News imageThe Gift, Series 3, 6. Deleted

The Gift

Series 3

6. Deleted

9 June 2026

28 minutes

Available for over a year

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 DNA database.

In The Gift, Jenny Kleeman has always looked at extraordinary truths that unravel when people take at-home DNA tests. For Series 3, Jenny is asking what it means to belong in a world where the global DNA database keeps expanding.

Presenter: Jenny Kleeman

Producer: Conor Garrett

Production Coordinator: Juliette Harvey

Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams

Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

The Gift is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4