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I'm Catherine.
And I'm Neil.
Did you realise, Catherine, that we are related to each other?
Don't be silly, Neil.
I think I'd know if you were in my family.
Well, we'll talk more about that later in the show,
but I should say at this point that today we're discussing genealogy.
Well, the study of family history,
and I think it's pretty fascinating stuff.
Do you ever watch the TV programme?
Who do you think you are, Catherine?
You know, where celebrities find out about their family history?
Yeah, I've seen a couple of them.
For example, one celebrity who was very proud of his working-class London roots or origins discovered that he's actually a direct descendant of an English king.
Well, that's quite a discovery.
The thing is, though, Catherine, what if there isn't anything exciting in your family history?
No mysteries, no skeletons in the closet.