Outlook

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

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My life as an arbonaut, explorer of the treetops
‘Canopy Meg’ Lowman was the first person to study trees while dangling in their branches
05 Dec 2024,40 mins
Rebellious Rhythm: Showcasing my Pantsula dance and culture
Vusi Mdoyi dreamed of sharing his unique South African art form on the world stage
04 Dec 2024,40 mins
How Hollywood’s most powerful woman won and lost it all
Before she was blacklisted, Mary McCall Jr. was a hit writer who transformed Hollywood
03 Dec 2024,40 mins
The reluctant face of Japan’s #MeToo movement
Shiori Itō turned the tide in Japan when she went public saying she had been raped
02 Dec 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Self-discovery via theatre and visual art
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29 Nov 2024,40 mins
The rebel who became 'Queen of African Horror'
Nuzo Onoh didn't start writing fiction until her 50s, then created a new genre
28 Nov 2024,40 mins
I saved chimpanzees and they've saved me
Stany Nyandwi's rescued chimps helped him through war and loneliness
27 Nov 2024,40 mins
Naked and alone: the comedian trapped in a reality TV show
Nasubi had no idea his 15-month fight to survive was being broadcast on Japanese TV
26 Nov 2024,40 mins
Black boy joy: Defying stereotypes on the London stage
Ryan Calais Cameron’s stories and characters shattered convention in UK theatre
25 Nov 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The tip-off, a seagull, and a lover’s escape
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22 Nov 2024,40 mins
The journalist who took down a billion-dollar company
Dan McCrum investigated a story at Wirecard that had him fearing for his safety
21 Nov 2024,40 mins
Bernhard Schlink: Forbidden love and a dangerous escape
The famed author of The Reader risked it all to get his girlfriend out of East Berlin
20 Nov 2024,40 mins
Bringing my mother tongue to the music industry
Bolivian Luzmila Carpio was stopped from singing in Quechua, but she fought to be heard
19 Nov 2024,40 mins
I could never paint my teenage son – until I lost him
Artist Alison Lapper on painting Parys, her late, ‘too beautiful’ teenage son
18 Nov 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Goats to the rescue and the Afropop twins
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15 Nov 2024,40 mins
The long climb back
Climbing took a beloved friend of Gus Taylor’s but ultimately also gave Gus his life back
14 Nov 2024,40 mins
Making sense of a childhood hidden from apartheid
Milisuthando Bongela grew up under apartheid but didn't realise until it was over
13 Nov 2024,40 mins
Saved by goats after my fall from the sacred mountain
When he slid off a 40-metre cliff in the jungle, Morgan Segui thought he was sure to die
12 Nov 2024,40 mins
Saving New York's African burial ground
Peggy King Jorde on doing the right thing for some of the first Africans in North America
11 Nov 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Rocky paths and fearless futures
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08 Nov 2024,40 mins
The Lijadu Sisters: Nigeria’s twin Afropop pioneers
Yeye Taiwo Lijadu and her twin Kehinde daringly sang songs of protest in 1970s Nigeria
07 Nov 2024,40 mins
A kidnap, a betrayal, and a letter that tore open the past
Alegra’s earliest memory is being abducted. At 40, she comes to understand what happened
06 Nov 2024,40 mins
I became a cycling champion – but I was booed
From a broken bike to British champion – Maurice Burton had to battle his way to the top
05 Nov 2024,40 mins
How my mysterious childhood became a best-selling novel
Trent Dalton discovered he was on the fringe of one of Australia’s hugest crime stories
04 Nov 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Negotiating peace and a jaw-dropping leap
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01 Nov 2024,40 mins
How I got a seat at the Good Friday Agreement
Monica McWilliams overcame misogyny to take her place at Northern Ireland’s peace talks
31 Oct 2024,40 mins
The man behind the 'leap of the century'
Bob Beamon smashed world records at the ’68 Olympics, then wondered: what next?
30 Oct 2024,40 mins
‘We think you may have been poisoned’, part 2
Reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine put a target on Elena's back
29 Oct 2024,40 mins
‘We think you may have been poisoned’, part 1
After a childhood washing floors in 90s Russia, Elena thought journalism meant freedom
28 Oct 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Secret worlds and second lives
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25 Oct 2024,40 mins