The Cruelty – A Child Unclaimed
Confronting a shocking reality that hits close to home Davie Donaldson investigates the Unknown Bairn, a boy washed up in Tayport in 1971, who has remained unclaimed. Following a lead, which no one thought to pursue the podcast unravels the mystery of the Unknown Bairn. In doing so the story crosses into Davie’s past as he discovers the Unknown Bairn’s story shapes an entire community. In this compelling and deeply moving nine part podcast Davie and Kate manage to solve a fifty year old mystery and highlight how dark and harsh life was for some in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Episode 9 of 9
- Festival
- Dungloe 2023
- Title
- The Cruelty – A Child Unclaimed
- Entry Category
- Factual Series (Sound)
- Produced By
- BBC Scotland Productions
- Producer
- Kate Bissell
- Directed By
- Kate Bissell
- Production Partners
- N/A
- Broadcaster
- BBC Radio Scotland/ BBC Sounds