The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

The School of Family History

DNA focused podcasts

Tuesday 21st April 2026

As the use of genetic genealogy increases, both from a personal point of view as well as for large-scale research projects, there are more and more articles, programmes and podcasts out there that trace the course such DNA research can take. Here is a round up of some recent podcasts which include DNA research that have caught our attention:

 

Observer Podcast Foundling https://observer.co.uk/listen/foundling

 

BBC Lifechanging ‘40 years to find my birth father’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002v037

 

BBC World of Secrets ‘Searching for Soldier Dad’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9b20

 

BBC Lives Less Ordinary ‘I was taken as a baby…I didn’t know who I was’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nds42z

 

BBC The Gift https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0gd2dgb

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