BBC Radio Podcasts from The Gift

The Gift

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Have you ever been curious enough to try and find out who you really are?

1. Fraud

A DNA test given as a birthday present exposes a scandal at the heart of Harley Street.

2. Justice

A son's quest to learn more about his late father unexpectedly reveals a shocking crime.

3. Mistakes

A family must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.

4. Race

The anxieties of navigating a newfound racial identity.

5. Health

When a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness.

6. Secrets

When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.

Bonus: Hacked

Jenny Kleeman asks if an unprecedented theft of DNA data was a racially motivated attack.

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Jenny Kleeman meets more people whose lives have been changed forever by home DNA tests.

1. Switched - Part 1

One man and three women are forced to reassess everything they knew about their families

2. Switched - Part 2

After discovering who she really is, Claire has decided to tell her side of the story.

3. Sold

A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life.

4. Taboo

One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret.

5. Donor

When testing your DNA becomes an obsession.

6. Superdonor

The donor conceived people turning to at-home DNA tests for answers.

Bonus: Searching

A family's race against time to find the baby they believe was switched at birth.

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Jenny Kleeman is back with more stories of lives changed after taking at-home DNA tests.

1. Twins - Part 1

The special bond between two twin sisters is tested in an almost inconceivable way.

2. Twins - Part 2

Michelle digs deeper into Lavinia’s test results – but Lavinia doesn’t want to know.

3. Fathers

Technology catches up with sperm donors in ways they could never have imagined.

4. Puzzles

Kathy is confronted by a shocking true crime story that helps explain who she is.

5. Forbidden

Audrey and Arthur must break the law to unlock the truths hidden in their genes.

6. Deleted

Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global DNA database