ROMESH RANGANATHAN
DNA Journey, Thursday, 9pm, ITV
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Traveller Romesh has travelled the world for his BBC2 series The Misadventures of Romesh
Ranganathan (right).
Top host He’s also hosted sports quiz show A League of Their Own on Sky Max. Comedy drama Earlier this year, Romesh wrote and starred in Avoidance, a comedy about a hapless dad trying to change. Romesh is teaming up again with fellow comic Rob Beckett to delve into their ancestry for the new run of ITV’S DNA Journey. While Rob discovers unfortunate links to prison but also a heroic ancestor and a relation who is Britain’s Strongest Man, Romesh learns that he is descended from a long line of holistic doctors in Sri Lanka. Later, when he meets a distant cousin, Romesh is stunned by their uncanny resemblance, but he’s miffed at his mum’s admiration for their talented relative, who speaks four languages!