Outlook

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

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The human cannonball family
David 'Cannonball Smith' made history being fired out of a cannon - now his kids do it too
26 Nov 2025,40 mins
Ash Atalla and The Office: how I started a TV phenomenon
The award-winning TV producer on the pitch that brought him global success
25 Nov 2025,40 mins
Lee Miller’s secret lives made it hard for her to be my mum
Antony Penrose’s mother didn’t talk about her war work; he found out why after she died
24 Nov 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The butterfly effect
A kaleidoscope of stories where the flap of tiny wings sparks a hurricane of emotions
21 Nov 2025,40 mins
The artist-adventurer who paints in extreme conditions
Artist Tony Foster treks to remote locations to paint the world’s wildest landscapes
20 Nov 2025,40 mins
Miriam Toews: A loud voice in a town once ruled by silence
How the author used her strict Mennonite upbringing to tell its unspoken stories
19 Nov 2025,40 mins
The US twins who built their dream anime studio in Japan
Arthell Isom left the US for Tokyo to work with his hero and fulfil a childhood pact
18 Nov 2025,40 mins
The ‘rebel’ teenager Franco tried to silence
Mariona was one of thousands of women locked up in a convent for defying a dictator
17 Nov 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Heavens above
A galaxy of personal stories which might lead you to see the sky in a whole new way
14 Nov 2025,40 mins
The poet carving a place in a quieter world
Diagnosed with deafness aged six, Raymond Antrobus found an outlet through his poetry
13 Nov 2025,40 mins
The self-taught forensic artist who helps capture criminals
Lois Gibson turns witness memories into sketches that have helped solve over 1000 crimes
12 Nov 2025,40 mins
The award-winning Aboriginal author who gives her prize money away
Melissa Lucashenko discovered her Bundjalung heritage as a teen - and began to write
11 Nov 2025,40 mins
How Paramore’s singer revived her grandad’s lost album
Grandpa Rusty nurtured Hayley Williams’ musical dreams – now, she’s returning the favour
10 Nov 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Earth, Wind and Fire
An elemental exploration down into caves, up in a hot air balloon, and a fiery spirit
07 Nov 2025,40 mins
Folklore, music and me: my chart-topping lullabies
Hafdís Huld's lullabies captivated Iceland and made music history
06 Nov 2025,40 mins
The oil industry took my dad, but also helped me grieve
Shane Gorman lost his father in the Piper Alpha disaster, when an oil rig exploded
05 Nov 2025,40 mins
Dirty Dancing: The real-life 'Baby' Hollywood pushed aside
Eleanor 'Baby' Bergstein's film was inspired by her teen years, but studios rejected it
04 Nov 2025,40 mins
The near-death experience that created a clown
Gaby Muñoz had no idea that a surgery gone wrong would lead her to her life's passion
03 Nov 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The Halloween edition
From the ghosts of Laos to a freaky musical and real-life creatures of the night
31 Oct 2025,40 mins
Trapped underground: My 54-hour cave rescue
When George Linnane fell in a cave, it was the start of the UK's longest rescue
30 Oct 2025,40 mins
Solving the ‘heist of the century’
When diamonds worth $100m were stolen, Patrick Peys faced the biggest case of his career
29 Oct 2025,40 mins
Tim Berners-Lee: The man who dreamed of a World Wide Web
The web's inventor on the unique life that inspired a tech revolution
28 Oct 2025,40 mins
The lost boy who made a home on my sofa
Youth worker, Nicolas Lunabba had one rule: don’t get attached — then Elijah moved in
27 Oct 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Sugar Rush
Four irresistibly sweet stories of connection all featuring scandalous amounts of sugar
24 Oct 2025,40 mins
Fatima Whitbread: From abandoned baby to world champion
How javelin great Fatima Whitbread found a mother and a coach in one person
23 Oct 2025,40 mins
Punjabi disco: The mother and son behind a lost cult album
Kuljit and Mohinder Bhamra made a record in the 1980s that kick-started a musical genre
22 Oct 2025,40 mins
Stabbed as a boy and becoming a poet for a lost generation
'The Gen Z poet' Dan Whitlam survived a violent attack aged 16, he now writes about love
21 Oct 2025,40 mins
The baby-dinosaur hunter who ended up in Hollywood
Jack Horner inspired a character in Jurassic Park after the dino discovery of a lifetime
20 Oct 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Why did the chicken...
…Cross the ocean, inspire a Disney princess, and become a secret recipe for success?
17 Oct 2025,40 mins
The Iraqi orphan now making music with the stars
How Emmanuel Kelly’s childhood dream of performing with Coldplay came true
16 Oct 2025,40 mins