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Follow international stars as they journey into the past to learn about their grandparents’ wartime experiences, and discover the extraordinary impact of global conflict on their families.

Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage.
Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage.
Emeli Sandé’s grandparents fought on both sides of the African independence movement.
Original production funding for Season 2 of MY GRANDPARENTS' WAR was provided, in part, by MyHeritage and PBS viewers.

A production of Wonderhood Studios for Channel 4 Television, in association with The WNET Group.
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Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage.
Actor Toby Jones uncovers the remarkable World War II stories of his grandparents.
Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents’ amazing wartime feats.
Actor Kit Harington discovers the lengths his grandparents went to for love and country.
Follow Carey Mulligan as she learns how her grandfather survived an attack during WWII.
Discover how actress Kristin Scott Thomas’s grandfather saved thousands in WWII.
Explore the story of actor Mark Rylance’s grandfather, a prisoner of war in Hong Kong.
Follow actress Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of her grandparents.
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Emeli Sandé explores her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage.
Emeli Sandé’s grandparents fought on both sides of the African independence movement.
Emeli Sandé learns about the apartheid era when her grandfather mined copper in Zambia.
Toby Jones visits the very stage his grandmother performed on in Northern France in 1940.
Actor Toby Jones uncovers the remarkable World War II stories of his grandparents.
Toby Jones learns how the war impacted his grandfather’s relationship with his family.
Keira Knightley’s cousin shares the story of his father’s ordeal as a POW.
Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents’ amazing wartime feats.
Keira Knightley learns her grandmother played an important role in D-Day preparations.
Actor Kit Harington discovers the lengths his grandparents went to for love and country.
Kit Harington discovers his grandfather’s record as a British spy during WWII.
Kit Harington, Keira Knightley, Toby Jones and Emeli Sandé explore their families’ pasts.
Kit Harington learns his grandfather knew James Bond author Ian Fleming during WWII.
Oscar-nominee Carey Mulligan learns about her grandfather’s time in Australia.
Actress Carey Mulligan learns how her grandfather survived an aircraft attack in WWII.
Kristin Scott Thomas learns about the horrors of the Russian Arctic convoys.
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas discovers how her grandfather saved thousands at Dunkirk.
Mark Rylance learns how his grandfather survived POW camps.
Actor and peace activist Mark Rylance explores his grandfather's WWII story.
Follow these Hollywood actors as they examine World War II's impact on their grandparents.
Meet Helena Bonham Carter's unconventional war hero grandparents.
Actress Helena Bonham Carter reads a letter from her relative direct from enemy territory.