Every Family Has A Secret

This series takes audiences on a truly global adventure. Participants travel to Mexico, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands in a bid to solve gripping family mysteries. Among the questions being posed: Did my great grandparents abduct a newborn child? What happened to the uncle who went missing in WW2? How did I come to be baby swapped? Was my family responsible for war crimes? Why was my French mother estranged from her parents? Who are my real mum and dad?

Melbourne academic Dr Sofia Rios Miranda examines whether there is any truth to persistent family rumours that her great grandparents abducted a British baby boy, raising him as their own. Meanwhile, adoptee Dr Penny Mackieson investigates how she was a victim of a baby swap at a Melbourne hospital in 1963.

Paula Morrison uncovers the truth about her Austrian-born father's upbringing and the abuse he suffered; siblings Rod Cordery and Sandra Rowlands look for answers about the identity of their biological father.

Historian Grace Karskens looks for answers about her father's brother and his links to Nazi Germany; retiree Ming Balintong tries to uncover his father's name, find a photograph of him and learn more about his life.