Last year the BBC hosted a podcast series called, ‘The Adoption’, which followed a real adoption case, aiming to tell the story from the perspective of the different parties involved. Here is a link to the page on the BBC website. I’ve also listed links to the individual episodes, below.
- Preview: The Adoption
- Episode 1: The Search Begins
- Episode 2: Foster Care
- Episode 3: Meeting the Children
- Episode 4: The Grandparents
- Episode 5: The Father’s Story
- Episode 6: The Mother’s Story
- Episode 7: The Potential Adopters
- Episode 8: Information Day
- Episode 9: The Family Finds Out
- Episode 10: Telling The Children
- Episode 11: The Adoption Panel
- Episode 12: Saying Goodbye
- Episode 13: A Father Reflects
- Episode 14: Naming The Teddy Bears
- Episode 15: Meeting Mum and Dad
- Episode 16: Parenthood
- Episode 17: What Happened Next?
