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Without us realising, an enormous DNA database has been created online. But what happens when online ancestry tests reveal more than you had bargained for?

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 two 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.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    1. Switched - Part 1Series 2

    Wednesday

    One man and three women are forced to reassess everything they knew about their families.

  • 6. SuperdonorSeries 2

    Monday

    The donor conceived people turning to at-home DNA tests for answers

  • 5. DonorSeries 2

    Monday

    When testing your DNA becomes an obsession

  • 4. TabooSeries 2

    Monday

    One man鈥檚 determination to find his mother reveals an unbearable secret.

  • 3. SoldSeries 2

    Monday

    A breast cancer survivor investigates her genes and uncovers a black market in human life.

  • 2. Switched - Part 2Series 2

    Last Friday

    After discovering who she really is, Claire has decided to tell her side of the story.

  • Introducing The Gift - Series 2Series 2

    Mon 28 Oct 2024

    Jenny Kleeman meets more people whose lives have been changed forever by home DNA tests.

  • Bonus Episode: HackedSeries 1

    Thu 8 Feb 2024

    8/8 Jenny Kleeman asks if an unprecedented theft of DNA data was a racially motivated attack.

  • 6. SecretsSeries 1

    Mon 16 Oct 2023

    7/8 When home DNA tests bring family secrets - once thought long buried - into the light.

  • 5. HealthSeries 1

    Mon 9 Oct 2023

    6/8 When a home DNA test reveals you may be predisposed to serious illness.

  • 4. RaceSeries 1

    Mon 2 Oct 2023

    5/8 The anxieties of navigating a newfound racial identity.

  • 3. MistakesSeries 1

    Mon 25 Sep 2023

    4/8 A family must turn detective to find the couple who had IVF at the same time as them.

  • 2. JusticeSeries 1

    Mon 18 Sep 2023

    3/8 A son's quest to learn more about his late father unexpectedly reveals a shocking crime.

  • 1. FraudSeries 1

    Mon 11 Sep 2023

    2/8 A DNA test given as a birthday present exposes a scandal at the heart of Harley Street.

  • Introducing The GiftSeries 1

    Mon 4 Sep 2023

    1/8 Have you ever been curious enough to try and find out who you really are?

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