The Gift
BBC Radio 4
Documentary and investigations · Limited series · 23 episodes · ~29 min · 2023 · Finished
Taste attributes: documentaryjournalisticfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionssolving the riddle/not as it seemscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a weighty documentary podcast, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
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 t…
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- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Format
- Limited series, finished
- Episodes
- 23
- Typical episode
- About 29 minutes
- Latest episode
- 2 May 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Documentary
- Taste scores
- How we score
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