The Gift22 Feb 2025

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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 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 second series of The Gift, Jenny Kleeman looked deeper into the unintended consequences - the aftershocks - set in motion when people take at-home DNA tests like Ancestry and 23andMe.

This included "Switched"; the stories of two women who discovered they had been accidentally swapped at birth in a West Midlands hospital in 1967– all due to an Ancestry DNA test, received as a Christmas gift.

As soon as the episode aired, people began to contact Jenny with tales of other incidences of accidental baby swaps - and one in particular stood out.

Presenter: Jenny Kleeman Producer: Becca Bryers Executive Producer: Joe Kent Production Coordinator: Gill Huggett Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

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

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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.

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