Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 10 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Why don’t I have a father? Cathy is 10 years old when she starts asking questions. The secret her mum Maggie is forced to reveal changes everything. Years later, when lawyers and a geneticist turn up in their hometown in Kenya to take DNA samples, Maggie hopes they can help her finally learn the truth. Presented by Ivana Davidovic.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:07.3 | On BBC Sounds, there are podcasts to help you look after your body and your mind. |
| 0:12.7 | From increasing your immunity to feeling more confident. |
| 0:16.6 | Or tips on how to focus. |
| 0:18.5 | Sorry, what will you say? |
| 0:19.7 | If it matters to you, it matters to us. |
| 0:22.6 | Feel good inside of it. |
| 0:24.3 | With what's up docs. |
| 0:25.9 | And complex with Kimberly Wilson. |
| 0:27.9 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.6 | Hi, I'm Ivana Davidovich, the host of the latest season of World of Secrets, |
| 0:35.3 | the BBC's Global Investigations podcast. I thought you might |
| 0:39.1 | like to listen to searching for Soldier Dad, a series that tells you the story of DNA |
| 0:44.1 | detectives tracking down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya and then disappeared. |
| 0:50.2 | The mothers and children were left without support. We joined the quest for justice. |
| 0:55.5 | Here's episode one. |
| 0:56.8 | To hear more, search World of Secrets wherever you get your BBC podcasts. |
| 1:04.9 | When Cathy is a little kid, she sees what's there and barely notices what's absent. |
| 1:13.6 | Her mum is the centre of her world. The thought of a dad doesn't even cross her mind. |
| 1:17.6 | I've never really had like a dad so to know what that feeling is to actually miss. |
| 1:22.6 | You can't miss something that you've never had. |
| 1:25.6 | Then one day there is an event at her primary school, and her mum Maggie attends. |
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