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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Strangers to coworkers to friends to...sisters? contributed by Lukas · May 4

Taught to kill – my childhood under the Khmer Rouge contributed by Lukas · Apr 27

Bonus: Dear Daughter: Surviving my daughter's killing contributed by Lukas · Apr 23

I was taken as a baby…I didn’t know who I was, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Apr 20

I was taken as a baby, I didn’t know who I was, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Apr 13

Skepta’s Mum: How I raised a rap legend contributed by Lukas · Apr 6

Me, dad and the zombie chickens contributed by Lukas · Mar 30

Growing up black in a white family – the truth behind my birth contributed by Lukas · Mar 23

Music was my salvation: the homeless man and the piano contributed by Lukas · Mar 16

Hercules: the grizzly bear who became family contributed by Lukas · Mar 9

Sects, lies and videotape: a Syrian story, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Mar 2

Sects, lies and videotape: a Syrian story, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Feb 23

The couple who foiled New Zealand’s biggest drugs plot contributed by Lukas · Feb 16

I bought Macclesfield FC while drunk and it saved my life contributed by Lukas · Feb 9

Colm Tóibín: How an Irish boy with a stammer found his voice contributed by Lukas · Feb 2

The gay Kenyan boyband star who refused to be defeated contributed by Lukas · Jan 26

Laughter saved me: the comedian turning tragedy into comedy contributed by Lukas · Jan 19

Living a lie: discovering my dad faked who he was contributed by Lukas · Jan 12

Fatima Whitbread: from abandoned baby to world champion contributed by Lukas · Jan 5

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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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Current overall position by country · categories in 🇳🇿 New Zealand as of 2026-09-17

🇳🇿 New Zealand #196 Society & Culture #60 Apple

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First charted2025-08-20

Best ever#36 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-08-26

Days on chart139

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CategoriesSociety & Culture