The Outlook Podcast Archive Podcast
Extraordinary first-person stories from around the world. An archive of Outlook podcasts from 2016-2022. For new episodes from the team, subscribe to Lives Less Ordinary.
Episodes to download
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Outlook Weekend: With a Gun to my Head
Sun 11 Dec 2016
Two jaw-dropping stories from a Khmer Rouge labour camp and a kidnapper's den in Nigeria.
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A Neighbour Killed My Parents
Thu 8 Dec 2016
Kenza Isnasni's parents were killed in an Islamophobic attack
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The reluctant death row executioner
Wed 7 Dec 2016
Frank Thompson used to oversee executions in the USA - he now campaigns against them.
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Creating tomorrow's African leaders
Tue 6 Dec 2016
Fred Swaniker from Ghana raised millions to train the next generation of African leaders.
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The fantasy life of a Turkish prisoner
Mon 5 Dec 2016
Turkish writer Burhan S枚nmez escaped into his imagination to cope with prison torture.
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Outlook Weekend: Playing For My Life
Sun 4 Dec 2016
A Pakistani squash star protected by snipers; a man in Uganda saving children with chess
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The man performing mime for 65 years
Thu 1 Dec 2016
Richmond Shepard claims to be the oldest mime artist in the US
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I Beat My Bullies with Cricket
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Vimal Kumar has defied his lower caste status by creating his own cricket team.
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The Tourist Who Tackled a Gunman on a Train
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Off duty US airman Spencer Stone risked his life to stop a French train attack.
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I Introduced Chess to Kampala's Slums
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Robert Katende has taught chess to children who cannot read or write
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Outlook Weekend: In My Element
Sun 27 Nov 2016
Water, fire, air and earth. Four stories of people in their element.
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My Kidnappers Called Me Mother
Thu 24 Nov 2016
Donu Kogbara was taken hostage in the Niger Delta in August 2015
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Zambian MP: I posed as a sex worker
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Princess Kasune went undercover to educate Zambia's truck drivers about HIV.
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The secret fraudster in my family
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Axton Betz-Hamilton vowed to find her identity thief - and made a shocking discovery.
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The UN Commander Haunted by Rwanda
Mon 21 Nov 2016
Peacekeeper Romeo Dallaire still struggles with what he witnessed in Rwanda's genocide.
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Outlook Weekend: Fighting Back
Sun 20 Nov 2016
Singer PJ Powers battles against a divided society and Melissa Dohme fights for her life
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The Murder Victim Who Refused To Die
Thu 17 Nov 2016
Melissa Dohme was viciously attacked and left for dead. Now she's found love.
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The Singer Who Defied Apartheid
Wed 16 Nov 2016
PJ Powers was the first white pop star to perform in Soweto at the height of apartheid
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Bodyguard for Moscow's Gay Scene
Tue 15 Nov 2016
Tapir is a bodyguard at LGBTQ events in Moscow which are regularly under threat
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Held by Somali Pirates for 4.5 years
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Shen Jui-chang was held hostage by pirates and ate scorpions and snakes to survive
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Outlook Weekend: My Secret Family
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Three powerful tales from women who discover the truth about their relatives.
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My dad's Djibouti double life
Thu 10 Nov 2016
Karen Guthrie thought she had an ordinary family until she uncovered her father's secret
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The band behind Bosnia's protest songs
Wed 9 Nov 2016
Dubioza Kolektiv, the band mixing elements of rock, reggae and traditional Balkan music.
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Monsters, miracles and hope
Tue 8 Nov 2016
The South African rape survivor who became an inspiration to women all over the world
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'Miracle Girl': Aircrash Sole Survivor
Mon 7 Nov 2016
Bahia Bakari was 13 when she survived an air crash which killed everyone else on board
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Outlook Weekend: Is it Really You?
Sun 6 Nov 2016
Two incredible personal stories of chance encounters and their life changing consequences
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Child Soldier's Fight for Her Daughter
Thu 3 Nov 2016
Yordanos Haile-Michael returned to Eritrea after 17 years to find her daughter
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My Mum Died Saving Nigeria from Ebola
Wed 2 Nov 2016
Bankole Cardoso's mother, Dr Ameyo Adadevoh, stopped the spread of ebola in Nigeria
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The Fashion Boss Who Built 700 Schools
Tue 1 Nov 2016
Pakistani businesswoman Seema Aziz uses her fashion empire to educate children
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Getting to Know My Father's Kidnapper
Mon 31 Oct 2016
The chance meeting in Beirut that helped journalist Sulome Anderson get closer to her dad
