The Gift

A podcast by BBC Radio 4 - Mondays

Mondays

Categories:

Society & Culture

11 Episodes

  1. 2. Switched - Part 2

    Published: 11/2/2024

  2. 1. Switched - Part 1

    Published: 11/2/2024

  3. Introducing The Gift - Series 2

    Published: 10/28/2024

  4. Bonus Episode: Hacked

    Published: 2/8/2024

  5. 6. Secrets

    Published: 10/16/2023

  6. 5. Health

    Published: 10/9/2023

  7. 4. Race

    Published: 10/2/2023

  8. 3. Mistakes

    Published: 9/25/2023

  9. 2. Justice

    Published: 9/18/2023

  10. 1. Fraud

    Published: 9/11/2023

  11. Introducing The Gift

    Published: 9/4/2023

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Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. It holds the secrets of your true identity and promises to reveal untold family connections. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for?Across two series, Jenny Kleeman meets the men and women whose lives changed forever after they opened a box that contained a DNA test. Exposing scandals, upending identities, solving mysteries and delivering life-changing news - Jenny investigates what happens when genealogy, technology and identity collide.