{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/6246e4f6b1473a0014ae8e36?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"DNA Journey: The UK’s obsession with ancestry stories","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>As a new series of <a href=\"https://www.itv.com/hub/dna-journey/2a5252\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DNA Journey</a> launches on ITV next week, we have spoken with Brad Argent, Senior Director of International Programming at <a href=\"https://www.ancestry.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ancestry</a> about what to expect from the series.</p><p><br></p><p>He discusses how the stories continue to get better, and how the technology behind the DNA research is improving.</p><p><br></p><p>Also in this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How the DNA technology has moved on since 2019 (1.22)</li><li>Celebrities \"becoming someone else\" during the process (3.04)</li><li>How they're telling original stories (4.08)</li><li>What happens when stories change during research (4.57)</li><li>The tools used to trace DNA back to the past (5.58)</li><li>Will Ancestry will use its DNA tech to look back further in time? (7.21)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a> for more news, features and analysis @EveningStandard</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}