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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 three 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.
Series 3 of The Gift is available on BBC Sounds from 2 May, 2026.
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S3E6 6. Deleted
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 if she wants to continue to belong to the global…
S3E5 5. Forbidden
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 in their genes.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always…
S3E4 4. Puzzles
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 has always looked at extraordinary truths that…
S3E3 3. Fathers
Technology catches up with sperm donors in ways they could never have imagined.In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths that unravel when people take at-home DNA tests. …
S3E2 2. Twins - Part 2
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 Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary…
S3E1 1. Twins - Part 1
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 extraordinary truths that unravel when people take…
S3E1 Trailer
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 Sounds from 2 May, 2026.
S2E10 Introducing Ransom Man
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 investigates.
S2E9 Preview - DNA Trail: The Promise - Episode 1
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 by his mum Madeleine that the man who brought him…
S2E7 Bonus: Searching
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 has everything. It promises to tell you who you…
S2E6 6. Superdonor
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 tell you who you really are, and how you’re…
S2E5 5. Donor
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 are, and how you’re connected to the world. A…
S2E4 4. Taboo
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 promises to tell you who you really are, and how you’re…
S2E3 3. Sold
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 everything. It promises to tell you who you really are,…
S2E2 2. Switched - Part 2
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 everything. It promises to tell you who you really are, and…
S2E1 1. Switched - Part 1
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 about their families. It’s the perfect gift…
S2E1 Trailer
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. A present that will reveal your genetic past – but…
S1E7 Bonus: Hacked
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 dark web. A hacker under the username Golem…
S1E6 6. Secrets
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 - out into the light.It's the go-to Christmas…
S1E5 5. Health
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 has everything. A gift that promises to tell you…
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The Gift has published 23 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
The Gift is currently dormant with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 28m.
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