The Gift

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.

In a brand new bonus episode, Searching – available on BBC Sounds from 22 February, 2025 – Jenny meets a family who are in a race against time to find the baby they believe was switched at birth.

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Recent Episodes
  • Introducing The Gift
    Sep 4, 2023 – 02:21
  • 1. Fraud
    Sep 11, 2023 – 28:21
  • 2. Justice
    Sep 18, 2023 – 28:16
  • 3. Mistakes
    Sep 25, 2023 – 28:27
  • 4. Race
    Oct 2, 2023 – 28:49
  • 5. Health
    Oct 9, 2023 – 28:03
  • 6. Secrets
    Oct 16, 2023 – 28:16
  • Bonus Episode: Hacked
    Feb 8, 2024 – 28:17
  • Bonus Episode: Searching
    Feb 22, 2025 – 28:53
  • Introducing The Gift - Series 2
    Oct 28, 2024 – 02:00
  • 1. Switched - Part 1
    Nov 2, 2024 – 28:38
  • 2. Switched - Part 2
    Nov 2, 2024 – 28:54
  • 3. Sold
    Nov 4, 2024 – 28:33
  • 4. Taboo
    Nov 4, 2024 – 28:35
  • 5. Donor
    Nov 4, 2024 – 28:39
  • 6. Superdonor
    Nov 4, 2024 – 28:53
  • Preview - DNA Trail: The Promise - Episode 1
    Mar 10, 2025 – 24:40
Recent Reviews
  • MBM20017
    There’s hope!
    Maybe I will find out I’m from a different family when I take my test. I’d love that 😂
  • user789!!
    Very interesting!
    I enjoyed all the stories and learned a bit along the way! I wish there were more episodes
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