Laura Berry appeared on screen with Paul Merton in series 16 of Who Do You Think You Are? and talked with Zoe Ball on Radio 2 about her work on the genealogy show. She worked with Chalkboard TV verifying family links for Murder, Mystery and My Family (BBC One), and helped author Simon Parkin locate living descendants during research for his book A Game of Birds and Wolves (Sceptre, 2019) and for his forthcoming title The Island of Extraordinary Captives. The end of 2020 sees Series 17 of Who Do You Think You Are? aired on BBC One, with Laura credited for the genealogy in Jodie Whittaker's episode.   

The New Year began with a new 4-part house history series on BBC2, led by presenter David Olusoga. Laura appeared with David in the opening episode of ​A House Through Time, filmed at Liverpool Central Library. She helped to research the lives of several past occupants of the 19th-century home at the heart of the programme. Her name also recently appeared in the credits for the Channel 4 documentary When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Romance, which focused on the Prince's new fiancée's ancestry revealed through original genealogical research.

The 14th series of Who Do You Think You Are? kicked off exploring the life of Charles Dance's father. Laura Berry met with the actor on screen, sending him on a journey to South Africa. You can trace your Boer War Ancestors like Charles with Laura's guide in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine. The latest series also features Craig Revel Horwood, Clare Balding, Adil Ray, Emma Willis, Lulu, Ruby Wax, Noel Clarke, Lisa Hammond and Fearne Cotton (pictured). You can watch Laura in Fearne's episode on BBC1 tonight at 8pm.  

Laura Berry has been celebrating with the rest of the Who Do You Think You Are? team after the latest series won an award for Best Features at the BAFTA Television Awards on 14th May. The show was up against stiff competition from The Great British Bake Off, The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, and Travel Man: 48 Hours in... The revelation that Danny Dyer is descended from royalty was also nominated for Best TV Moment, so the team have much to be proud of!

The New Year opened with the second part of the latest Who Do You Think You Are? series on BBC1, featuring Ian McKellen, Sunetra Sarka, Greg Davies and Warwick Davis, and will conclude on 8th March 2017 with news presenter Sophie Raworth. You can catch up on the series and see Laura Berry appear in Sophie's episode on BBC iPlayer. For some quick tips to research your own family tree, turn to Laura's blog posts at FindMyPast.com and listen to her talking to the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Radio 2.

​Laura Berry sets Danny Dyer off on a mission to discover his aristocratic roots on Thursday 24th November 2016 at 8pm. The EastEnders actor stars in the first episode of the new Who Do You Think You Are? TV series on BBC1. Earlier this month, Laura helped the BBC's Countryfile team to unearth stories from the Battle of the Somme for a Remembrance Sunday Special which saw Helen Skelton cycle across northern France in honour of the British cycling battalions. That episode is available to watch on iPlayer until early December 2016. In other news, Laura enjoyed an informative study day with the Wealden Buildings Study Group (WBSG) in Wivelsfield, where she was given the opportunity to present the results of her analysis of medieval timber-framed houses in south Surrey and the social factors that might have influenced the ways that open halls were adapted when chimneys were built into them in the 16th and 17th centuries. You can find out about future events held by the WBSG here.

​It has been a busy year so far! Laura has been filming for two history series recently, details of which will be announced in the coming months. Her new book Discover Your Ancestors' Occupations was launched with book signings at the Who Do You Think You Are? Live show in Birmingham in April, where she also gave talks on TheGenealogist.co.uk's stand and appeared on the main stage with a panel of experts discussing Brian Blessed's WDYTYA? episode. Laura's article about parish registers features on the cover of the June 2016 issue of WDYTYA? Magazine, and it's not too late to buy copies of the April, March and February 2016 issues containing her pieces on finding people missing from the censuses, tracking down missing births and visiting archives. Finally, Laura's article looking at Cilla Black and John Lennon's Liverpudlian roots can be found in the 5th annual edition of Discover Your Ancestors Magazine, out now.

Laura Berry's feature in the December 2015 issue of Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine focuses on records that are useful for researching 18th-century ancestors. Journeying through a century remembered for wars with France, the founding of Australia, and the madness of King George III, Laura gives tips for finding newspaper articles, parish and workhouse records, naval and military papers, wills, poll books and estate papers. The magazine will be found in all good newsagents, and a digital edition can be purchased online.

Laura has written a series of research guides to help people investigate some of the themes touched upon in the recent BBC Who Do You Think You Are? series. Her free guides to tracing Australian convict ancestors (like Anne Reid did), tracing Polish-Jewish refugee ancestors (like Jane Seymour), tracing French émigré ancestors (like Derek Jacobi), and tracing ancestors captured on film (like Gareth Malone), can all be found on the Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine website. A wide range of other research tutorials will also be found here.

The final episode of the latest BBC1 Who Do You Think You Are? series will be aired tomorrow at 9pm, featuring Frances de la Tour. Laura Berry appears on screen with the actress, helping her to find out more about her ancestor Lady Maria Gardner, and sending her off on a trail leading to a secret lover, an illegitimate child and a scandalous divorce case. Laura was one of the principal genealogists for series 12, which has featured Bake Off's Paul Hollywood, Bond girl Jane Seymour, model Jerry Hall, actors Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi and Mark Gatiss, choirmaster Gareth Malone, journalist Frank Gardner and presenter Anita Rani. The series is available on i-Player until mid-November 2015.

Laura Berry shows people how to trace their family history back to the First World War period at BBC Birmingham's Public Space in the Mailbox on Thursday 21st August 2014 from 11am to 4pm. If you would like to book a place in a free 40-minute workshop and find out if you had an ancestor who went to the Front, email Jenny Wilkes at jenny.wilkes@bbc.co.uk. The workshops are part of the 'Forward 100: Birmingham at War' project, running alongside a series of events planned by BBC Birmingham to mark the centenary of the First World War. To find out more about the project and other free workshops taking place at the Mailbox this summer, go to http://forward100birmingham.wordpress.com/summer-workshops.