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Documentary revealing the scandal of West African children, privately fostered by white British families, who may not see their natural parents for years. As a result the abuse and neglect suffered by many children goes unnoticed and unpunished. Meanwhile, many in the West African com- munity are calling on parents to end this cultural practice. BLACK BAG talks to foster parents, birth parents and children who reveal their own experiences including former Olympic athletics champion Kriss Akabusi and his brother Riba who reveal the traumatic tale of their own childhood.