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CRACKING THE CODE Jean, Millie, Iris and Hailey BBC1, 9pm

“I would describe myself as the pink sheep of the family,” says pop star, DJ and fashion designer Boy George, who we all know best for his hit 80s band Culture Club.

Boy George – or George O’Dowd – is the latest celebrity to embark on his ancestral trail, and he only knows fragments about his family’s Irish roots – enough that he is not expecting happy stories. He says: “I think that ITV, 9pm

DURING World War II, thousands of women worked at the British codebreaking HQ Bletchley Park.

there will be a lot of sadness. A lot of mascara running, even though I’m not wearing any make-up.”

There’s a shock from the off as he makes an unhappy discovery about his grandmother Bridget, who grew up in deprived North Dublin.

He also learns about his great uncle, an IRA man who met an unfortunate end.

At every turn, George seems to find more tragedy in his past.

He says: “This story is like a really sad Irish song.”