Blood Ties - Series 5
Ruth Wishart talks to people whose family relationships challenge our ideas about what is typical and how their experiences have shaped their lives.
Blood Ties - Series 5 - Alison and Andrew
Ruth Wishart speaks to Alison and Andrew, who were both abandoned as babies and who are now desperate to find a blood line.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Anna
Ruth Wishart speaks to Anna about life with a genetic illness. Anna talks about her decision to raise a family, despite knowing that she may pass on a degenerative illness.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - David Kaczynski
Ruth Wishart speaks to David Kaczynski about the dilemma he faced when he realised his brother was one of the most wanted men in America.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Elizabeth Burton Phillips
Ruth Wishart speaks to a mum forced to disown her own sons as they spiralled into drug addiction. She tells Ruth the stark choice given to her by her husband - him or the boys.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Nicola Jeffery
Ruth Wishart talks to Nicola Jeffery about raising a daughter with learning disabilities and why she and her husband Kevin decided to adopt another child with special needs.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Rebecca
Ruth Wishart speaks to Rebecca about fleeing her violent husband, the reign of terror he inflicted on her and her sons, and its terrifying end.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Tim Brannigan
How far would you go to keep your own child? One mother's love led to a fabricated rape, deceit on an extraordinary scale and persuading the authorities to agree to a huge cover-up.
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Blood Ties - Series 5 - Waseem Sadiq
Betrayal, bigoted beliefs and intolerance - all from within his own family. Waseem Sadiq talks about turning his back on his family, his faith and his culture.
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