DNA Journey: The UK’s obsession with ancestry stories

<p>As a new series of <a href="https://www.itv.com/hub/dna-journey/2a5252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DNA Journey</a> launches on ITV next week, we have spoken with Brad Argent, Senior Director of International Programming at <a href="https://www.ancestry.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ancestry</a> about what to expect from the series.</p><br><p>He discusses how the stories continue to get better, and how the technology behind the DNA research is improving.</p><br><p>Also in this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the DNA technology has moved on since 2019 (1.22)</li><li>Celebrities "becoming someone else" during the process (3.04)</li><li>How they're telling original stories (4.08)</li><li>What happens when stories change during research (4.57)</li><li>The tools used to trace DNA back to the past (5.58)</li><li>Will Ancestry will use its DNA tech to look back further in time? (7.21)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for more news, features and analysis @EveningStandard</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>