S04E01: Natasha Kaplinsky | Who Do You Think You Are?

Duration: 59'19''

Synopsis

Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky travels to Cape Town to explore the story behind her parents' exile from South Africa in the 1960s, and learns about the vital role her father played in the anti-apartheid demonstrations. She also takes a trip to Belarus to explore her Jewish heritage and attempts to uncover the fate of her grand-grandparents who were living in the country when the Nazis invaded.

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