Outlook

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

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Colm Tóibín: How an Irish boy with a stammer found his voice
He’s now a best-selling author who brought the glitz of Hollywood to his small-town home
02 Feb 2026,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Master keys
A key to a gothic mystery, classical keys at the Grammys and a locksmith’s keys to love
30 Jan 2026,40 mins
I was acting in a Shakespeare play and got stabbed on stage
Olly Hawes was mid-performance when a fight scene using real knives went horribly wrong
29 Jan 2026,40 mins
The couple who secretly lived in a shopping mall
Michael and Adriana’s secret mall apartment was fun – until it took over their marriage
28 Jan 2026,40 mins
The man trying to protect rice from extinction
Debal Deb has spent 30 years collecting, growing and sharing 1492 rare types of rice.
27 Jan 2026,40 mins
My dad’s video tape connected me to his lost life
Soon after the Bosnian war, Alisa Smajlović received a VHS tape from her missing father
26 Jan 2026,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Treasures in the attic
Four stories that lay dormant, until the attic door opened and let in a crack of light
23 Jan 2026,40 mins
‘The stillness was a gift’
Why becoming a museum guard gave writer Patrick Bringley solace after bereavement
22 Jan 2026,40 mins
I escaped a sect to become a chart-topping pianist
Riopy found solace in the piano as a child — now his songs are streamed in the millions
21 Jan 2026,40 mins
I'm a champion boxer, but couldn't tell my mum
A gym class encounter sparked Ramla Ali’s rise from bullied child to famous boxer.
20 Jan 2026,40 mins
The fan who brought his football club back to life
Ivor Heller tells the wild, romantic story of how AFC Wimbledon rose from the ashes
19 Jan 2026,40 mins
Claudette Colvin: A teen’s revolutionary act of defiance
Remembering the civil rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat before Rosa Parks
16 Jan 2026,40 mins
To be or not to be: Shakespeare, mental health and me
Mark Lockyer was on stage playing Mercutio when anxiety and paranoia took over
15 Jan 2026,40 mins
Working for 'the Man' to rebel against my anti-Hollywood dad
Lloyd and Lily-Hayes Kaufman on cult horror filmmaking and life in the Tromaverse
14 Jan 2026,40 mins
Beirut blast: The Girl Scout who saved a stranger’s life
Marina was driven by her mum's war-stolen wish to help victims of Lebanon’s port disaster
13 Jan 2026,40 mins
Living a lie: Discovering my dad faked who he was
Joanne Briggs thought her dad was a scientific superhero. But he was hiding a dark secret
12 Jan 2026,40 mins
The life and legacy of Eva Schloss, part 2
How Anne Frank’s diary led Eva Schloss to find her brother’s hidden Holocaust paintings
09 Jan 2026,40 mins
The life and legacy of Eva Schloss, part 1
Remembering the late Eva Schloss – Holocaust survivor and Anne Frank’s stepsister
08 Jan 2026,40 mins
Fighting the fear - the architect who sang for her life
Camille O'Sullivan had always loved singing, but fear of failure was holding her back
07 Jan 2026,40 mins
The unlikely NBA star who hated sport and his body, part 2
The psychologist John Amaechi was the NBA's first player to publically come out as gay
06 Jan 2026,40 mins
The unlikely NBA star who hated sport and his body, part 1
Psychologist John Amaechi was a bookish and unsporty British kid who ended up in the NBA
05 Jan 2026,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The Last Picture Show
The Godfather of Hollywood sound, and making a film for Saddam Hussein
02 Jan 2026,44 mins
The singing linguist: from rock star to language detective
Robert Leonard sang at Woodstock with Sha Na Na – now he helps the police solve crimes
01 Jan 2026,40 mins
My life-defining walk across the world with my best friend
Tom Turcich took his rescue puppy Savannah on a 48,000 kilometre walk
30 Dec 2025,40 mins
'My skin colour was a constant reminder of mum’s betrayal'
M People star Andrew Lovell’s home life hid a terrible – yet beautiful – secret
29 Dec 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Lights, Camera, Action!
Movie magic with Dirty Dancing’s real ‘Baby’ and the man in the Godzilla suit
26 Dec 2025,40 mins
Against the grain: How woodcarving reunited a father and son
Callum Robinson’s financial ruin helped him reconcile with his master carver dad, David
25 Dec 2025,40 mins
Julia and Arturo: Why my parrot and I didn't talk for 40 years
Julia and her parrot Arturo were inseparable until jealousy drove them apart
24 Dec 2025,40 mins
A child of snow and ice: How I skied across Antarctica
Karen Kyllesø was 21 when she became the youngest person to ski solo to the South Pole
23 Dec 2025,40 mins
The real story of the von Trapp family singers
Johannes von Trapp is the youngest sibling of the family who inspired The Sound of Music
22 Dec 2025,40 mins