A Family of Strangers
How a simple DNA test turned worlds upside down, leading to profound questions of identity.
How a simple DNA test turned a world upside down, leading to profound questions of identity. When 71-year-old Philip was given a genetic testing kit for Christmas, he assumed he would stumble across an ancient line of nobility or a novel identity to latch onto. Instead, he found himself unravelling a mystery with more twists and turns than a spiralling strand of DNA. David Reid meets an extraordinary group of people who sent in DNA samples and tested negative to the question: βWho am I?β Join them on a moving, funny and thought-provoking journey as they dig through layers of family myth and secrecy to unearth the incredible story of their origins.
Produced and presented by David Reid
Editor: Hugh Levinson
Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson
Sound: Tom Brignell
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- Tue 21 Dec 2021 20:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Boxing Day 2021 17:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4