1026 Episodes

  1. The Cuban dad who became a lifeline for Chernobyl's children

    Published: 3/4/2021
  2. An Orthodox rapper in Jerusalem

    Published: 3/3/2021
  3. My son found his birth mother using Google Earth

    Published: 3/2/2021
  4. Taking over my parents' legendary jazz venue

    Published: 3/1/2021
  5. New York to Saigon: taking beers to my friends in a warzone

    Published: 2/28/2021
  6. Egypt's only woman rally driver who "dances with the dunes"

    Published: 2/25/2021
  7. Jail Time Records - songs from a Cameroon prison

    Published: 2/24/2021
  8. We discovered we were stolen as babies

    Published: 2/22/2021
  9. Swimming with polar bears – a photographer’s 'crazy' dream

    Published: 2/18/2021
  10. Mary Wilson: her life as a Supreme

    Published: 2/17/2021
  11. Setting up a fake mafia to catch El Chapo

    Published: 2/16/2021
  12. The scavenger who found a brass symphony

    Published: 2/15/2021
  13. The making of the 'Wish Man'

    Published: 2/14/2021
  14. The voyage of The Fisherman's Friends

    Published: 2/10/2021
  15. The broken computer that unlocked my fortune

    Published: 2/9/2021
  16. The record-breaking runner who hated her legs

    Published: 2/8/2021
  17. My life by Whitney Houston's side

    Published: 2/4/2021
  18. Inside the hospitals of lockdown Wuhan

    Published: 2/3/2021
  19. That time I DJed from space

    Published: 2/2/2021
  20. The gourmet chef who used to beg for food

    Published: 2/1/2021

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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