Abandoned is next on TV on Saturday 12 September at 3:30 am on BBC News. The episode is Searching for Soldier Dad, Season 1, Episode 2.

Searching for Soldier Dad

Season 1 · Episode 2

3:30 am 4:00 am Saturday 12 September

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Abandoned is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

Sat 12
3:30 am ends 4:00 am

231

Searching for Soldier Dad — Abandoned

Season 1 · Episode 2

DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared, leaving the children and their mothers without support. It's?a quest to find a missing part of the children's identities. With access to every stage of this?cutting-edge?process, we follow as a team of lawyers and a leading geneticist travel to Kenya to help?locate?the British soldiers who fathered children then vanished. We?witness?the groundbreaking legal and scientific detective work used to find the missing dads. Lawyers believe British soldiers stationed at the army base in Nanyuki, Kenya, may have fathered hundreds of children over decades - the oldest we meet is now 70, the youngest just 18 months old. What's?at stake is more than the reputation of the British army and the UK's post-colonial legacy. The mixed-heritage children have in some cases been ostracised by their communities and denied a chance of British citizenship since birth - something which could transform their lives.
More Details for Abandoned, Sat 12, 3:30 am
Sun 13
2:30 am ends 3:00 am

231

Searching for Soldier Dad — Abandoned

Season 1 · Episode 2

DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared, leaving the children and their mothers without support. It's?a quest to find a missing part of the children's identities. With access to every stage of this?cutting-edge?process, we follow as a team of lawyers and a leading geneticist travel to Kenya to help?locate?the British soldiers who fathered children then vanished. We?witness?the groundbreaking legal and scientific detective work used to find the missing dads. Lawyers believe British soldiers stationed at the army base in Nanyuki, Kenya, may have fathered hundreds of children over decades - the oldest we meet is now 70, the youngest just 18 months old. What's?at stake is more than the reputation of the British army and the UK's post-colonial legacy. The mixed-heritage children have in some cases been ostracised by their communities and denied a chance of British citizenship since birth - something which could transform their lives.
More Details for Abandoned, Sun 13, 2:30 am
Mon 14
1:30 am ends 2:00 am

231

Searching for Soldier Dad — Abandoned

Season 1 · Episode 2

DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya then disappeared, leaving the children and their mothers without support. It's?a quest to find a missing part of the children's identities. With access to every stage of this?cutting-edge?process, we follow as a team of lawyers and a leading geneticist travel to Kenya to help?locate?the British soldiers who fathered children then vanished. We?witness?the groundbreaking legal and scientific detective work used to find the missing dads. Lawyers believe British soldiers stationed at the army base in Nanyuki, Kenya, may have fathered hundreds of children over decades - the oldest we meet is now 70, the youngest just 18 months old. What's?at stake is more than the reputation of the British army and the UK's post-colonial legacy. The mixed-heritage children have in some cases been ostracised by their communities and denied a chance of British citizenship since birth - something which could transform their lives.
More Details for Abandoned, Mon 14, 1:30 am