Motherland: A Genetic Journey (2003)

This moving documentary, filmed across three continents, is one of the BBC's most ambitious factual programs in years. *Motherland* uses genetic science to help members of the African diaspora discover their ancestral roots. Three Black Britons become the first to trace their ancestry back to specific African populations, a journey that mirrors the historical quest depicted in Alex Haley's *Roots* and allows them to reconnect with the communities from which their ancestors were separated by slavery.