In Their Footsteps is a 10-part series about Australian families rising to the challenges, enduring the deprivations and dealing with the lasting scars of war. In Their Footsteps will shine a bright new light on Australias wartime history, bridging the past to the present for a modern generation of viewers. True stories of Australian families re-tracing the path of their ancestors lives and war history. Australia War memorial had to employ additional staff to field public enquiries from families wanting to find out about their ancestors war involvement after the broadcasts