1026 Episodes

  1. Agent Orange: A Vietnamese grandmother's last battle

    Published: 10/12/2021

  2. The Somali prisoner, the secret language and the life-saving book

    Published: 10/11/2021

  3. The inside story of a Muslim drag queen

    Published: 10/9/2021

  4. "The camera was my shield" - a refugee films his journey

    Published: 10/8/2021

  5. My teacher became my torturer

    Published: 10/5/2021

  6. The immigration lawyer who hid her undocumented past

    Published: 10/4/2021

  7. Addicted to my son's addiction

    Published: 10/2/2021

  8. A footballing legend's gambling secret

    Published: 9/30/2021

  9. I went backpacking and became an accidental celebrity

    Published: 9/29/2021

  10. The secret mission to rescue women kidnapped by IS

    Published: 9/28/2021

  11. Finding healing in the sea that took my family

    Published: 9/27/2021

  12. The heavy metal boys from the dump

    Published: 9/25/2021

  13. The sinking of a pirate radio ship

    Published: 9/23/2021

  14. I hit puberty, then burned down my family home

    Published: 9/22/2021

  15. I stole a safe, and faced the dilemma of my life

    Published: 9/20/2021

  16. The first beauty queen in a free South Africa

    Published: 9/18/2021

  17. The epic road trip that taught me how to live again

    Published: 9/16/2021

  18. Why this Covid doctor hid his homeless past

    Published: 9/14/2021

  19. The murder case that started a cyber sleuth revolution

    Published: 9/13/2021

  20. The secretaries who inspired the hit movie 9 to 5

    Published: 9/11/2021

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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