Outlook

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

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Why I still love sharks even after one nearly killed me
Mauricio Hoyos was under water tagging sharks when one of them turned on him
19 Feb 2026,40 mins
The couple who foiled New Zealand's biggest drugs plot
An ordinary couple foiled the country's biggest drugs deal, all by doing a good deed
18 Feb 2026,40 mins
Kangaroo Dundee: I gave it all up to become a 'kangaroo mum'
Chris "Brolga" Barns fell in love with joeys and built an orphan kangaroo sanctuary
17 Feb 2026,40 mins
From teenage grief to comedy - and a love letter to Mum
When Ollie Maddigan's mum died, he blamed himself - until he started to write about it
16 Feb 2026,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: A day at the office
Stories of the highs, lows and weird quirks of the workplace everyone loves to hate
13 Feb 2026,40 mins
Forget Cool Runnings: Inside the real Jamaican bobsled team
Devon Harris made history at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Jamaica’s first bobsleigh team
12 Feb 2026,40 mins
The reluctant revival of a Lebanese folk singer
Rogér Fakhr survived civil war by making music, but it would take years to share his past
11 Feb 2026,40 mins
I had to fight for my life and learn to dance again
A devastating car crash threw Marc Brew's life and dancing career into jeopardy
10 Feb 2026,40 mins
I bought Macclesfield FC while drunk and it saved my life
When Rob Smethurst was gripped by addiction, building a football club helped him get out
09 Feb 2026,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The boyband edition
Three stories of slick harmonies and choreographed moves – and the real lives behind them
06 Feb 2026,40 mins
Rescuing my twin, the famous artist we might never have known
True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives
05 Feb 2026,40 mins
How searching for the missing, led me back to my roots
When a friend goes missing, Haley Omeasoo leans on her forensics skills to help.
04 Feb 2026,40 mins
Being Skepta’s Mum: Raising a rap icon
Ify Adenuga had very strict parents. As a mum she rewrote the rulebook, nurturing a star
03 Feb 2026,44 mins
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