Lives Less Ordinary

Lives Less Ordinary

Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary stories from around the world.

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I see my son in the Northern Lights

I see my son in the Northern Lights

Chasing the aurora helps Hugo grieve. By day Hugo Sanchez works in a school, but by night he hunts glowing light displays across the freezing Canadian wilderness. Capturing the aurora is more than jus...

28 Elo 202239min

The brain tumour that taught me how to live

The brain tumour that taught me how to live

How extreme kayaker Scott Lindgren's illness forced him to face his past. Scott’s hard, uncompromising attitude had made him one of the world’s top expedition kayakers in a sport that’s claimed the li...

21 Elo 202245min

The family that went to war with a military dictatorship

The family that went to war with a military dictatorship

Hafsat Abiola Costello's dad was nearly Nigeria's president - but he had powerful enemiesHis name was Moshood Abiola, also known as MKO, and he was one of Africa's richest men before turning to politi...

14 Elo 202243min

How I fell in love with blindness

How I fell in love with blindness

Itto Outini lost her sight but gained her freedomItto had been born poor in Morocco's Atlas mountains, and after her parents died, she was shunted between extended family members. She wasn't always we...

8 Elo 202237min

Nailed into a boat: Escaping Mao’s China

Nailed into a boat: Escaping Mao’s China

Dr Andrew Kwong fled famine and persecution as a child. He was a proud Maoist, singing revolutionary songs at the top of his voice at school, but then he witnessed an execution, his father was arreste...

31 Heinä 202243min

The legendary goalkeeper forced to pawn her gold medals

The legendary goalkeeper forced to pawn her gold medals

Goalkeeper Briana Scurry knew at eight years old it was her destiny to win Olympic gold – and in 1996, she did it. That was just the beginning: she won the World Cup and another Olympics with the US W...

24 Heinä 202258min

A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 2

A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 2

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violenceJP Bimeni is a writer turned soul singer who walked through a massacre unscathed as his country fell into conflict. At just 16 he...

17 Heinä 202233min

A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1

A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1

Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violenceJP Bimeni risked his life to save a book of his verse. He started composing poetry to impress a girl, but was soon writing to add...

10 Heinä 202237min

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