1026 Episodes

  1. The unmaking of a boy soldier

    Published: 7/13/2020

  2. Greg Louganis: the Death-Defying Diver

    Published: 7/11/2020

  3. The literary heroes that helped me cope as a carer

    Published: 7/9/2020

  4. Rufus Wainwright: My music and my mother

    Published: 7/8/2020

  5. The trailblazing nurse who began life in care

    Published: 7/7/2020

  6. A girl on the run and a girl with no name

    Published: 7/6/2020

  7. The mystery of Ecuador's lost mastertapes

    Published: 7/4/2020

  8. Caring for my dying father made me a better doctor

    Published: 7/2/2020

  9. "Look after her" - the story of a hidden WW2 child

    Published: 7/1/2020

  10. The adventurer’s son who went missing in the jungle

    Published: 6/30/2020

  11. I played violin during my brain surgery

    Published: 6/29/2020

  12. Husband for Hire

    Published: 6/27/2020

  13. Ups and downs in a vertical world

    Published: 6/25/2020

  14. Touched by magic

    Published: 6/24/2020

  15. Fire and justice: my life after Grenfell

    Published: 6/23/2020

  16. The deserted island and the lost graves

    Published: 6/22/2020

  17. Dynamo: turning illness into magic

    Published: 6/20/2020

  18. We risked our lives to save my brother's heart

    Published: 6/18/2020

  19. Hamilton: overcoming hearing loss to make its music

    Published: 6/17/2020

  20. We missed our baby’s birth because of Covid-19

    Published: 6/16/2020

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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