Lives Less Ordinary

A podcast by BBC World Service - Luni

1022 Episoade

The secrets of a slave ship in an Alabama swamp
Publicat: 26.12.2022
Searching for my sister, the "keeper of memories"
Publicat: 19.12.2022
Guns, guards, snarling dogs: a child migrant’s story
Publicat: 12.12.2022
The Palestinian tapes, part 2
Publicat: 05.12.2022
The Palestinian tapes, part 1
Publicat: 28.11.2022
I hit puberty, then burned down my family home
Publicat: 21.11.2022
He knocked on my door and said: 'I believe you'
Publicat: 14.11.2022
My father’s hidden crimes
Publicat: 07.11.2022
The child spy and her secret agent parents
Publicat: 31.10.2022
A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 2
Publicat: 23.10.2022
A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 1
Publicat: 16.10.2022
Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life
Publicat: 09.10.2022
Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 2
Publicat: 02.10.2022
Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 1
Publicat: 25.09.2022
I was the voice of Bambi – and kept it secret for years
Publicat: 18.09.2022
Black, Korean, stateless: a Slickyboy’s American dream, part 2
Publicat: 11.09.2022
Black, Korean, stateless: A Slickyboy’s American dream, part 1
Publicat: 04.09.2022
I see my son in the Northern Lights
Publicat: 28.08.2022
The brain tumour that taught me how to live
Publicat: 21.08.2022
The family that went to war with a military dictatorship
Publicat: 14.08.2022

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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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1022 Episoade

The secrets of a slave ship in an Alabama swamp

Searching for my sister, the "keeper of memories"

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

The Palestinian tapes, part 2

The Palestinian tapes, part 1

I hit puberty, then burned down my family home

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

My father’s hidden crimes

The child spy and her secret agent parents

A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 2

A fake billionaire in North Korea, part 1

Opiyo’s law: Never let fear rule your life

Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 2

Hip hop, lies and the ultimate prize, part 1

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

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

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

I see my son in the Northern Lights

The brain tumour that taught me how to live

The family that went to war with a military dictatorship