The Gift
Episodes
6. Deleted
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After one of the biggest brands in at-home DNA testing is put up for sale - along with the genetic codes of millions of its customers - Jenny decides ...
5. Forbidden
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a criminal offence to take an at-home DNA test in France – and Audrey and Arthur must break the law if they want to unlock the truths hidden ...
4. Puzzles
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When the mystery of her past is solved, Kathy is confronted by a shocking true crime story that helps explain who she is.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman ha...
3. Fathers
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Technology catches up with sperm donors in ways they could never have imagined.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths th...
2. Twins, Part 2
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As they try to come to terms with their discovery, Michelle digs deeper into Lavinia’s test results – but Lavinia doesn’t want to knowIn The Gif...
1. Twins, Part 1
02 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The special bond between twin sisters Michelle and Lavinia is tested in an almost inconceivable way.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at ex...
Introducing The Gift - Series 3
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Kleeman is back with six more remarkable tales of truths that unravel when people take at-home DNA tests. The whole series is available on BBC S...
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...