Lost | Foundling Ep 6

About this episode

Jess receives unexpected visitors and a call from her birth father.

Jess gets some surprising visitors and Lucy receives a call from Jess’s birth father. Foundling is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer ** If you have questions about the series, we will be publishing a subscriber only bonus episode. You can email your questions to foundling@observer.co.uk To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer and use the code AUDIO50 to get 50% off your annual subscription. You'll get access to: This series and all our podcasts before anyone else Ad-free listening Premium newsletters Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Exclusive offers from our partners including Mubi and iescape Tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads. Reporter - Lucy Greenwell Producer - Katie Gunning Original theme music - Tom Kinsella Sound design and additional music - Rowan Bishop Podcast artwork - Blythe Walker Sibthorp Narrative editor - Gary Marshall  Editor - Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Greenwell

Topics covered

• family
• identity
• birth parents
• surprises
• relationships
• documentary

Keywords

• Foundling
• birth father
• surprising visitors
• documentary
• Tortoise Investigates
• The Observer
• family

Sponsors

The Observer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tortoise Investigates, The Observer

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