Podcast Episodes

Jane Goodall: In her own words

This extra edition of Lives Less Ordinary is to remember the remarkable conservationist and primatologist Jane Goodall, who has died at 91. The life she lived alongside great apes revolutionised the …

Published on 11 hours ago

Sweet surprise: I found my birth mother in my local bakery

Vamarr Hunter always felt a special bond with the owner of his favourite local bakery — but never imagined she could be his long-lost birth mother.

Vamarr loved to visit the bakery in his home neighb…

Published on 4 days, 4 hours ago

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 and Amy Poehler.

Zarna Garg was in her 40s living in New York City when she went to an open mic night for the ver…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

I sent three innocent teenagers to prison for life

Ron Bishop was 14 when he says police forced him to make false statements on the witness stand during a 1984 murder trial. His testimony helped sentence three innocent teenagers to life in prison.

In …

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Cesar Millan: The ‘dog boy’ who became the Dog Whisperer

Cesar Millan is known for training dogs on TV. What’s less well-known is that he migrated illegally to the US from Mexico and slept rough before making his name.

For the past two decades, Cesar Milla…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed

How a romantic getaway ended in disaster.

Dutch financier Annette Herfkens boarded Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 in November 1992, embarking on what was meant to be a romantic break with her fiancé Will…

Published on 1 month ago

Coming up in the new season of Lives Less Ordinary

A heads-up on some of the extraordinary stories to look forward to from September - from a long-lost son, to the sole survivor of a plane crash, to Afghanistan’s answer to Bruce Lee. We're back with …

Published on 1 month ago

Hold Fast! 8. Our duty is done

As the Avontuur draws closer to Hamburg and its final port of call, the crew begin to reflect on what they’ve been through and what awaits them in their lives back on land. But first, there’s a party…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Hold Fast! 7. I want to hug a cow

After 188 days without setting foot on land, the Avontuur finally arrives in Horta, in the Azores. Before the crew can finally get off the ship, there are a few last hurdles to contend with. Ship’s c…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Hold Fast! 6. Unicorn poo

As the crew of the Avontuur fight their way out of the Gulf of Mexico and battle a hurricane that delays their journey back across the Atlantic, ship’s cook Giulia faces the spectre of food and gas s…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago