Confronting a shocking reality that hits close to home David Donaldson investigates the Unknown Bairn, a boy washed up in Tayport. Can Davie uncover the little boy’s identity?
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9. The Wee Boy
In Tayport Cemetery on the 51st anniversary of the discovery of the Unknown Bairn, Davie meets again with the Robertson family. Presenter: Davie Donaldson Producer: Kate Bissell, B…
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8. The Mother
After receiving a flurry of messages, Davie arrive at the doorstep of someone who might just hold the key to the whole investigation. Presenter: Davie Donaldson Producer: Kate Biss…
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7. The Camp
Tracking down the camp where the Unknown Bairn may have lived brings Davie even closer to the story and offers up a potential new lead. Presenter: Davie Donaldson Producer: Kate Bi…
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6. The Boy on the Bike
The case suddenly starts to speed up, as new information is forthcoming. However, these breakthroughs lead Davie to look again at information already received. Presenter: Davie Don…
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5. The Experiments
Davie discovers the story of a little girl, possibly murdered in care, and is forced to question whether the Unknown Bairn could have met a similar fate. Presenter: Davie Donaldson…
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4. The Cruelty
In trying to work out how a child could remain unclaimed, Davie is forced to consider his father’s childhood and how it could be connected to the case. Presenter: Davie Donaldson P…
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3. Lucky Scalp
No one knew where The Unknown Bairn washed in from. Did he come from out of the sea, perhaps as far afield as the Netherlands or did he enter the water upstream in the River Tay. P…
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2. The Couple on the Bus
Davie meets a former detective who worked on the case, but has since made claims in the press about the identity of the Unknown Bairn. Presenter: Davie Donaldson Producer: Kate Bis…
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1. The Memorial
Davie Donaldson begins his investigation into the case of the Unknown Bairn. At the memorial service he hears about a lead which has never been followed up. Presenter: Davie Donald…
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Introducing The Cruelty – A Child Unclaimed
There’ve been many theories, but the case remains unsolved. Davie explores a controversial 20th-century social experiment and confronts a shocking reality that hits close to home.