Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones

Sally Phillips unravels a mystery family adoption

Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT

In this debut episode, much-loved British comedian Sally Phillips sits down with Alex Jones to unpack the answers to the questions she has about her family story, especially the life of her maternal grandmother, May Wheeldon. “We found out at her funeral that she was adopted, and we didn’t know that,” Sally says. Was this really a traumatic part of May’s life that no one had known anything about, or was it just speculation and assumption? Sally explores these unanswered questions with Alex and Laura House, Ancestry’s senior genetic genealogist and family research expert.

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Host: Alex Jones

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Executive producers: Tom Gadd, Andrea Paterson, Vanessa Woodgate, Alex Kelly

Creative director: Jonathan Clayton-Jones

Video producer: Ed Emsley

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Executive producers: Kellie Redmond, Geoff Jein

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Introducing... Questions & Ancestors with Alex Jones

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:01:08 GMT

Have you ever wondered about your family history and where your story really starts? Perhaps you have unanswered questions about the missing branches of your family tree, or you’d like to know more about the ancestors that made you who you are?

British TV presenter Alex Jones will be asking these very questions in this new podcast series Questions & Ancestors where she’ll be going on a personal journey of discovery with some very special guests, including broadcaster and writer Clive Anderson, comedian Sally Phillips, actor Alan Davies, double Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton, actor Adrian Lester and sports reporter Hayley McQueen.