Finding Your Roots: season four

Finding Your Roots starts a new season on 3 October on PBS.



Here's a rundown on the ten episodes in this series from the Ancestry.com blog.

Episode 1 | The Impression
Guests: Larry David and Bernie Sanders. Two guests linked by one hilarious impersonation trace their roots from 1940s Brooklyn back to Jewish communities in Europe. Premieres Tues., Oct. 3, 2017

Episode 2 | Unfamiliar Kin
Guests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Along the way, two of them also discover that their close relatives were on the wrong side of history. Premieres Tues., Oct. 10, 2017

Episode 3 | Puritans and Pioneers
Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself. Premieres Tues., Oct. 17, 2017

Episode 4 | The Vanguard
Guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities challenged as they learn about their family origins. Premieres Tues., Oct. 24, 2017

Episode 5 | Immigrant Nation
Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, and more. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears. Premieres Tues., Oct. 31, 2017

Episode 6 | Black Like Me
Guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee, and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions about black history. Premieres Tues., Nov. 7, 2017

Episode 7 | Children of the Revolution
Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony, and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes unexpected ancestry along the way. Premieres Tues., Nov. 14, 2017

Episode 8 | Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Guests: Téa Leoni and Gaby Hoffman. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they had thanks to genetic detective work. Premieres Tues., Nov. 21, 2017

Episode 9 | Southern Roots
Guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath shaped families both black and white. Premieres Tues., Dec. 12, 2017

Episode 10 | Funny Business
Guests: Garrison Keillor, Amy Schumer, and more. Three guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering. Premieres Tues., Dec. 19, 2017