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Angela Hamilton searches for the truth about her brutal father, whom she suspects had collaborated with Nazis during World War II. The discovery of her father's wartime I.D. document leads Angela on an extraordinary journey through modern day Romania, following her father's footsteps to confront the dark secret hidden in his past. Meanwhile, Australian actor David Field searches for his real dad. A death bed confession by David's grandfather more than 25 years ago raised questions over his paternity, and now a DNA test holds the answer, but will the discovery be welcomed by everyone?
Sydney woman Li Ying Andrews searches for her lost past. Abandoned by an Uncle at an acrobatic school in Taiwan when she was just a small child, Li Ying grew up never even knowing her real name or her birthdate. Perth woman Marie-Anne Keefe, adopted as an infant, goes in search of her biological father after a terrible tragedy prevented her from ever meeting her mother.
Sydney businessman Lance Innes sets out to search for the truth about his mysterious father, Al Gorcey, who walked out on his family when Lance was just 18 months old. Lance wants to know - was his father a spy or simply a conman? Perth journalist Michelle White investigates her mother's hidden criminal past. Having promised her she wouldn't go searching for the truth until after her death, Michelle finally unlocks her Mum's secret, discovering why she did time in one of the country's toughest prisons.
Ellis Treleaven always believed she had been born in Amsterdam towards the end of WWII. Shocked to discover she had actually been born in a Nazi concentration camp and ghetto, she traces her mother’s path through the Holocaust, to uncover the secrets surrounding her birth.
Perth teacher Matthieu Heimel and Sydney business woman Kerry Stevenson investigate the mysteries surrounding their mothers.
Perth mother Elizabeth Brierley and Paris based Australian ex-pat Paul Morris investigate how their lives were forever altered by their parents’ secrets and their close connection to crimes and corruption.
South Australian businessman Peter Eden searches for the truth about his Hungarian born father. Was he a war criminal responsible for a murderous rampage in Budapest during World War II?
Indian-born siblings Priti Gatto and Prashant Ieraci go in search of the truth surrounding their mother's death, and the family they left behind when they were adopted.
Arrernte woman Danielle Chisholm seeks answers to a 100 year old mystery - is she descended from an illegitimate child born to Prince Edward VIII after his 1920 tour of Australia?
Growing up, the identity of Linda Lawless' father was kept hidden from her. Only recently Linda learnt the startling truth - her father was a Catholic priest.
This series takes audiences on a truly global adventure. Participants travel to Mexico, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands in a bid to solve gripping family mysteries. Among the questions being posed: Did my great grandparents abduct a newborn child? What happened to the uncle who went missing in WW2? How did I come to be baby swapped? Was my family responsible for war crimes? Why was my French mother estranged from her parents? Who are my real mum and dad?
Melbourne academic Dr Sofia Rios Miranda examines whether there is any truth to persistent family rumours that her great grandparents abducted a British baby boy, raising him as their own. Meanwhile, adoptee Dr Penny Mackieson investigates how she was a victim of a baby swap at a Melbourne hospital in 1963.
Paula Morrison uncovers the truth about her Austrian-born father's upbringing and the abuse he suffered; siblings Rod Cordery and Sandra Rowlands look for answers about the identity of their biological father.
Historian Grace Karskens looks for answers about her father's brother and his links to Nazi Germany; retiree Ming Balintong tries to uncover his father's name, find a photograph of him and learn more about his life.
