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Searching for Soldier Dad: 6. Update
06/08/2026 | 23min
What’s been happening in our investigation since the last episode? Tristan Redman talks to season host Ivana Davidovic and lawyer James Netto for the latest on Cathy, Peter and Yvonne, the Kenyans who are seeking relationships with their army dads. We also hear about the response from listeners to the series.
Searching for Soldier Dad follows DNA detectives as they track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared. With access to every stage of this cutting-edge process, we followed a team of lawyers and a leading geneticist as they travelled to Kenya to help locate the British soldiers who fathered children then vanished, witnessing the groundbreaking legal and scientific detective work used to find the missing dads.
Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.
Searching for Soldier Dad: 5. Answers
18/05/2026 | 42min
Cathy and Peter are now speaking with their dads. But are the new relationships all they hoped for?
Lawyer James Netto has a “day in court like no other” when a father makes a shock appearance.
And we travel to a barracks in the South of England to ask pressing questions of the British Army.
Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.
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
Searching for Soldier Dad: 4. The dads
11/05/2026 | 30min
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.
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
Searching for Soldier Dad: 3. Ghosts
04/05/2026 | 37min
Cathy and Peter confront their demons. Their searches for their fathers take them to dark and desperate places.
And back in London, it’s time to reveal the results of the DNA analysis, with life-changing consequences.
This episode contains references to suicide and self-harm, which some listeners may find upsetting.
If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org
Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.
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
Searching for Soldier Dad: 2. Eureka
27/04/2026 | 34min
How did the hunt for an American serial killer inspire DNA detectives in Kenya?
Growing up, Kenyan lawyer Kelvin Kubai admired the British soldiers stationed in Nanyuki. Now, he is on a mission to hold them accountable.
Orphan Yvonne was told her dad died when she was a baby. She hopes to find relatives in the UK. But could she get much more?
Searching for Soldier Dad is a BBC Long Form Audio production for the BBC World Service.
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

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Global investigations from the BBC. Gripping stories from around the world – delve into a World of Secrets. Latest season: DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared. The mothers and children were left without support. We join the quest for justice. Also, previously on World of Secrets: The Darkest Web: Two US special agents infiltrate the dark web to rescue children. With access to the elite global team who hunt down people creating and trading in child sexual abuse materials. Death in Dubai: A woman falls from a tower block and her name starts trending. But behind the online rumours lies an even darker reality. And The Abercrombie Guys: Investigating sexual exploitation claims against the former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch.Please note, some of the images being used for World of Secrets seasons are for illustrative purposes only and the people depicted are models.

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