Lives Less Ordinary

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Introducing a new season of five remarkable true stories in which love rises above prejudice, waits decades, crosses oceans and survives war. From India to Ital...

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Black, Korean, stateless: a Slickyboy’s American dream, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Sep 11, 2022
Black, Korean, stateless: A Slickyboy’s American dream, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Sep 4, 2022
I see my son in the Northern Lights contributed by Lukas · Aug 28, 2022
The brain tumour that taught me how to live contributed by Lukas · Aug 21, 2022
The family that went to war with a military dictatorship contributed by Lukas · Aug 14, 2022
How I fell in love with blindness contributed by Lukas · Aug 8, 2022
Nailed into a boat: Escaping Mao’s China contributed by Lukas · Jul 31, 2022
The legendary goalkeeper forced to pawn her gold medals contributed by Lukas · Jul 24, 2022
A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Jul 17, 2022
A poet in a Burundi war zone, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Jul 10, 2022
My husband thought I was an imposter contributed by Lukas · Jul 3, 2022
My dream holiday turned to horror contributed by Lukas · Jun 23, 2022
A family lost at sea contributed by Lukas · Jun 19, 2022
Giving birth as a hostage in Syria contributed by Lukas · Jun 12, 2022
Taking on the witch hunters contributed by Lukas · Jun 5, 2022
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 2 contributed by Lukas · May 29, 2022
Township lawyer v gold giants, part 1 contributed by Lukas · May 22, 2022
We need to talk about Carlo contributed by Lukas · May 15, 2022
You wanted me dead, but look at me now contributed by Lukas · May 8, 2022
Bike-riding bank robber, part 2 contributed by Lukas · May 1, 2022
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Introducing a new season of five remarkable true stories in which love rises above prejudice, waits decades, crosses oceans and survives war. From India to Italy, Syria to the Bahamas, and the UK to the US, these are unforgettable stories that reveal how love can survive against the odds, heal old wounds and transform lives forever.Lives Less Ordinary is a podcast from the BBC World Service that b...

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As of 2026-09-08, Lives Less Ordinary ranks #196 on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand, and appears on charts in 1 country.

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🇳🇿 New Zealand #196 Society & Culture #68 Apple
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First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#36 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-08-26
Days on chart139
Countries now1
CategoriesSociety & Culture