Retour aux sources

Network : France 2
Type : Factual
Format : 2 x 60’ + 4 x 90’
Presented by : Marie Drucker

Summary :

A new kind of documentary series, RETOUR AUX SOURCES allows a celebrity to discover their family tree through a fascinating investigation.
Each episode is a true trip through time and space, during which a celebrity sets out to meet their ancestors in France and abroad. This search for roots – a genuine treasure hunt into family history – is made possible through the participation of several different contributors: relatives, genealogists, archivists, historians, etc.
As those who agree to take part in this fabulous adventure are primarily looking for answers about where they come from and who they are, this programme is as full of surprises as it is emotional. Indeed, discovering one’s ancestors – their lives and personalities, their highs and their lows, even the skeletons in their closet – is to discover a part of oneself.
These unusual reunions rekindle the memories of those who came before us by recreating the times in which they lived. Therefore, this family odyssey is also a chance to get a different perspective on History.
With RETOUR AUX SOURCES Phare Ouest Productions has adapted for France 2 the British format WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?, which has been successfully broadcasted on the BBC and throughout the world.