3. Mistakes
Jenny Kleeman uncovers extraordinary truths that emerge when people take at-home DNA tests. A family must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.
The family that must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.
It's the go-to Christmas present for the person who already has everything. A gift that promises to tell you who you really are and how you're connected to the world.
Millions of us have spat into a tube and sent a vial of our DNA to a company like Ancestry and 23andMe. Their tests promise to unlock the truth of our heritage - perhaps even a future foretold in our genes.
Across six episodes, 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.
Presenter: Jenny Kleeman
Producer: Conor Garrett
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke
Executive Producer: Philip Sellars
Production Co-ordinator: Gill Huggett
On radio
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 Sep 2023 11:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Next Thursday 23:30Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 FM
Podcast
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The Gift
What happens when an online ancestry test reveals more than you bargained for?
