BBC World Service - The Outlook Podcast Archive

How an Alien and a BMX Changed My Life

John Buultjens ended up playing the role of his violent father in a Hollywood film

How two climbers become connected after a fateful expedition on a mountain in Tibet

In 2016, Adam Gonzales woke up with no memory of having met his wife

Gautam Singh made a Bollywood film to prove to his village that he really is a filmmaker

The remarkable double life of Jack Barsky, an undercover agent in the US

Stand-up comedian Lou Conran learnt to laugh again after giving birth to a stillborn baby

Nelsa Curbelo wanted to end gang violence, but had to befriend the gang members first

Jim and John's union changed the course of US legal history

Trevor Noah's birth defied apartheid laws in South Africa in the 1980s

Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped at knifepoint from her bed in 2002 and held for 9 months