Outlook

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

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The child refugee and the big red bicycle
How a stranger’s small act of kindness had a giant impact on a young girl without a home
01 Aug 2024,40 mins
The tech whizz-kid building apps to save his family from debt
At 12 Michael Sayman was the family’s main breadwinner, keeping their chicken shop afloat
31 Jul 2024,40 mins
The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 2
Salva Dut returns to Sudan to find his dad and decides to get clean water to his village
30 Jul 2024,40 mins
The Lost Boy: A never-ending journey, part 1
As a survivor of Sudan's civil war, Salva Dut's will to keep going has taken him far
29 Jul 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Boy lama, separated families and reunion joy
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26 Jul 2024,40 mins
Rescuing my twin, the famous artist we might never have known
Separated at seven, it took decades for Joyce and Judith Scott to be reunited
25 Jul 2024,40 mins
Keeping faith: How prayers helped me find my mother
François d’Adesky was seven when he was separated from his mother at Bujumbura airport
24 Jul 2024,40 mins
Buddhist chants and Ibiza trance: A Spanish boy’s odyssey
Osel Hita Torres was a baby when he was recognised as a reincarnated spiritual leader
23 Jul 2024,40 mins
The family hiding in the bush after leaking Russian secrets
Nick Stride said too much about his former boss, one of Putin’s closest allies
22 Jul 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: blackmail, a brother's quest, losing 31-0
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19 Jul 2024,40 mins
Hollywood high jinks and a family caught in the spotlight
Roommates with Princess Leia, saved by James Bond and breaking into Hollywood
18 Jul 2024,40 mins
The Black pioneers of modern emergency medicine
John Moon joined a team of paramedics in the 60s who revolutionised the ambulance service
17 Jul 2024,40 mins
Fixing the worst football team in the world
American Samoa, last in the Fifa rankings, had never won a game, but that all changed
16 Jul 2024,40 mins
Hacked and blackmailed: How I took back control
Blackmailers threatened to leak Patricia Franquesa’s stolen nude photos — she fought back
15 Jul 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Metal music, a shock confession, and the ascent of a Mountain Queen
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12 Jul 2024,40 mins
Mountain Queen: How Lhakpa Sherpa summited Everest 10 times
Climbing to the world's highest point has changed Lhakpa Sherpa’s life many times over
11 Jul 2024,40 mins
My long-lost sister was a surrogate mother to my twins
When adoptee Mark found his long-lost sister Rachel, it led to a remarkable offer
10 Jul 2024,40 mins
The metal musician paying homage to his Mau Mau heritage
Kenyan musician Lord Spikeheart has dedicated his latest album to his great grandmother
09 Jul 2024,40 mins
A brother's relentless quest for justice
Steve Johnson’s thirty five year search for answers to how his brother died
08 Jul 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Star Trek, ocean giants and racy underwear
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05 Jul 2024,40 mins
Jung Chang and the price of recording China’s history
Jung Chang reflects on Wild Swans and being on the wrong side of China’s authorities
04 Jul 2024,40 mins
Chutzpah, escape, reinvention: Julia Haart's secret lives
How an unqualified ultra-orthodox mum became a fashion mogul
03 Jul 2024,40 mins
Chasing whales with my toddler son
When Doreen Cunningham’s life fell apart, she dropped everything to follow grey whales
02 Jul 2024,40 mins
'It's much easier for them to create a spy than catch a spy'
Anoosheh Ashoori was imprisoned in Iran, having been falsely accused of espionage
01 Jul 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: a death-defying nun, poetry and gospel
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28 Jun 2024,40 mins
‘I was not OK’: The picture that lied
Laura Dockrill’s journey from fairytale romance to postpartum psychosis and recovery
27 Jun 2024,40 mins
The bionic gloves that brought music back to me
João Carlos Martins thought he'd never play piano again, then he was gifted bionic gloves
26 Jun 2024,40 mins
Dead Man Walking: The US nun who took on the death penalty, part two
Sister Helen Prejean has spent 40 years fighting to abolish capital punishment
25 Jun 2024,40 mins
Dead Man Walking: The US nun who took on the death penalty, part 1
Sister Helen Prejean has spent 40 years fighting to abolish capital punishment
24 Jun 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: A sting, a jail cell and embracing failure
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21 Jun 2024,40 mins