BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? Scores Asian Deal

February 11, 2008 World Screen

SINGAPORE, February 11: activeTV
has optioned the format rights to the hit BBC celebrity ancestry series Who
Do You Think You Are? from British
independent outfit Wall to Wall.

The series was recently
commissioned for a fifth season in the U.K., and has also been a ratings
success on Australian pubcaster SBS. A locally produced version also airs in
Canada on the CBC.

Each one-hour episode follows a celebrity’s journey back
through their family tree, offering historical insights and revealing secrets
along the way.

—By Kristin Brzoznowski