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Singer-songwriter Dawn has two daughters. One has known Dawn for her whole life, and the other, who was born in Belfast in the 1970s, was taken from her as a baby.

Set against the backdrop of a sectarian society, Dawn was one of thousands of mothers whose children were removed from their care. Placed in a Catholic Mother and Baby Hostel by her family, she was told she was "paying for her sins" - the sin of being unmarried, and falling pregnant young.

Full Circle is Dawn's story - her 40-year search for her long-lost daughter, adopted during the Troubles in Belfast. Her traumatic experience has inspired her creatively 鈥� songs, poems and novels all illustrate her journey so far. 鈥淚 just wanted to know her. And to know that she was OK.鈥�

This series of New Storytellers is presenting the winners of the Charles Parker Prize for the Best Student Radio Feature 2024. This award-winning feature was produced by Amy Bartlett, a student on the MA in Journalism (Audio, Docs and Podcast) at the University of the West of England. According to the judges her feature was 鈥渁n impressive piece of work鈥�, 鈥榟ighly personal, and well-told with really powerful use of music to move along the storytelling. I was gripped and horrified".

Producer: Amy Bartlett
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