Country of origin Ireland No. of series 1 Location(s) Around Ireland First episode date 21 August 2011 Language English | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 4 Running time 52 minutes Number of episodes 4 Cast Derek Mooney | |
Similar Genealogy Roadshow, Finding Your Roots, Winning Streak, Cabin Fever, Echo Island | ||
The Genealogy Roadshow is a four-part Irish genealogy television series which aired on RTÉ One on Sunday evenings at 6:30pm. It was created by Big Mountain Productions and presented by Derek Mooney. Each episode was recorded on the road in Kildare, Meath, Limerick and Galway in May and June 2011, before broadcasting commenced that August.
Contents
Format
The format is somewhat similar to Antiques Roadshow. Each episode is set in a particular city and usually deals with people from that city and the surrounding area. There are several segments per episode. An individual, or family, looking to know more about their heritage arrives with a specific question about someone they might be related to or the reported exploits of an ancestor. The Roadshow genealogists have a sit down meeting with the guests and, using video monitors and tablet computers, reveal to them their findings. The segments usually contain a short video clip explaining more about the time period which the segment focuses on. Interspersed with these longer segments are short, informal, meetings between the genealogists and a guest, revealing information about their ancestry.
It is "exactly like Antiques Roadshow except that it deals in dead people rather than mouldy artefacts", according to the Irish Independent's John Bolans.
American version
An American version debuted in January 2014 on PBS.