1026 Episodes

  1. The giant window and the race against time

    Published: 3/7/2022

  2. The false confessions of a serial killer

    Published: 3/5/2022

  3. Becoming an elder in the community I was stolen from as a baby

    Published: 3/3/2022

  4. The violin that saved a Jewish family

    Published: 3/1/2022

  5. My stolen ‘magic’ guitar, found after 45 years

    Published: 2/28/2022

  6. Soweto Uprising: What happened to my dad?

    Published: 2/26/2022

  7. The blind skateboarder going for gold

    Published: 2/23/2022

  8. My symphony to a soccer ‘bad-boy’

    Published: 2/21/2022

  9. Exposing Nigeria’s cough syrup crisis, for my brother

    Published: 2/19/2022

  10. The forgotten story of a pioneering Olympic champion

    Published: 2/18/2022

  11. Attacked and accused of lying – my long fight for the truth

    Published: 2/16/2022

  12. The dramatic journey of Jamaica’s first Olympic bobsleigh

    Published: 2/14/2022

  13. The man who had a baby

    Published: 2/11/2022

  14. The artist who started out drawing war as a child refugee

    Published: 2/10/2022

  15. Gaming with Tourette’s: Sweet Anita’s success story

    Published: 2/9/2022

  16. The refugee pilot who helped Afghans flee the Taliban

    Published: 2/8/2022

  17. The first African in Greenland

    Published: 2/7/2022

  18. "No equality - even in death"

    Published: 2/5/2022

  19. How books helped me bond with my captors

    Published: 2/3/2022

  20. Mafia, a murder cover-up and a sister’s battle for justice

    Published: 2/2/2022

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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