Born on the Same Day: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A brand new three part series, the first featuring Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Three babies born on the same day. One of them has found fame, the others live out of the public eye, but each one of them has an extraordinary story to tell, of triumph and tragedy, love and hardship.

Born on the Same Day is a major new popular history series for Channel 4. It looks at key moments in the parallel lives of three people, who were born on exactly the same day in the same year. From birth to the present, we see how their lives entwine with the major social and political events of our time, and ask - what are the events and the decisions in life that make us who we are?

Series details

• Title: Born on the Same Day
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2016-06-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 18076

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-06-14; final listed air date 2016-06-28; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Born on the Same Day on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.