Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 8 - Eps 4: Mal Meninga
Mal Meninga goes on a deeply personal quest to discover if he's descended from an indentured labourer - brought back from the Pacific Islands to work in the Queensland cane fields - in a culture replete with racism, kidnapping and slavery. His search takes him to Tanna Island in Vanuatu. He finds his ancestor spent time in a Christian mission at Kwamera. Mal must unravel conflicting accounds of why his ancestor left. Was he tricked or was he looking for adventure and opportunity? Back in Australia, Mal's confronted by the harsh conditions endured by Islanders working in the cane fields. Faced with deportation, the South Sea Islander community rallied to challenge the White Australia Policy.
About Who Do You Think You Are?
Title: Who Do You Think You Are?
First Air Date: 2008-01-13
Last Air Date: 2024-06-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 2.8/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 15
Total Episodes: 113
Network: SBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: ScreenWest, Artemis International, Serendipity Productions
Synopsis
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Cast
Richard Mellick
Narrator
