The Gift4 Nov 2024

4. Taboo

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

It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everything. It promises to tell you who you really are, and how you’re connected to the world. A present that will reveal your genetic past – but could also disrupt your future.

In the first series of The Gift, Jenny Kleeman looked at the extraordinary truths that can unravel when people take at-home DNA tests like Ancestry and 23andMe.

For the second series, Jenny is going deeper into the unintended consequences - the aftershocks - set in motion when people link up to the enormous global DNA database.

Reconnecting and rupturing families, uprooting identities, unearthing long-buried secrets - what happens after technology, genealogy and identity collide?

Presenter: Jenny Kleeman Producer: Conor Garrett Production Coordinator: Gill Huggett Editor: Philip Sellars Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

The Gift is a BBC Studios Audio production for BBC Radio 4

Details of organisations providing support with mental health, adoption and feelings of despair are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline

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Episoder(23)

6. Deleted

After one of the biggest brands in at-home DNA testing is put up for sale - along with the genetic codes of millions of its customers - Jenny decides if she wants to continue to belong to the global D...

2 Mai 28min

5. Forbidden

It’s a criminal offence to take an at-home DNA test in France – and Audrey and Arthur must break the law if they want to unlock the truths hidden in their genes.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always l...

2 Mai 28min

4. Puzzles

When the mystery of her past is solved, Kathy is confronted by a shocking true crime story that helps explain who she is.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths that unrav...

2 Mai 28min

3. Fathers

Technology catches up with sperm donors in ways they could never have imagined.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths that unravel when people take at-home DNA tests. Fo...

2 Mai 28min

2. Twins - Part 2

As they try to come to terms with their discovery, Michelle digs deeper into Lavinia’s test results – but Lavinia doesn’t want to knowIn The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary trut...

2 Mai 28min

1. Twins - Part 1

The special bond between twin sisters Michelle and Lavinia is tested in an almost inconceivable way.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths that unravel when people take a...

2 Mai 28min

Trailer

Jenny Kleeman is back with six more remarkable tales of truths that unravel when people take at-home DNA tests. The whole series is available on BBC Sounds from 2 May, 2026.

28 Apr 2min

Bonus: Searching

A family's race against time to find the baby they believe DNA testing proves was switched at birth.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everything. It promises to tell you who you rea...

22 Feb 202528min