BBC World Service - Lives Less Ordinary

Bringing the Muppets to Moscow

Natasha Lance Rogoff’s daunting task of making Sesame Street in post-Soviet Russia

Amjed’s determined to teach kids in Gaza to swim no matter how many pools he has to build

Sergiy Ivanchuk dreamed of stardom, before he was shot in the chest by Russian soldiers

When Greenlander Helene Thiesen was just seven, two Danish men came to take her away

Rejected by family and society, Alina Khan carved her own path to big screen fame

In the ring, Blair finds calm amidst the chaos of his life

From Beverly Hills to hiding from the law with his dad, Blair’s seen it all

A baby left in a car, another in a telephone box. It would take decades to find out why

Fergal Keane's work as a war correspondent was destroying him, but he couldn't stop

From convent to marriage to factory floor, Thivya will stand up for herself, and you