1026 Episodes

  1. The supermodel who escaped a cult

    Published: 8/10/2020

  2. When trash met thrash: Paraguay's landfill musicians

    Published: 8/8/2020

  3. Fosse and Verdon: the legacy of a dancing family

    Published: 8/6/2020

  4. I found my son 32 years after he was kidnapped

    Published: 8/5/2020

  5. The tycoon who became 'Mr Toilet'

    Published: 8/4/2020

  6. The 25 day sit-in that changed history

    Published: 8/3/2020

  7. Discovering my grandfather's secret Nazi past

    Published: 8/1/2020

  8. The stolen Picasso and the forest quest

    Published: 7/30/2020

  9. 23 years longing to find my mum

    Published: 7/29/2020

  10. Name, shame and jail: Ghana's undercover journalist

    Published: 7/28/2020

  11. The coral crusaders: finding beauty in a murky world

    Published: 7/27/2020

  12. Attila the Nun

    Published: 7/25/2020

  13. Making movies helped me heal after my dad's murder

    Published: 7/23/2020

  14. How did this diver cheat death?

    Published: 7/22/2020

  15. Mean streets to sporting elite

    Published: 7/21/2020

  16. The secret surrogate

    Published: 7/20/2020

  17. My Dad, Muhammad Ali

    Published: 7/18/2020

  18. Why I talk to warlords

    Published: 7/16/2020

  19. The day the music stopped

    Published: 7/15/2020

  20. Chimps taught me how to be a mother

    Published: 7/14/2020

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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