Outlook

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

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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
Why The Rocky Horror Show means so much to so many
Linus O’Brien on the legacy of the transgressive musical his father created
15 Oct 2025,40 mins
Enter the new dragon: The Bruce Lee of Afghanistan
Abbas Alizada copied his hero's kung fu moves - and look - and became an overnight star
14 Oct 2025,40 mins
The escape from Vietnam that tore my family apart
Doan made it onto one of the last helicopters from Saigon but her sister was left behind
13 Oct 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The one with Three Bears
The grizzly that slept in my bed, the beer-loving soldier bear, and other stories
10 Oct 2025,40 mins
Kurt Cobain loved our record so much he wore it out
Feminist punk band The Raincoats thought they were done, then along came a grunge icon
09 Oct 2025,40 mins
The Ugandan kids dancing their way to global fame
Ghetto Kids are going viral - how Kavuma Dauda turned street children into dancing stars
08 Oct 2025,40 mins
The social worker who has rescued over 200 trafficked women
Nirmala Walter raids Delhi’s red light district to rescue trafficked women and girls
07 Oct 2025,40 mins
Cesar Millan: The ‘dog boy’ who became the Dog Whisperer
Cesar Millan migrated illegally to the US and slept rough before becoming a TV sensation
06 Oct 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Saved by the bell
The teachers who went the extra mile and the students whose lives they transformed
03 Oct 2025,40 mins
The teen who captured era-defining portraits of reggae and punk
As a boy, Dennis Morris took some of Bob Marley and The Sex Pistols' most iconic shots
02 Oct 2025,40 mins
Murder in Moscow: What happened to my film star grandmother?
Chris Pouy investigates the murder of his babushka, famed Russian actress Zoya Fydorova
01 Oct 2025,40 mins
Life as a tennis pro: it's lonely at the bottom of the top
Conor Niland lifts the curtain on the surprising life of a professional tennis player
30 Sep 2025,40 mins
Sweet surprise: I found my birth mother in my local bakery
Vamarr and Lenore had a close bond for years without realising they were related
29 Sep 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Daughters of an actor, a mime and a prince
The daughters of three famous fathers, on how their paternal relationships shaped them
26 Sep 2025,40 mins
One suitcase, three kids: a broke scientist pursues a dream
Once a homeless single mum, Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu is now a nanomedicine pioneer
25 Sep 2025,40 mins
The rare butterfly that led me to my father
Rena Effendi’s search for her mysterious father and the elusive butterfly named after him
24 Sep 2025,40 mins
A womb between us: The transplant that changed two lives
When Cheryl gave her uterus to Chelsea, they formed a bond that goes beyond biology
23 Sep 2025,40 mins
Zarna Garg: The rise of an ‘unstoppable’ comedy star
Once a homeless teen in Mumbai, now Zarna Garg’s a top comedian, touring with Tina Fey
22 Sep 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: Between the ears
The magic of the grey matter inside our heads including a Uruguayan "super brain"
19 Sep 2025,40 mins
How an imaginary soul superstar finally found his audience
A box of fake records led Dori Hadar to track down a fictional funk and soul legend
18 Sep 2025,40 mins
Mountain-climbing ‘miracle doctor’ who learned to read at 16
Polio as a baby left Dr Li Chuangye unable to stand up – but he loves climbing mountains
17 Sep 2025,40 mins
The Russians who spied for Ukraine
We fled to Ukraine, we wanted this to be our homeland, we had to help the Ukrainian army
16 Sep 2025,40 mins
I sent three innocent teenagers to prison for life
Ron Bishop says police forced him to tell lies on the witness stand during a murder trial
15 Sep 2025,40 mins
Outlook Mixtape: The musical
Songs of Soweto’s ‘Lion King’, secrets of a ghost singer and Les Mis in a Taliban prison
12 Sep 2025,40 mins
Hold Fast! 4. I want to hug a cow
Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur
11 Sep 2025,40 mins
Hold Fast! 3. No better mirror than the sea
Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur
10 Sep 2025,40 mins
Hold Fast! 2. The world as you know it no longer exists
Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur
09 Sep 2025,40 mins
Hold Fast! 1. Signs from the Universe
Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship Avontuur
08 Sep 2025,40 mins