The Adoption

Episode 17: What Happened Next?

The final episode. Lives changed forever. From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.

Episode 16: Parenthood

"You want them to like you." It is a few weeks since Julie and Robert met their new children. "It was very unusual to be called Daddy." From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.

Episode 15: Meeting Mum and Dad

"Is that Daddy and Mummy?" The day Bethany and Ben meet their new parents for the first time. "When they come knocking on our door, you can open it and you'll know who they are." From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.

Episode 14: Naming The Teddy Bears

"That's my new family?" Telling the children who their new parents are going to be. Sharon, the social worker, returns to the foster home to show the children The Teddy Bear Adventure - Book 2. From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.

Episode 13: A Father Reflects

"I'd give my life for them." Bethany and Ben's father talks about why he believes they were taken into care. “I'm really going to miss them." From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.