The Gift
Episodes
Introducing Ransom Man
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A shocking data breach at a psychotherapy service. A nation's deepest secrets held to ransom by a faceless hacker. Who is Ransom Man? Jenny Kleeman in...
Preview - DNA Trail: The Promise - Episode 1
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Laura Ansell introduces the first episode of her BBC Sounds series DNA Trail: The Promise.Billy from Brighton is in his 30s when he’s told...
Bonus Episode: Searching
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
6. Superdonor
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The donor conceived people turning to at-home DNA tests for answers.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everything. It promises to ...
5. Donor
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When testing your DNA becomes an obsession.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everything. It promises to tell you who you really a...
4. Taboo
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One man’s determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everything. It promis...
3. Sold
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has every...
2. Switched - Part 2
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After discovering who she really is, Claire has decided to tell her side of the story.It’s the perfect gift for the person who already has everythin...
1. Switched - Part 1
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An at-home DNA test - taken by chance when a game of golf is rained off - forces one man and three women to reassess everything they thought they knew...
Introducing The Gift - Series 2
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Bonus Episode: Hacked
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October 6th, 2023 - the day before Hamas launches its attack on Israel - a data set stolen from at-home DNA testing company 23andMe is posted on the d...
6. Secrets
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this last episode, as Jenny's own results land in her inbox, she hears how at home DNA tests have brought family secrets - once thought long buried...
5. Health
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can life change when a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness?It's the go-to Christmas present for the person who already...
4. Race
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The anxieties of navigating a newfound racial identity.It's the go-to Christmas present for the person who already has everything. A gift that promise...
3. Mistakes
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 alread...
2. Justice
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A son's quest to learn more about his late father unravels a mystery that's baffled US federal law enforcement for over four decades. It's the go-to C...
1. Fraud
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, a scandal deep in the heart of London's Harley Street is exposed when a man in his eighties receives a DNA test Christmas prese...
Introducing The Gift
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been curious enough to try and find out who you really are?Jenny Kleeman meets the men and women whose lives changed forever after openi...