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'Long Lost Family' special episode: The 5 best things on TV on Tuesday, 14 September

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LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
Tuesday 14th September 2021 on ITV

Pictured: Presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell

Born without a trace, foundlings are people abandoned as babies who have had no way of unlocking the truth about their past.

Over the past four years weÕve been helping 30 foundlings from across the UK discover their identities Ð through DNA and detective work, our expert team have found birth family for some of them and answers for many, but these answers are often not the end of the storyÉ

Eighteen months ago, DNA revealed that foundlings Helen and David, left as newborns on either side of the Irish border, were full brother and sister Ð now further research shows their story of extraordinary family secrets is far from over. 
 

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'Long Lost Family' has an amazing update. (ITV/Tony Ward)

There's something for all tastes in tonight's TV, with documentaries, reality, drama and celebrity all on the menu.

Acclaimed series Long Lost Family draws to a close with an emotional look at what became of people abandoned as babies.

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Channel 4 goes back to the Spice Girls' peak of fame to track the huge effect they had socially, while David Hayman is back in gorgeous Scotland for ITV.

There's a new crime drama on Sky with Wolfe, and drama of a different kind at E4 as two Married At First Sight UK unlucky-in-love contestants make a surprise return to the dinner party to give romance another shot.

Long Lost Family - ITV - 9pm

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LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT
Tuesday 14th September 2021 on ITV

Archive picture shows : Reunited in 2019 brother and sister David McBride and Helen Ward

Born without a trace, foundlings are people abandoned as babies who have had no way of unlocking the truth about their past.

Over the past four years weÕve been helping 30 foundlings from across the UK discover their identities Ð through DNA and detective work, our expert team have found birth family for some of them and answers for many, but these answers are often not the end of the storyÉ

Eighteen months ago, DNA revealed that foundlings Helen and David, left as newborns on either side of the Irish border, were full brother and sister Ð now further research shows their story of extraordinary family secrets is far from over. 
 
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For further information please contact Peter Gray
Mob 07831460662 /  peter.gray@itv.com

This photograph is (C) Wall To Wall and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme LONG LOST FAMILY: BORN WITHOUT TRACE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT or ITV. Once made available by the ITV Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the Transmission date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itvpictures.com
The abandoned babies story gets even more incredible. (Wall To Wall/ITV)

In this last episode of the series, we get a special catch up with Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace - What Happened Next.

Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell follow up with Helen and David, who they met last year to hear how they were abandoned as babies on either side of the Irish border six years apart and later discovered they were full siblings.

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The story becomes even more remarkable and emotional when a woman from Australia gets in touch to say her dad was abandoned in similar circumstances.

Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain - Channel 4 - 9pm

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How the Spice Girls changed our culture. (Shutterstock)

The Spice Girls were more than just a pop group - their explosion into the 90s music scene had far reaching effects culturally as girl power became a part of our lexicon.

Channel 4's documentary charts their rise to fame from auditioning during a time when ladette culture was taking hold, and features rarely seen interviews and footage right up to their most recent tour as #metoo was trending.

Wolfe - Sky MAX - 9pm

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Babou Ceesay stars as Wolfe. (Sky)

Paul Abbott launches a fresh take on crime drama with Wolfe, featuring Babou Ceesay as crime scene forensic expert Professor Wolfe Kinteh.

The series makes a strong start with a meat processing factory worker minced in a deboning machine and Wolfe left to piece together the body and the crime.

Married At First Sight UK - E4 - 9pm

Pictured: Matt on his and Daniel's honeymoon.
Matt finally returns from honeymoon. (Channel 4)

The glammed-up version of the marriage experiment continues with a scenario fans of the Aussie series will find familiar - two contestants whose original unions crashed and burned are back to make another go of it together.

But as they return to the group dinner party, how will the rest of the contestants take this newest turn of events?

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We'll also see Dan and Matt finally rejoin the rest of the group after their extended honeymoon.

Wonders of Scotland with David Hayman - ITV - 7.30pm

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WONDERS OF SCOTLAND WITH DAVID HAYMAN
Ep2 Lewis and Harris: The Outer Hebrides
Tuesday 14th September 2021 on ITV 

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The Scottish film actor David Hayman continues his series exploring the scenic beauty, history and culture of Scotland with a journey to the Outer Hebrides.
David heads to the Isles of Lewis and Harris to discover the hardships of crofting, the art of tweed weaving as well as how local artists gain inspiration from the landscape - before taking in the stunning scenery at Luskentyre beach.

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This week we're heading to Lewis and Harris. (STV)

Proud Scot David Hayman continues his exploration of the most beautiful areas of his motherland, this week hitting up Lewis and Harris.

Of course, he throws himself into some traditional Scottish crafts such as tweed weaving and black pudding making, but the scenes you really won't want to miss are of the stunning Luskentyre beach.

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