World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad
True crime podcast review — 2026
"International investigative journalism most true crime listeners never come across — worth the detour from UK/US cases."
Who is this podcast for?
- ✓Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish
- ✓Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news
- ✓Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system
Pros
- +Serialized format builds a compelling, sustained narrative arc across episodes
About this podcast
World of Secrets is the BBC World Service's rolling strand of global investigations. Searching for Soldier Dad follows the DNA detectives working to identify British soldiers who fathered children during deployments in Kenya and then disappeared from those children's lives — a story about accountability that stretches across continents.
Best episode to start with
Searching for Soldier Dad — Episode 1
Serialized format — listen from the beginning for the full experience
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Frequently Asked Questions about World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad
What is World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad about?
World of Secrets is the BBC World Service's rolling strand of global investigations. Searching for Soldier Dad follows the DNA detectives working to identify British soldiers who fathered children during deployments in Kenya and then disappeared from those children's lives — a story about accountability that stretches across continents.
Is World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad worth listening to?
Our editorial verdict is "Good if you want global investigative journalism rather than a single-country focus". BBC World Service's global investigations strand — this season, DNA detectives track down British soldiers who fathered and abandoned children in Kenya.
Who is World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad for?
World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad is ideal for: Listeners who enjoy following a single case from start to finish; Fans of original investigative journalism over retold news; Listeners interested in British cases and the UK criminal justice system.
What is the best episode of World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad to start with?
We recommend starting with Searching for Soldier Dad — Episode 1. As a serialized show, it's best to listen from the beginning of a season.
What podcasts are similar to World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad?
If you enjoy World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad, you might also like: A Moment In Crime, Crime Next Door: The Beast of Birkenhead, Gone South, Fur and Loathing. See our full "Podcasts Like World of Secrets: Searching for Soldier Dad" page for more recommendations.
Quick facts
- Format
- Serialized
- Host style
- Solo narrator
- Style
- Investigative; sombre; persistent; internationally focused
- Episode length
- 30-40 min
- Episodes
- 97 episodes (multi-season anthology)
- Country
- United Kingdom
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