Professor Turi King

DNA Family Secrets: Where was our birth father from? The triplets’ story

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.

DNA Family Secrets: What is my ethnicity? Janine’s story

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.

A brief history of Sudeley Castle and Gardens: Interview with Derek Maddock

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.

DNA Family Secrets: Do I have sperm donor siblings? Tink’s story

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.

DNA test kits are changing donor-conceived families - Professor Turi King

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.

How double child-murderer Colin Pitchfork was caught - Interview with DCS David Baker (retired)

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.

DNA Family Secrets: Who is my birth mother? Margaret’s story

Around three-quarters of a million people in the UK are adopted, but before the law changed in 1975, most adoptees never knew the identity of their birth parents. Margaret was adopted when she was just six months old.

DNA Family Secrets: What happened to my father? Bill’s story

Around a million of us in the UK grow up without any contact with our fathers. 75-year-old Bill has never met his dad. During World War II 240,000 African American GIs were stationed in the UK, many had relationships with local women, which resulted in the birth of two thousand mixed-race babies. Bill is one of them.