Outlook

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

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Outlook Mixtape: A Disney legend, a drag icon and a stork
Composing for Mary Poppins, coming out in Paraguay, and the beauty of ugly birds
31 May 2024,40 mins
Ditching military gear for glitter: Paraguay’s Queen of drag
In the military Omar Mareco carried the flag on parade but now he leads a different march
29 May 2024,40 mins
The Hiroshima survivor who is still shouting for peace: Part 2
Setsuko Thurlow survived the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima. She now fights for disarmament
28 May 2024,40 mins
The Hiroshima survivor who is still shouting for peace: Part 1
Setsuko Thurlow survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. She now fights for disarmament
27 May 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Saved by Spam, 'soft' boxer, infected blood
The friends saved by a tin of Spam, the boxer who impressed the Queen and infected blood
24 May 2024,40 mins
Blue gold: Searching for the world's rarest denim
Viktor sacrificed time, money, and relationships to build his beloved denim collection
23 May 2024,40 mins
Britain’s infected blood scandal, my quest for the truth
When he was 4, Jason Evans’ dad died from AIDS contracted from contaminated blood
22 May 2024,40 mins
The reluctant fighter who made boxing history
How champion boxer Maurice Hope faced his battles, in and out of the ring
21 May 2024,40 mins
Lost in lion country and saved by Spam
Two friends stranded in the desert, only a discarded tin held the key to their escape
20 May 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Hidden roots; island reburial; boy witness
Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week
17 May 2024,40 mins
How I convinced police my dad was a murderer
On the day his mother disappeared, 11-year-old Collier started looking for evidence
16 May 2024,40 mins
I discovered I was indigenous and made history in Argentina
Moira is a famous Mapuche activist, but as a child she had no idea of her ancestral roots
15 May 2024,40 mins
My fight for the reburial of enslaved Africans on St Helena
Annina van Neel led a campaign for the reburial of the remains of enslaved Africans
14 May 2024,40 mins,
Through a lens, darkly: capturing war, drugs and neo Nazis
Leo Regan discovered the camera and became determined to capture beauty in extreme places
13 May 2024,40 mins
Secrets, lies and a child lost in Lollywood
Deeba was a child star of Pakistani cinema, but behind the success was a cruel deception
08 May 2024,40 mins
African beauty: How photography changed my way of seeing
Thandiwe Muriu wanted to leave Kenya until a camera helped her see beauty in her culture
07 May 2024,40 mins
‘The Brooklyn Cowgirl’ – return of a country music star
For decades Mimi Roman was silent about her musical past; now aged 90 she's back on stage
06 May 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Rebel lawyer; The Wicker Man; sea shanties
Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week
03 May 2024,40 mins
The sisterhood of the sea shanty singers
The all-female sea shanty group that made a miracle
02 May 2024,40 mins
'Becoming' Elton John saved my life
Elton John tribute act Tom Cridland says his hero helped him overcome alcohol addiction
01 May 2024,40 mins
Fighting my family to fight for others
Rebel child turned rebel lawyer, Moniza Kakar is challenging authority wherever she goes
30 Apr 2024,40 mins
The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us
Robin Hardy’s obsessive quest to make this iconic horror movie would devastate his family
29 Apr 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Lightning; a sister found; swimming dreams
Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week
26 Apr 2024,40 mins
The singer with her back to the audience
How Indian jazz vocalist Asha Puthli challenged musical stereotypes
25 Apr 2024,40 mins
Finding freedom in the water: Gaza’s swimming teacher
Amjed Tantesh’s enduring mission to teach Gazan children to swim
24 Apr 2024,40 mins
Cristina Rivera Garza: ‘Grief becomes a forced silencing’
The Mexican author whose younger sister Liliana was murdered at the age of 20 in 1990
23 Apr 2024,40 mins
Did a lightning strike make me a trombonist?
After being struck by lightning in 2005, Laura was consumed by a hunger to play music
22 Apr 2024,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Rare orchids, manga love and Liverbirds
Your bonus edition with the stories we love this week
19 Apr 2024,40 mins
The plant-hunter who risked death for an orchid
On a mission to find a new type of orchid for his granny, Tom Hart Dyke was kidnapped
18 Apr 2024,40 mins
'Girls don't play guitars!' The Liverbirds' story
How four teenagers from Liverpool became the UK's first all-female rock'n'roll band
17 Apr 2024,40 mins