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Professor Turi King is a scientist, presenter, speaker and author who is passionate about communicating science to the public. She is best known for her work in ”cracking one of the biggest forensic DNA cases in history” during the exhumation and reburial of Richard III of England. She is also currently featuring on BBC2‘s DNA Family Secrets, produced by Minnow films.
Episodes
Monday Feb 06, 2023
DNA Family Secrets: Who is my dad? Richard’s story
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Nearly 1 in 12 children, in the 1970s, were raised by a single parent. 52-year-old Richard has always wanted to know the identity of his father and wondered if testing his DNA could finally give him some answers. He appeared on series two of DNA Family Secrets and in this podcast Professor Turi King catches up with him, a year after the programme was broadcast, to see what's happened since.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
DNA Family Secrets: Is my father a British soldier? Clare’s story
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Like over a million of us in the UK, 38-year-old Clare had never met her father. She was told he was a British soldier stationed in Northern Ireland, during the troubles. She featured on series 2 of DNA Family Secrets, hoping to find out if this story her mother told her was true.
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
DNA Family Secrets: Where was our birth father from? The triplets’ story
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Triplets, David, Philip, and Peter were adopted when they were four years old and had never known the identity of their birth father. They hoped appearing on DNA Family Secrets and having their DNA analysed could solve the mystery of their ethnicity.
Professor Turi King catches up with Peter, 2 years after they filmed the episode, to see what happen after the show aired.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
DNA Family Secrets: What is my ethnicity? Janine’s story
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Janine has lived her entire life never knowing the identity or heritage of her birth father. Her white British mum always kept her true parentage a secret. Professor Turi King catches up on what happened after Janine appeared on the first series of DNA Family Secrets.
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
A brief history of Sudeley Castle and Gardens: Interview with Derek Maddock
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Professor Turi King discusses the history of Sudeley Castle with it's archivist, Derek Maddock.
Sudeley Castle remains the only private castle in England to have a queen buried within the grounds - Queen Katherine Parr, the last and surviving wife of King Henry VIII – who lived and died in the castle.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
DNA Family Secrets: Do I have sperm donor siblings? Tink’s story
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Over 45,000 people in the UK are conceived through sperm donors. 25-year-old Tink, only found out as a teenager that she is one of them. Tink came to DNA Family Secrets because she wanted to test her DNA to learn about her ancestry and find out if she might have any half brothers or sisters.
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
DNA test kits are changing donor-conceived families - Professor Turi King
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
Tuesday Aug 09, 2022
A UK law, passed on April 1 2005, means anyone conceived from a donated sperm, egg, or embryo, can find out the identity of their donor parent once they reach adulthood. But thanks to at-home DNA testing, many donor-conceived people are already uncovering their biological origins, in what can be an emotionally difficult process.
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Professor Turi King speaking with Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker (retired), about tracking down double child-murderer Colin Pitchfork. A case that made history for being the first criminal case, in which someone was proven to be innocent, on the basis of genetic evidence. Also, the first time that genetic evidence was used to convict somebody.