1026 Episodes

  1. We found our baby on the subway

    Published: 10/7/2020

  2. My ancestors changed the lives of slaves in the US

    Published: 10/6/2020

  3. Ice Prince: The making of a Nigerian hip hop star

    Published: 10/5/2020

  4. I discovered my dad was a best-selling sex writer

    Published: 10/3/2020

  5. "This is what a barrister looks like"

    Published: 10/1/2020

  6. A star in her teens, a star in her 70s

    Published: 9/30/2020

  7. Surviving a chemical attack by a doomsday cult

    Published: 9/29/2020

  8. My ancestors were both slaves and slave owners

    Published: 9/28/2020

  9. Vietnam's first family of rock ‘n’ roll

    Published: 9/26/2020

  10. Life without parole: Our fight for freedom

    Published: 9/24/2020

  11. How the tigress of basketball fought back

    Published: 9/22/2020

  12. Documenting my cellmates' names in blood and rust

    Published: 9/21/2020

  13. The boldest human experiment of the last century?

    Published: 9/19/2020

  14. My father and our time machine

    Published: 9/17/2020

  15. I bought a ghost town - then got trapped there

    Published: 9/16/2020

  16. Becoming South Africa's first black rugby captain

    Published: 9/15/2020

  17. My soldier dad's goodbye tape

    Published: 9/14/2020

  18. The trans boxer learning the many ways to be a man

    Published: 9/10/2020

  19. A descendant of chiefs: my long journey home

    Published: 9/9/2020

  20. The girl who cycled her father 1,200km to safety

    Published: 9/8/2020

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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