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Ivana Davidovic

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67 total appearances

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The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Her head full of the promise of British passports for her and her child, Maggie starts dreaming of a life in the UK. She'll open her own restaurant and live as a family with Phil, Kathy and Roger. For four weeks Phil stays with Maggie and Kathy. They love going on long walks with the baby in a sling. But it can't last forever. Phil has to return to his deployment. On his last day in Kenya, she drives him back to the airport.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

We cried, we hugged, we kissed. And he was gone and, you know, there's a bat window and he's like... Waving, right? Yeah, waving and, you know, still crying. And he said, don't worry, I'll be back. But don't worry, I'll be back was worry, I won't be back, you know. Maggie is worried. She has a feeling she can't shake.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Joku kertoo minulle, ettÀ jotain on vÀÀrÀÀ, koska joskus sinulla on instinkti, ettÀ he sanoo jotain. Kun hÀn saapuu, Phil viittaa. Kaikki on normaalia. He viittaa taas ja taas. Se on kuin, ettÀ rakastan sinua, kiitÀn sinua ja haluaisin, ettÀ me olisimme yhdessÀ. En voi odottaa, ettÀ me olisimme syntyneet. Mutta Phil alkaa tehdÀ pidemmÀn, jotta hÀn vastaa. Ennen kauan, viikot pÀÀsevÀt puheluun.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Maggie is frantic. Has something happened to him? In desperation she calls his mum. Phil's mum assures Maggie that he is alive. But she also says that her son is an adult and she can't force him to be in contact. Maggie's heart sinks. That's when I start now with Facebook. And then he will block me. I can't see him. I open another account. I text him. It will go through. Then he will block me.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

This continues for five years. She keeps replaying every conversation they've ever had in her head and re-reading the messages over and over, looking for clues as to why he left. She cannot forget him and can't let go.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

But by the time Kathy turns 15, their fortunes take a turn for the worse. Maggie's business suffers a shock. Cattle destroy her crops, and then she loses everything. After years of raising her two kids independently, it all starts falling apart. She has no safety net, no one to turn to, and she falls into serious debt.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Her health is impacted by the stress. She loses weight. She can't pay the rent and is reduced to sofa surfing with friends and family. Her thoughts turn again to Phil. Where is he? She even tells her story to the Kenyan media, hoping they can track him down. But it makes no difference.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Then, out of the blue, she gets a call from a young lawyer in Nanuki. Some western scientists and lawyers are coming to town. He's talking about DNA samples, databases, court cases. It's too much for Maggie to process. She worries it could be a scam. But she's desperate for answers for her and her daughter. The phone call ends and she takes a deep breath.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Noin puolivÀliÀ kenyÀniÀ naiset ovat rauhoittaneet hot roomin takana kafeissa Nanukiin. He asuvat plastikkoissa, joissa on pieniÀ lapsia. Onko hyvÀ, jos Joe kuvataan vÀhÀn introa? Ei ole kameraa, vaan mikrofonia. Olen tÀÀllÀ produksessani Josefineen kanssa. Olemme keskittyneet kuulemaan pioneering legal schemea, joka voisi muodostaa nÀiden naisen ja lapsen elÀmÀÀ.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

One side of the room is a fresh-faced lawyer. He is tall and slim, a white guy with neat brown hair. He looks uncomfortably hot in his shirt and tie. Next to him is an older white man in his 50s with ashy blonde hair.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Me voimme antaa lapsille tuntee, kuka isÀ on ja kuka isÀ on, jotta he voivat elÀÀ elÀmÀÀnsÀ tietoinaan, kuka he ovat. Kaikki heillÀ on lapsi, jonka he uskovat olevansa brittilÀisen sotilasta, jonka he sanovat, ettÀ he eivÀt nyt tukea heitÀ. NÀmÀ lapset ovat yleensÀ yksilöitÀ ja heidÀn eri aikojaan.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Mutta tutkijat uskovat, ettÀ tÀmÀ voisi olla ison tippu. TÀllÀ hetkellÀ, kun brittilÀinen sotilas on tÀÀllÀ, suurin osa lapsia on perustettu ja usein jÀttÀnyt. Katsotaan, miten projekti toimii myöhemmin.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Mutta tÀnÀ pÀivÀnÀ tutkijat kertovat, ettÀ he etsivÀt valmentajia projektiin, jossa he tekevÀt jotain, jota muu ei ole yrittÀnyt. TÀmÀ tieto on löydettÀvÀ isÀ. He kÀsittelevÀt DNA-samplia ja kÀyttÀvÀt commercial DNA-databaseja, kuten Ancestry, jotta he kÀsittelevÀt missÀÀn isÀn isÀn. En voi toivoa, ettÀ me löydÀmme niitÀ. Voin toivoa, ettÀ me työskentelemme hyvin.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

One woman tells the lawyers that she wants to trust them, but they're not the first visitors who've come to them promising to help. In that stuffy room, everything feels very uncertain.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

No one has any idea if this process will find anyone's father. And for us, this feels like a gamble. We don't know where this will go or what, if anything, we'll have to publish at the end of it. Hello. I'm Josephine. Nice to meet you. We work at the BBC. We're journalists. We're making a program about...

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Me raskataan kafeissa ulkomaalaisessa paikassa, mikrofonilla yritetÀÀn puhua kaikille. Sinun lapsesi on nyt 8, onko se oikein? KyllÀ. MitÀ hÀnen nimensÀ on? MeillÀ on monia tarinoita. Joten sinut tapasit kaupungissa, olet ensimmÀinen. Yksi yöpÀivÀinen paikka ja viikonlainen flingi hotellissa. Ja on myös muita. HÀn antoi minulle rinkin. HÀn antoi sinulle rinkin? KyllÀ. IhmisiÀ, jotka uskoivat, ettÀ he olivat yhdessÀ yhdessÀ.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

One woman tells me she lived with her boyfriend and their son for three years before he went back to the UK for a holiday. After a text saying he'd landed, he was never heard from again. I struggled to live with my son or another.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

I can relate. I was a single mom myself in my early twenties. I know how difficult it can be. But my jaw drops at some of the hardships these families have endured. One woman tells me her son had cholera as they had no access to safe drinking water and she could barely afford to treat him.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

But this is about so much more than irresponsible dads and single moms. The fathers of these children could be considered representatives of the British state. A state that once ruled this country and whose legacy here is inescapable. And these children are often living in unimaginable circumstances. Their mothers powerless to demand financial support.

The Documentary Podcast
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story

Toisena pÀivÀnÀ DNA-todistuksen jÀlkeen enemmÀn vanhemmat ja heidÀn lapsensa on tullut. Ja tÀÀllÀ olen ensimmÀisen kerran tutustunut Maggielle ja Kathylle. Kun aloitamme puhumaan ensimmÀisen kerran, heidÀn ympÀristönsÀ lÀhtee minuun. Sitten menemme puhumaan ulkopuolella, jossa on valkoisia ja tropiilisia vihreÀmpiÀ. Kathy on iso ja valkoisi, ja on pitkÀaikaiset, vihreÀt ja vihreÀ hiukka. Luulen, ettÀ Maggie on edelleen puhumassa liikunnan, jonka Kathyn isÀ antoi hÀnelle.