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BBC One seeks families to step back in time

Would you and your family like to follow in your ancestors’ footsteps in a unique living history experience?

BBC One’s hit living history series Turn Back Time is back! Last year shopkeepers were sent back in time on the British High Street. This year the series looks at family life through the ages and the hunt is on for families to travel through time and experience a century of change first hand.

The series will take a street of houses back to the turn of the century and, over the course of several weeks, will fast forward the families through the 20th century. In an exciting new twist, some of the families’ journeys will even be based on their own family history! Over the course of the century, the street’s community will evolve and reflect change in British society, so the programme would like to hear from a broad range of British families.

Turn Back Time is made by the company behind Who Do You Think You Are? They are looking for people who would love to learn about their family history but don’t know much already – they want to take you on a journey of discovery. Ideally your family will include at least one child aged under 20. Filming will be in Spring 2012.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Caroline Miller on 020 7241 9292 or at caroline.miller@walltowall.co.uk

Would you like to be on TV?

We’re on the lookout for anyone who wants to tell their family history story on TV.

Have you researched your family tree using findmypast.co.uk? Did you make any interesting discoveries along the way? If so, and you’d be happy to tell your story on TV, we want to hear from you. Your story would feature on a community TV family history programme and you’d need to be available to come to London for filming on one day between 7 and 18 February. Travel expenses within the UK will be reimbursed.

If you’re interested, please tell us about your family history stories in 500 words or fewer. Email your story to casestudies@findmypast.co.uk with ‘Family history research’ in the subject line and we’ll get in touch with anyone whose story is suitable. Please remember to include a daytime telephone number in your email.

The closing date for entries is Monday 31 January 2011.  We look forward to reading your experiences of researching your family tree with findmypast.co.uk