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The Gift

Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for?

Radio 4,17 episodes

Episodes

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Series 2
Introducing The Gift - Series 2
Jenny Kleeman meets more people whose lives have been changed forever by home DNA tests.
28 Oct 2024,2 mins
Series 2
1. Switched - Part 1
One man and three women are forced to reassess everything they knew about their families
06 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
2. Switched - Part 2
After discovering who she really is, Claire has decided to tell her side of the story
01 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
3. Sold
A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life
04 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
4. Taboo
One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret
04 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
5. Donor
When testing your DNA becomes an obsession
04 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
6. Superdonor
The donor conceived people turning to at-home DNA tests for answers
04 Nov 2024,28 mins
Series 2
Bonus Episode: Searching
A family's race against time to find the baby they believe was switched at birth.
25 Feb 2025,28 mins
Series 2
Preview - DNA Trail: The Promise - Episode 1
A death-bed promise to solve a family mystery takes a daughter on a remarkable journey.
24 mins
Series 1
Introducing The Gift
Have you ever been curious enough to try and find out who you really are?
04 Sep 2023,2 mins
Series 1
1. Fraud
A DNA test given as a birthday present exposes a scandal at the heart of Harley Street.
11 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 1
2. Justice
A son's quest to learn more about his late father unexpectedly reveals a shocking crime.
18 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 1
3. Mistakes
A family must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.
25 Sep 2023,28 mins
Series 1
4. Race
The anxieties of navigating a newfound racial identity.
02 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 1
5. Health
When a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness.
09 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 1
6. Secrets
When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.
16 Oct 2023,28 mins
Series 1
Bonus Episode: Hacked
Jenny Kleeman asks if an unprecedented theft of DNA data was a racially motivated attack.
08 Feb 2024,28 mins