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The penguin that followed a teacher home

Tom Michell on the lessons he learned from his adopted rescue bird

• 39 mins

Kidnapped at four: How I found my way home

A promise to return to his mother helped Antonio Salazar-Hobson through his darkest hours

• 41 mins

Why I wore iron underwear on Kabul’s busiest street

Kubra Khademi’s protest against sexual violence brought an Afghan street to a standstill

• 40 mins

Sex, love, Rock 'n' Roll... and The Sopranos

Robin Green went from being a 'clueless girl' to the only woman in the writers' room

• 40 mins

My way out of the woods

A corporate high-flyer lived in a forest after a spiral of debt, shame and secrecy

• 41 mins

Hold Fast! 1. Signs from the universe

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship the Avontuur

• 24 mins

Hold Fast! 2. I didn’t know the sea was so big

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship the Avontuur

• 18 mins

Hold Fast! 3. The world as you know it no longer exists

Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur

• 23 mins

Hold Fast! 4. Taking the biscuit

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur

• 17 mins

Hold Fast! 5. No better mirror than the sea

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship the Avontuur

• 25 mins

Hold Fast! 6. Unicorn poo

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship the Avontuur

• 18 mins

Hold Fast! 7. I want to hug a cow

Siobhán McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship the Avontuur

• 23 mins

Hold Fast! 8. Our duty is done

Siobhάn McSweeney tells the extraordinary story of sailing cargo ship The Avontuur

• 30 mins

Coming up in the new season of Lives Less Ordinary

A heads-up on some of the extraordinary stories to look forward to from September

• 3 mins

Sole survivor: Eight days in the jungle after my plane crashed

Annette Herfkens's romantic getaway ended in disaster

• 40 mins