1021 Episodes

  1. Tim Berners-Lee: The man who dreamed of a World Wide Web

    Published: 28/10/2025

  2. The baby-dinosaur hunter who ended up in Hollywood

    Published: 20/10/2025

  3. The escape from Vietnam that tore my family apart

    Published: 13/10/2025

  4. Enter the new dragon: the Bruce Lee of Afghanistan

    Published: 06/10/2025

  5. Jane Goodall: In her own words

    Published: 02/10/2025

  6. Sweet surprise: I found my birth mother in my local bakery

    Published: 29/09/2025

  7. Zarna Garg: The rise of an ‘unstoppable’ comedy star

    Published: 22/09/2025

  8. I sent three innocent teenagers to prison for life

    Published: 15/09/2025

  9. Cesar Millan: The ‘dog boy’ who became the Dog Whisperer

    Published: 08/09/2025

  10. Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed

    Published: 01/09/2025

  11. Coming up in the new season of Lives Less Ordinary

    Published: 28/08/2025

  12. Hold Fast! 8. Our duty is done

    Published: 25/08/2025

  13. Hold Fast! 7. I want to hug a cow

    Published: 25/08/2025

  14. Hold Fast! 6. Unicorn poo

    Published: 18/08/2025

  15. Hold Fast! 5. No better mirror than the sea

    Published: 18/08/2025

  16. Hold Fast! 4. Taking the biscuit

    Published: 11/08/2025

  17. Hold Fast! 3. The world as you know it no longer exists

    Published: 11/08/2025

  18. Hold Fast! 2. I didn’t know the sea was so big

    Published: 04/08/2025

  19. Hold Fast! 1. Signs from the universe

    Published: 04/08/2025

  20. My way out of the woods

    Published: 28/07/2025

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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

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