Under one roof | Foundling Ep 2

About this episode

Jess and Lucy investigate Jess's birth mother's past by visiting a significant house and conducting a DNA test.

Jess does a DNA test. And she and Lucy travel to visit a house where Jess’s birth mother once lived, and try and work out how nobody noticed a thing. Foundling is a 6 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer 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

• DNA test
• birth mother
• family history
• investigation
• adoption
• secrets

Keywords

• DNA test
• birth mother
• adoption
• investigation
• family history

Sponsors

The Observer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tortoise Investigates, The Observer

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