Lucy was just a baby when she was abandoned in Hong Kong. Flown over to the UK, she was adopted by a British couple who brought her up in a middle-class, white school. Jamie was given up for adoption by his biological mother, who was not in a position to raise a child. It wasn’t until his twenties that he traced his biological parents in hopes of forming a relationship., Lucy and Jamie discuss misconceptions about adoptees, what it’s like to be a trans-racial adoptee and how attitudes towards adoption have changed over the years.

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, the following organisation may be able to provide help and advice:

• www.adoptionuk.org

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