BBC Radio Podcasts from The Cruelty – A Child Unclaimed

Introducing - The Forgotten Dead Series 2

The case of 'Mary Ellen', whose body was found in a house cellar in Bolton in 1982.

Introducing..."The Missing Madonna"

In 2003, a priceless da Vinci masterpiece is stolen in a daring heist.

9. The Wee Boy

As Davie comes to the end of his investigation, will he reveal what he has discovered?

8. The Mother

Davie returns to the crucial question of why no one came forward to claim the child.

7. The Camp

The investigation hits close to home and a major new piece of the puzzle slots into place.

6. The Boy on the Bike

Davie is given a concrete lead and makes a major breakthrough.

5. The Experiments

Can a 20th-century social experiment shine a light on the mystery of The Unknown Bairn?

4. The Cruelty

Davie’s investigations lead him to a “lost generation” of children taken into care.

3. Lucky Scalp

The water knows where The Unknown Bairn came from. Will the tides give up their secret?

2. The Couple on the Bus

Davie learns about a couple brought in for questioning. Can he find out who they were?

1. The Memorial

Fifty years after a little boy washed up in Tayport, locals hold a memorial for him.

Introducing The Cruelty – A Child Unclaimed

Davie Donaldson investigates The Unknown Bairn, a boy washed up and never claimed.