Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story
5/10/202635 min
Why don’t I have a father? Cathy is 10 years old when she starts asking questions. The secret her mum Maggie is forced to reveal changes everything. Years later, when lawyers and a geneticist turn up in their hometown in Kenya to take DNA samples, Maggie hopes they can help her finally learn the truth. Presented by Ivana Davidovic.
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Ivana Davidovic· Host1:03
[gentle music] Hi, I'm Ivana Davidovic, the host of the latest season of World of Secrets, the BBC's global investigations podcast. I thought you might like to listen to Searching For Soldier Dad, a series that tells you the story of DNA detectives tracking down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya and then disappeared. The mothers and children were left without support. We joined the quest