started the search - he started out all happy and excited to be doing it.
i didn't see it. However, i very very much doubt they don't find out stuff beforehand. After all, it would be a pretty boring programme unless there was something interesting in the family tree
Yes, it was a very sad story. And I was fascinated by the way the 'lunatic asylums' in Victorian times, started out as rather nice places to live, but gradually degenerated into hell-holes.
The researchers approach 'slebs to see if they are interested in taking part.
If the answer is "yes" then there is a great deal of research undertaken to sniff out the 'interesting' stories. The *discoveries* may be new to the Subject and the episodes are heavily edited to heighten the sense of any revelations.
If, like, Parky there is not much to tell, then that particular strand is cancelled.