Larger Than Life -
finding your roots

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. introduces actors Lea Salonga and Amanda Seyfried to ancestors who are every bit as dramatic as the characters they've played on stage and screen, telling stories of relatives who survived heart-wrenching ordeals.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1101

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About Finding Your Roots:

Join Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

to uncover the surprising ancestral stories of 28 cultural trailblazers with fascinating histories.

The series ends with an exploration of how science and history can inspire the next generation.

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Future Broadcast times for "Finding Your Roots": (show all)

Wed, Oct 14	12:30 A.M.	Visionaries NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 14	12:00 P.M.	Tragedy + Time = Comedy NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 15	2:00 P.M.	Visionaries NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Oct 16	8:00 P.M.	Visionaries NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Oct 17	12:00 A.M.	Visionaries NH Explore (11.2)
Sat, Oct 17	7:00 P.M.	Visionaries NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Oct 18	12:00 A.M.	Visionaries NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Oct 18	5:00 P.M.	Visionaries NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Oct 18	9:00 P.M.	Visionaries NH World (11.3)
Mon, Oct 19	1:00 A.M.	Visionaries NH World (11.3)
Mon, Oct 19	9:00 A.M.	Visionaries NH World (11.3)
Tue, Oct 20	8:00 P.M.	War Stories NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 21	12:00 A.M.	War Stories NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Oct 21	12:30 P.M.	Visionaries NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Oct 22	2:00 P.M.	War Stories NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Oct 23	8:00 P.M.	War Stories NH Explore (11.2)