British couples desperate for a boy (or a girl) are paying vast sums to a clandestine network of doctors who allow them to pick the sex of an IVF embryo (a treatment illegal in the UK). Presenter Amelia Hemphill talks to the Mail's Tom Kelly about an investigation which saw him impersonating a desperate parent - and visiting NHS specialists who help couples get round the law.

<p>British couples desperate for a boy (or a girl) are paying vast sums to a clandestine network of doctors who allow them to pick the sex of an IVF embryo (a treatment illegal in the UK). Presenter Amelia Hemphill talks to the Mail's Tom Kelly about an investigation which saw him impersonating a desperate parent - and visiting NHS specialists who help couples get round the law.</p>

Join presenter Amelia Hemphill for this podumentary series which takes you behind the headlines to see the dramatic details of how Britain’s best newspaper landed its biggest scoops. Interviews with top reporters and experts offer a once-in-a-lifetime peek behind the curtains of the biggest stories in the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

<p>Join presenter Amelia Hemphill for this podumentary series which takes you behind the headlines to see the dramatic details of how Britain&rsquo;s best newspaper landed its biggest scoops. Interviews with top reporters and experts offer a once-in-a-lifetime peek behind the curtains of the biggest stories in the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.</p>

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