Lives Less Ordinary
A podcast by BBC World Service - Mondays
1026 Episodes
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The Cuban dad who became a lifeline for Chernobyl's children
Published: 3/4/2021 -
An Orthodox rapper in Jerusalem
Published: 3/3/2021 -
My son found his birth mother using Google Earth
Published: 3/2/2021 -
Taking over my parents' legendary jazz venue
Published: 3/1/2021 -
New York to Saigon: taking beers to my friends in a warzone
Published: 2/28/2021 -
Egypt's only woman rally driver who "dances with the dunes"
Published: 2/25/2021 -
Jail Time Records - songs from a Cameroon prison
Published: 2/24/2021 -
We discovered we were stolen as babies
Published: 2/22/2021 -
Swimming with polar bears – a photographer’s 'crazy' dream
Published: 2/18/2021 -
Mary Wilson: her life as a Supreme
Published: 2/17/2021 -
Setting up a fake mafia to catch El Chapo
Published: 2/16/2021 -
The scavenger who found a brass symphony
Published: 2/15/2021 -
The making of the 'Wish Man'
Published: 2/14/2021 -
The voyage of The Fisherman's Friends
Published: 2/10/2021 -
The broken computer that unlocked my fortune
Published: 2/9/2021 -
The record-breaking runner who hated her legs
Published: 2/8/2021 -
My life by Whitney Houston's side
Published: 2/4/2021 -
Inside the hospitals of lockdown Wuhan
Published: 2/3/2021 -
That time I DJed from space
Published: 2/2/2021 -
The gourmet chef who used to beg for food
Published: 2/1/2021
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
