Lives Less Ordinary
by BBC World Service
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 42 chart positions in 42 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Personal Journals#51M to 3M
- 🇦🇺AU · Personal Journals#51M to 3M
- 🇨🇦CA · Personal Journals#12300K to 1M
- 🇩🇪DE · Personal Journals#30100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Personal Journals#38100K to 300K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.1M to 3.5M🎙 Daily cadence·216 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3.8M to 12M🇬🇧26%🇦🇺26%🇨🇦9%+39 more - Active Followers
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1.1M to 3.5M
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Why I don't hate the person who tried to kill me
Jul 20, 2026
41m 53s
The prisoner who was forced to celebrate a World Cup victory
Jul 13, 2026
39m 06s
My father and the curse of the golden egg
Jul 6, 2026
40m 23s
I had a baby – then lost my memory, part 2
Jun 29, 2026
39m 11s
I had a baby – then lost my memory, part 1
Jun 22, 2026
41m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | terrorismradicalization+3 | Bjorn Ihler | Norwegian Labour PartyKhalifa Ihler Institute | — | Utøyaterror attacks+3 | — | 41m 53s | ||
| 7/13/26 | political activismhuman rights+4 | Miriam Lewin | Argentina's military dictatorshipBBC World Service | Buenos Aires | political prisonerArgentina+6 | — | 39m 06s | ||
| 7/6/26 | family businessjewelry+3 | Serena Kutchinsky | golden, diamond-encrusted eggHouse of Kutchinsky+1 | LondonBasel Art Fair | golden eggjewelry+6 | — | 40m 23s | ||
| 6/29/26 | memory lossrecovery+4 | Samina Ali | BBC World Service | CaliforniaIndia | pre-eclampsiabrain damage+5 | — | 39m 11s | ||
| 6/22/26 | memory lossmotherhood+4 | Samina Ali | BBC World Service | CaliforniaIndia+1 | pre-eclampsiacoma+4 | — | 41m 19s | ||
| 6/15/26 | death penaltyinnocence+4 | Juan Catalan | HBOLA Dodgers+1 | — | death rowwrongful conviction+5 | — | 39m 36s | ||
| 6/8/26 | kidnappingNorth Korea+4 | Hitomi Soga | BBC World Service | North KoreaJapan | kidnappingNorth Korea+5 | — | 33m 26s | ||
| 6/1/26 | crimetrauma+4 | Robert Ortiz | BBC World Service | — | bank robberyhostage+5 | — | 23m 52s | ||
| 5/25/26 | bank robberyhostage situation+4 | Michelle Renee | BBC World Service | — | bank robberyhostage+5 | — | 38m 56s | ||
| 5/18/26 | kangaroo rescuewildlife conservation+3 | Chris 'Brolga' Barns | BBCKangaroo Dundee+1 | Alice SpringsAustralia | kangaroojoeys+6 | — | 40m 12s | ||
| 5/11/26 | boxingimmigration+4 | Ramla Ali | BBC World Service | SomaliaUK+2 | boxingSomalia+5 | — | 40m 15s | ||
| 5/4/26 | adoptionfriendship+3 | Cassandra MadisonJulia Tinetti | BBC World Service | — | adoptiongenetic test+3 | — | 39m 43s | ||
| 4/27/26 | child soldiersKhmer Rouge+4 | Loung Ung | BBC World ServiceFirst They Killed My Father+2 | CambodiaUSA | Khmer Rougechild soldier+6 | — | 49m 51s | ||
| 4/23/26 | restorative justiceviolence+4 | Kate | BBC World Service | Florida, USA | restorative justiceAnn+6 | — | 24m 19s | ||
| 4/20/26 | identitybelonging+3 | Jackie McCarthy O’Brien | BBC World Service | — | Jackie McCarthy O’Brienidentity+5 | — | 39m 24s | ||
| 4/13/26 | identitychildhood+3 | Jackie McCarthy O’Brien | BBC World Service | Limerick, Ireland | mixed-raceindustrial school+3 | — | 39m 21s | ||
| 4/6/26 | parentingmusic+4 | Ify Adenuga | — | NigeriaLagos+1 | Ify AdenugaSkepta+5 | — | 21m 56s | ||
| 3/30/26 | filmmakingfamily dynamics+4 | Lloyd KaufmanLily-Hayes Kaufman | Troma EntertainmentPoultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead+1 | — | Lloyd KaufmanLily-Hayes Kaufman+6 | — | 38m 49s | ||
| 3/23/26 | adoptionidentity+4 | Andrew Lovell | M PeopleBBC World Service+1 | — | adoptionmixed-race+5 | — | 38m 59s | ||
| 3/16/26 | homelessnessmusic+3 | Francois Pierron | — | LondonSt Pancras train station+3 | homelesspiano+6 | — | 39m 22s | ||
| 3/9/26 | wildlifefamily+4 | — | BBC World ServiceFriel Kean Films | ScotlandHighlands | Herculesbear+6 | — | 40m 11s | ||
| 3/2/26 | Syriaactivism+4 | Loubna Mrie | Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria | SyriaTurkey | Syriaactivism+7 | — | 42m 36s |
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Chart history for Lives Less Ordinary
Peaked at #2 in South Africa, top 10 in 11 of 50 tracked markets, currently #2 in South Africa.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| KE | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| NG | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Australia | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Ireland | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| SG | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| PT | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| IS | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| TH | — | #10 | #10 | — |
| AE | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| Canada | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| Spain | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| CL | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| CH | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| HU | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| HK | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| AT | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| CZ | — | #19 | #19 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 42 markets.