BBC One Thur 14th Aug 9pm - 10pm South Yorkshire-born actor and adventurer Brian Blessed explores the lives of his ancestors on a journey that takes him to Doncaster, London and Portsmouth. Seeking to discover the source of his spirit for adventure - he is the oldest man to have reached the North Magnetic Pole - the veteran performer uncovers the life of his great-great-grandfather Jabez Blessed, who as an orphan lived rough on the streets of London before growing up to father 13 children.
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