The Gift Podcast
Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for?
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.
Episodes to download
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Bonus Episode: Hacked—Series 1
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Jenny Kleeman asks if an unprecedented theft of DNA data was a racially motivated attack.
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6. Secrets—Series 1
Mon 16 Oct 2023
When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.
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5. Health—Series 1
Mon 9 Oct 2023
When a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness.
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3. Mistakes—Series 1
Mon 25 Sep 2023
A family must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.
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2. Justice—Series 1
Mon 18 Sep 2023
A son's quest to learn more about his late father unexpectedly reveals a shocking crime.
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1. Fraud—Series 1
Mon 11 Sep 2023
A DNA test given as a birthday present exposes a scandal at the heart of Harley Street.
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Introducing The Gift—Series 1
Mon 4 Sep 2023
Have you ever been curious enough to try and find out who you really are?
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Introducing The Gift - Series 2—Series 2
Monday
Jenny Kleeman meets more people whose lives have been changed forever by home DNA tests.
