iPlayer version

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

BBC One Wales

Wales

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

BBC One North West

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One Yorkshire

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One Oxfordshire

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One London

London

The Gift

Matt Baker

Mel Giedroyc

Annabel Borthwick

Duncan Coates

Wall to Wall Media

The Gift: Episode 2

Documentaries

Factual: Life Stories

the-gift_170215_e2_pp.jpg

Episode 2

BBC One - The Gift, Episode 2

A leukaemia survivor wants to thank her donor in person.

Series following the stories of people who missed the chance to say thank you or sorry when it mattered most. A former school bully hopes to finally apologise to his victim.

As a boy, 51-year-old Jon Howe was a school bully, tormenting one boy in particular - Simon Pierce. The shame of what he did has haunted Jon throughout his adult life, and he lives with the fear of the long-term damage he might have inflicted on Simon. Desperate to apologise, Jon's spent years looking for Simon but can't find a trace of him anywhere. Will Matt succeed where Jon has failed? And if he does, will Simon agree to meet Jon, let alone forgive him?

46-year-old mother of three Lisa Whaymand's life changed forever when, out of the blue, she was diagnosed with an exceptionally aggressive form of leukaemia. Lisa's life hung in the balance for nearly a year. Her survival is down to the selfless act of an anonymous bone marrow donor. Four years after the transplant, she's still coming to terms with her ordeal. Now hoping to draw a line under the trauma, she needs to find and thank her donor in person. But with the identity of donors so carefully protected, what are the chances of Mel helping Lisa meet him face to face?

BBC One

Helping people who missed the chance to say 'thank you' or 'sorry' when it mattered most.

Presenters Matt Baker and Mel Giedroyc follow the extraordinary and heart-warming stories of people who missed the chance to say 'thank you' or 'sorry' when it mattered most.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Gift

Episode 2

Contributors

Genres

Formats

Series

BBC One Northern Ireland

About BBC One