Airdate: Dead Famous DNA

On Sunday SBS begins a 3-part series Dead Famous DNA looking into the DNA of famous deceased figures including Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, John F Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe.

English veterinary surgeon turned television presenter Mark Evans sets out to track down the remains of some of history’s most important and infamous figures in this new three part series.

Evans tracks down body parts and human relics claimed to belong to high-profile figures including Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, Charles Darwin, John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Napoleon, Marlon Brando and King George III. He works with scientists to extract their DNA and analyse their genome: the genetic blueprint of life. The results provide some astounding discoveries about these historical figures.

Episode One:
Mark Evans discovers that Elvis Presley could have suffered from a genetic heart muscle disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which may have led to his tragically early death.

Sunday, 23 November at 8.30pm on SBS ONE