In September 2010, Donovan took part in the BBC television series "Who Do You Think You Are?", tracing his family tree back several generations. Donovan's fifth studio album, "Soundtrack Of The 80s", was released in October 2010. The album is composed of cover versions of well known 1980s hits such as "Drive" (The Cars), "I Just Died In Your Arms" (Cutting Crew) and "Sign Your Name" (Terence Trent D'Arby) and several others. The same year, Donovan played the role of The Artilleryman in the 2010–2011 stage show "Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds". The show toured the UK and Europe, starting in November 2010 and finished in Germany in January 2011. Donovan also voiced the part of Toby the Kangaroo in the environmental animated film "Animals United".