Lives Less Ordinary
A podcast by BBC World Service - Mondays
1019 Episodes
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The escape from Vietnam that tore my family apart
Published: 10/13/2025 -
Enter the new dragon: the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan
Published: 10/6/2025 -
Jane Goodall: In her own words
Published: 10/2/2025 -
Sweet surprise: I found my birth mother in my local bakery
Published: 9/29/2025 -
Zarna Garg: The rise of an ‘unstoppable’ comedy star
Published: 9/22/2025 -
I sent three innocent teenagers to prison for life
Published: 9/15/2025 -
Cesar Millan: The ‘dog boy’ who became the Dog Whisperer
Published: 9/8/2025 -
Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed
Published: 9/1/2025 -
Coming up in the new season of Lives Less Ordinary
Published: 8/28/2025 -
Hold Fast! 8. Our duty is done
Published: 8/25/2025 -
Hold Fast! 7. I want to hug a cow
Published: 8/25/2025 -
Hold Fast! 6. Unicorn poo
Published: 8/18/2025 -
Hold Fast! 5. No better mirror than the sea
Published: 8/18/2025 -
Hold Fast! 4. Taking the biscuit
Published: 8/11/2025 -
Hold Fast! 3. The world as you know it no longer exists
Published: 8/11/2025 -
Hold Fast! 2. I didn’t know the sea was so big
Published: 8/4/2025 -
Hold Fast! 1. Signs from the universe
Published: 8/4/2025 -
My way out of the woods
Published: 7/28/2025 -
Sex, love, Rock 'n' Roll... and The Sopranos
Published: 7/20/2025 -
Why I wore iron underwear on Kabul’s busiest street
Published: 7/13/2025
Lives Less Ordinary is a podcast from the BBC World Service that brings you the most incredible true stories from around the world. Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Each episode a guest shares their most dramatic, moving, personal story. Listen for unbelievable twists, mysteries uncovered, and inspiring journeys - spanning the entire human experience. Our guests come from every corner of the globe: from Burundi to Beverly Hills, New Zealand to North Korea, Rajasthan to Rio. And their stories can be about anything: tales of survival, humour, resilience and intrigue. From the mind-blowing account of the Japanese man trapped in his own reality TV show, to the Swedish women rescued from lions by a tin of spam. It’s life’s wild side, in stereo. Lives Less Ordinary is brought to you by the team behind Outlook, the home of true life storytelling on BBC World Service radio for nearly 60 years. Got a story to tell? Send an email to [email protected] or message us via WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784 You can read our privacy notice here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5YD3hBqmw26B8WMHt6GkQxG/lives-less-ordinary-privacy-notice