True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.
World Service,·4417 episodes
Violinist Min Kym was at the height of her career when her priceless violin was stolen
15 Jul 2020,·40 mins
Dr Jane Goodall's work with chimps has revolutionalised our understanding of primates
14 Jul 2020,·44 mins
As a boy, Ishmael Beah was forced to kill. How do you turn a soldier back into a child?
13 Jul 2020,·44 mins
Blood, gold and secrets at the Olympic pool
11 Jul 2020,·26 mins
When Sam Mills became a carer for her schizophrenic father, fiction became her lifeline
09 Jul 2020,·44 mins
Born into folk music royalty Rufus took special inspiration from his mum Kate McGarrigle
08 Jul 2020,·40 mins
Extraordinary personal stories from around the world
07 Jul 2020,·44 mins
To celebrate Outlook's birthday, we're hearing from listeners with stories of their own
06 Jul 2020,·44 mins
An Ecuadorian DJ's quest to unravel a decades-old family mystery
04 Jul 2020,·26 mins
Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor. When her dad got ill her work became personal
02 Jul 2020,·44 mins
Lien de Jong was a Jewish child who hid during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands
01 Jul 2020,·40 mins
When Roman Dial's son disappeared in Costa Rica, he set out to find him
30 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Dagmar Turner played to prevent any damage to her violin skills
29 Jun 2020,·44 mins
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27 Jun 2020,·26 mins
Ian Powell is a climbing hold designer who rebuilt his life after years of drug addiction
25 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Magicians who used their craft to overcome social awkwardness, sexism and bullying
24 Jun 2020,·40 mins
Antonio Roncolato was one of the last survivors to escape London’s Grenfell Tower fire
23 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Carina Hoang and her siblings ended up stranded on an island in the South China Sea
22 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Crohn's disease has hampered the world-famous magician all his life
20 Jun 2020,·26 mins
Hamed Amiri’s family fled from Afghanistan to get a heart operation for his brother
18 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Alex Lacamoire collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the epic sound of Hamilton
17 Jun 2020,·40 mins
How one couple travelled across the world to meet their baby son
16 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Robert Bilott's case for a farmer became a fight for 70,000 people
15 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Freya Lewis has rebuilt her life after the attack at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017
13 Jun 2020,·26 mins
After 17 years in prison Marty Tankleff has been sworn in as a lawyer.
11 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Victor Vescovo and John Ramsay explored the deepest points of the world's five oceans.
10 Jun 2020,·40 mins
MJ Johnson has an award winning beard, but due to coronavirus its days might be numbered
09 Jun 2020,·44 mins
The clerical error that allowed two women to make LGBT history in Costa Rica.
08 Jun 2020,·44 mins
Meet Inge Ginsberg: Holocaust survivor, Hollywood composer and heavy metal grandma
06 Jun 2020,·26 mins
Thierry Durand set up the only dedicated covid-19 hospital in the city of Aden.
04 Jun 2020,·44 mins
