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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The journalist who took down a billion-dollar company contributed by Lukas · Dec 30, 2024
The cricket star who learned to fly contributed by Lukas · Dec 23, 2024
The bullet that ended our friendship contributed by Lukas · Dec 16, 2024
After doomsday: I outgrew a cult and became a professor contributed by Lukas · Dec 9, 2024
Naked and alone: the comedian trapped in a reality TV show contributed by Lukas · Dec 2, 2024
How my mysterious childhood became a best-selling novel contributed by Lukas · Nov 25, 2024
The sports scandal scoop that almost destroyed me contributed by Lukas · Nov 18, 2024
Saved by goats after my fall from the sacred mountain contributed by Lukas · Nov 11, 2024
Looking for my son for 58 years, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Nov 4, 2024
Looking for my son for 58 years, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Oct 28, 2024
The Wicker Man: Learning to love the film that broke us contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2024
"He counted 3, 2, 1 – then stabbed me in the heart" contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2024
The US’s first black astronaut trainee reaches space at 90 contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2024
Love, grief, and an AI chatbot contributed by Lukas · Sep 29, 2024
A love story and a battle cry in the Ecuadorian rainforest contributed by Lukas · Sep 22, 2024
The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 2 contributed by Lukas · Sep 15, 2024
The boy who hid from Nazis in the woods, part 1 contributed by Lukas · Sep 8, 2024
Never ever give up: how Diana Nyad swam from Cuba to Florida contributed by Lukas · Sep 1, 2024
The hungry boy who devoted his life to muscle contributed by Lukas · Aug 25, 2024
Buddhist chants and Ibiza trance: A Spanish boy’s odyssey contributed by Lukas · Aug 18, 2024
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Charts

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🇿🇦 #20 · 🇳🇿 #25 · 🇮🇩 #27 · 🇮🇪 #41 · 🇮🇳 #52 · 🇬🇧 #61 · 🇨🇱 #62 · 🇪🇸 #65 · 🇦🇺 #66 · 🇵🇭 #72 · +18 more

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About

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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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Rankings

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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 #65 Apple
Chart records
First charted2025-08-20
Best ever#36 on Apple Podcasts (New Zealand) · 2025-08-26
Days on chart139
Countries now1
CategoriesSociety & Culture