This week Michala is joined by DNA Journey's Paul McNeil and Family Tree Magazine's Paul Chiddicks. This is an episode not to be missed! McNeil makes a shocking DNA discovery at the age of 64, and Chiddicks reveals the surprising distance his family has travelled since the mid-eighteenth century. For more information about Paul Chiddicks and his family history, check out his website, www.chiddicksfamilytree.com To learn more about Paul McNeil's work, check out his website www.timedectives.blogTo contact Michala, you can do so via her website www.michalahulme.com

In this episode, Michala chats to John Henry Phillips, author of The Search and presenter on Channel 4's, The Great British Dig. In 2016, John Henry volunteered with a military charity that took veterans to Normandy. A mix-up over the accommodation led to an unlikely friendship with 92-year-old WWII veteran Patrick Thomas, who was only one of 10 survivors onboard landing craft L.C.H. 185 when it struck a mine off the coast of France. John Henry gave Patrick his word that he would build a memorial to those who were killed and find the shipwreck, which was somewhere in the English Channel - at this point, he couldn't even dive! John Henry's journey to make this promise a reality is captured in a brilliant documentary, No Flowers on a Sailor's Grave, available on PBS. Michala and John Henry discuss this remarkable mission and also delve into John Henry's Romany Gipsy family history.  To purchase The Search, click here To find out more information about the Romany & Traveller Family History Society, click here To support the making of this podcast, click here 

This week Michala chats with her fellow ITV DNA Journey experts, Brad Argent and Paul McNeil.  They should be talking about how much it costs to build a family tree; however, it turns into a chat about many topics, including what Brad says to get through customs, and Paul reminisces about his lock-picking days