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22 August 2018Doddington Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock looks back on his life in BBC TV show Who Do You Think You Are?

Jonnie Peacock outside The Royal Oak in Warboys.

Jonnie Peacock, a Paralympic gold medal-winning sprinter from Doddington, has looked back on his life in the BBC TV programme Who Do You Think You Are?

During the programme, which takes celebrity guests on a trip through their family history, Jonnie found out about his grandfather who was a talented amateur footballer.

Jonnie uncovered the legacy of poverty that led to his family wanting job security over football.

On his father’s side, he also found out about his four-times great-grandmother, Louisa Voss, who was branded a woman of ‘bad character’ in 1841 by a village policeman.

The programme, which aired on Monday, heard how Louisa’s actions had contributed to the Royal Oak losing its licence.

Source: http://www.cambstimes.co.uk/news/jonnie-peacock-who-do-you-think-you-are-1-5661441

The full programme is available on BBC iPlayer.