Meet the Izzards
Meet the Izzards is a 2014 two-part BBC One documentary in which actor and comedian Eddie Izzard uses genetics to trace her distant ancestry.
The first part, titled "The Mum's Line", uses her mitochondrial DNA to trace her maternal lineage. Izzard thus travels to the Kalahari Desert in Africa, then on to the Middle East, Turkey, Italy, Denmark and finally, England.[1] Prior to traveling to Denmark, Izzard learns that her mitochondrial DNA belongs to the haplogroup T2f1a1.[2]
The second part, titled "The Dad's Line", uses her Y-chromosomal DNA to trace her paternal roots. In this episode, Izzard travels to Cameroon, and again returns to England via Saxony, Germany.[3] This episode reveals that Izzard belongs to the Y haplogroup I-M223.[4]
References[]
- ^ Deacon, Michael (2013-02-20). "Meet the Izzards: part one, BBC One, review". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- ^ Meet the Izzards: The Mum's Line. BBC One. 2013-03-12. 48 minutes in.
- ^ "Meet the Izzards". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "The Dad's Line". Meet The Izzards. February 21, 2013. BBC.
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