Face of Britain (2007)

In this landmark history series, archaeologist Neil Oliver (of Coast) follows the biggest ever survey of the genetic make-up of the British people. The result is a kind of a DNA map of Britain a genetic Domesday Book - telling us who our ancestors were, where they came from and what they looked like. As Face of Britain reveals, encoded in our genes is a story stretching back countless generations. For our genes represent a living link with our remote ancestors. The same genes also determine who we are and how we look. Indeed, written in our faces, as Neil discovers, is the secret of our ancient ancestry. Look in the mirror and it's thousands of years of history that looks back at you.