The seismic shifts that resulted from the Second World War led to many family secrets. Large numbers of British children grew up not knowing the identity of one or both parents, and this created lifelong consequences.
DNA testing can be marvellous for breaking down genealogical brick walls, but for some people it goes much further and is genuinely life-changing. Sonia Limm shares her family's emotive story, which dates back to a wartime romance.
MY BRICK WALL
My father David Brian Heath was born illegitimately on 20 September 1944, in Stoke-on-Trent,
