The Adoption Podcast
1) Episode 17: What Happened Next?
The final episode. Lives changed forever. From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.
2) 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.
3) 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 Th...Show More
4) 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 B...Show More
5) 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.
6) Episode 12: Saying Goodbye
"It feels as though you're losing a part of your body." The birth family have seen Bethany and Ben for the last time. "I gave them kisses and hugs and then I went." From BBC Radio 4's The World at One...Show More
7) Episode 11: The Adoption Panel
Is it a match? Usually held in private, 11 people scrutinise the proposed adoption. Will they recommend that Julie and Robert should become the new parents of Bethany and Ben? We hear some of the deli...Show More
8) Episode 10: Telling The Children
"Mummy bear and daddy bear don't know how to keep little bear safe." How do you begin to tell a two and three year old that they are being adopted? From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.
9) Episode 9: The Family Finds Out
"I didn't expect it so soon." The birth family is told adopters have been found and to prepare for their final visit to see Bethany and Ben. From BBC Radio 4's The World at One, with Jon Manel.
10) Episode 8: Information Day
Are they the "right children for you"? Julie and Robert hear all about their lives before they moved into foster care. The potential adopters meet 11 people who know the children well. From BBC Radio ...Show More