1025 Episodes

  1. Learning to live with the voices in my head

    Published: 16/01/2023

  2. Rebel gunmen in Ugandan skies

    Published: 09/01/2023

  3. Coming out as India’s first gay prince

    Published: 02/01/2023

  4. The secrets of a slave ship in an Alabama swamp

    Published: 26/12/2022

  5. Searching for my sister, the "keeper of memories"

    Published: 19/12/2022

  6. Guns, guards, snarling dogs: a child migrant’s story

    Published: 12/12/2022

  7. The Palestinian tapes, part 2

    Published: 05/12/2022

  8. The Palestinian tapes, part 1

    Published: 28/11/2022

  9. I hit puberty, then burned down my family home

    Published: 21/11/2022

  10. He knocked on my door and said: 'I believe you'

    Published: 14/11/2022

  11. My father’s hidden crimes

    Published: 07/11/2022

  12. The child spy and her secret agent parents

    Published: 31/10/2022

  13. A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 2

    Published: 23/10/2022

  14. A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 1

    Published: 16/10/2022

  15. Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life

    Published: 09/10/2022

  16. Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 2

    Published: 02/10/2022

  17. Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 1

    Published: 25/09/2022

  18. I was the voice of Bambi – and kept it secret for years

    Published: 18/09/2022

  19. Black, Korean, stateless: a Slickyboy’s American dream, part 2

    Published: 11/09/2022

  20. Black, Korean, stateless: A Slickyboy’s American dream, part 1

    Published: 04/09/2022

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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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