Eva Brookes
Eva Brookes (b. 2000) is a writer, presenter and producer working across audio, radio and digital media. She's drawn to stories that make people feel understood, curious and connected. Born in Nanchong, China, she was adopted as a baby and grew up in Essex. The gap between how others saw her and how she understood herself became the starting point for her debut BBC Sounds documentary, Made in China, an exploration of a history she was born into but didn't grow up knowing.
The series was shortlisted in the Documentary category at the 2026 British Podcast Awards, where Eva received the Bronze Award for Rising Star. She has also received two nominations for Best New Producer and also been shortlisted for Best NewProducer and Best New Voice by this year's Audio Production Awards.
“The series asks what we carry from lives we can't fully remember and from people we will never truly know. Within A Soft Inheritance, those unanswered questions are part of what I inherited too, alongside the love and family I’ve known.
Adoption is often told as a story with a happy ending. I want to make room for two things being true at once - that I have been loved, and that something was lost. This documentary is less about finding neat answers and more about learning to live with the questions."
Our Adoption Project is pleased to present BBC Sounds documentary series Made in China, written and presented by Eva Brookes, a transracial and transnational adoptee raised by a white British family in Essex. Made in China was commissioned by BBC Sounds Audio Lab, a podcast accelerator programme that supports and amplifies UK-based podcasters and audio creatives. The BBC Sounds Audio Lab team has generously supported A Soft Inheritance by allowing the podcast to be experienced in full during the exhibition.