It's safe to say Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace is a beautiful programme. Each episode the show's presenters Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell help reunite family members after years of separation and it offers a lifeline for people who are desperate to find their long-lost relatives.
The documentary-style series has been reuniting families since 2011. But the last episode of the series followed David March who was abandoned but struggled to get fostered due to the prevalence of racism in the 1950s.
David was abandoned at a doorstep in Finchley, north London. After being found he was looked after in an orphanage but struggled to get fostered. He was adopted by a loving family when he was two.
Fans of the show took to Twitter to comment on David's story. @hollycarruthers tweeted: "How heartbreaking needing to post about him getting fostered in the newspaper because of his heritage wow #longlostfamily."
@JayHBaker94 tweeted: "Oh that's disgusting. They couldn't find him a foster family because he was black..."
Long Lost Family 's final episode also helped search for answers for more foundlings. This included Nikki Weddon, who was found abandoned on the steps of a tower block as a baby in 1987.
Both David and Nikki wanted to discover their identities and where they originate from. Nikki, who's 75% Scottish found out both parents have passed away and that she has four siblings.
Sadly David's parents had both passed away too. He discovered he is half Nigerian and half English. After his birth parents' relationship broke down David's birth father moved to Nigeria while his English birth mother remained in the UK but passed away in 2012.
David looked at his foundling from his birth mother's perspective, he said: "My birth mother did the best she could to manage the racist environment at the time."
