Lives Less Ordinary

Outlook Weekend: Planes, Trains and Getaway Cars


Listen Later

Planes: In October 1972, Pedro Algorta was a 21-year-old student living in Montevideo when he boarded a Uruguayan Air Force plane bound for Chile. The fate of the 45 people on that small plane has inspired countless books, documentaries and a Hollywood film. More than 40 years later, Pedro decided to tell his story.
Trains: In August 2015, Californian airman Spencer Stone was enjoying the holiday of a lifetime. The 23-year-old was with a couple of friends travelling around Europe by train. One Friday evening they were making their way from Amsterdam to Paris. As the train was crossing the border into France a man was emerging from a toilet cubicle with an assault rifle and a backpack full of ammunition. What happened next turned Spencer into an international hero.
Getaway Cars: Georgia Durante was once one of the most photographed women in America. No one suspected that while she was working as a model in 1970s New York, she was also a getaway driver for the mafia.
Image: Car driving over the speed limit is flashed by speed camera.
Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Lives Less OrdinaryBy BBC World Service

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

469 ratings


More shows like Lives Less Ordinary

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,760 Listeners

From Our Own Correspondent by BBC Radio 4

From Our Own Correspondent

370 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,060 Listeners

Woman's Hour by BBC Radio 4

Woman's Hour

410 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,518 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,797 Listeners

Witness History by BBC World Service

Witness History

966 Listeners

The History Hour by BBC World Service

The History Hour

589 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,862 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,073 Listeners

Desert Island Discs by BBC Radio 4

Desert Island Discs

2,092 Listeners

The Food Chain by BBC World Service

The Food Chain

350 Listeners

File on 4 Investigates by BBC Radio 4

File on 4 Investigates

40 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

737 Listeners

The Audio Long Read by The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

840 Listeners

People Fixing the World by BBC World Service

People Fixing the World

246 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,213 Listeners

The Missing Cryptoqueen by BBC Sounds

The Missing Cryptoqueen

1,073 Listeners

The Slow Newscast by The Observer

The Slow Newscast

175 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,037 Listeners

Life Changing by BBC Radio 4

Life Changing

69 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

57 Listeners

Strangers on a Bench by Tom Rosenthal

Strangers on a Bench

763 Listeners