Searching for Soldier Dad: 4. The dads

About this episode

The episode explores a legal breakthrough for a teenage orphan and the court case regarding the confirmation of fathers.

Lawyer James has an extraordinary breakthrough for teenage orphan Yvonne. Could her father be alive? Meanwhile, it’s time for the big day in court. Can the legal team convince the judge to confirm Cathy and Peter’s fathers? Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service. Please note, the image being used is for illustrative purposes only and the child depicted is a model. Presenter: Ivana Davidovic Series producer: Josephine Casserly Sound design: Tom Brignell Executive producer: Matt Willis Commissioning senior producers: Katy Davis and Anne Dixey Commissioning editor: Jon Manel

People in this episode

Host: Ivana Davidovic

Topics covered

• orphan
• court case
• family
• identity
• legal breakthrough

Keywords

• orphan
• court
• father
• legal team
• breakthrough
• identity
• BBC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, BBC World Service

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