Australian Story - Season 15

Australian Story - Season 15

Season 15

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DatesJan 8, 2010 - Nov 8, 2010
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Episodes

Summer Series Edition - Doctor in the House
Season 15Episode 130 min

Summer Series Edition - Doctor in the House

Dr Michael Buist is an intensive care specialist with a unique perspective from both sides of the hospital curtain who's now emerged as a world leader in the push to improve patient care.
Jan 8, 2010
Summer Series Edition - My Name is Jack
Season 15Episode 230 min

Summer Series Edition - My Name is Jack

Radio and TV personality Ian 'Dano' Rogerson and his wife Nicole gave up their home, careers and an exciting lifestyle for the love of their son, Jack.
Jan 15, 2010
Summer Series Edition - The Big Deal
Season 15Episode 330 min

Summer Series Edition - The Big Deal

Ric Richardson is an inventor who took on the might of Microsoft and scored a remarkable victory.
Jan 21, 2010
Summer Series Edition - Fly with Me
Season 15Episode 430 min

Summer Series Edition - Fly with Me

Dylan Parker makes and flies paper planes and he has become one of the very best in the world.
Jan 28, 2010
Summer Series Edition - Unfinished Business
Season 15Episode 530 min

Summer Series Edition - Unfinished Business

Ian Conway is a man determined to make a difference. Twenty years ago he made a promise to an Aboriginal elder. It was a big promise and for years he was haunted by the fact that he hadn't delivered.
Feb 3, 2010
The Story of Samuel
Season 15Episode 630 min

The Story of Samuel

Behind the scenes Red Symons and his family have been on a journey with their eldest son Samuel that no one could wish for.
Feb 8, 2010
Something in the Water - Part 1
Season 15Episode 730 min

Something in the Water - Part 1

A GP, a group of oyster farmers and a Sydney scientist banded together to investigate mysterious water quality issues in one of the most beautiful areas of Tasmania.
Feb 15, 2010
Something in the Water - Part 2
Season 15Episode 830 min

Something in the Water - Part 2

The compelling conclusion to our story about a GP and a Sydney scientist who teamed up to investigate a water contamination issue near Tasmania's famous Bay of Fires.
Feb 22, 2010
Watch Over Me
Season 15Episode 930 min

Watch Over Me

As a little boy, Glenn Scott dreamed of becoming a motorcycle champion… just like his heroes Mick Doohan and Casey Stoner.
Mar 1, 2010
When Words Fail
Season 15Episode 1030 min

When Words Fail

Young Sydney musician Lachlan McCarthy's determination to escape the twin demons of poverty and a tragedy involving his father, sees him become the first in his family to finish high school and go to university.
Mar 8, 2010
Becoming Jangala
Season 15Episode 1130 min

Becoming Jangala

From Perth policeman to a life of high fashion and celebrity in New York, Russell James is one of the world's most influential fashion photographers who is now working in Australia on an art collaboration with Aboriginal artist Clifton Bieundurry.
Mar 15, 2010
Call of the Wild
Season 15Episode 1230 min

Call of the Wild

Emerging from a troubled childhood, self-made coffee millionaire, Kenton Campbell has led a life of extremes. He fulfilled the 'rags to riches' American dream here in Australia, only to find that success left him empty.
Mar 22, 2010
The Night Before Christmas
Season 15Episode 1330 min

The Night Before Christmas

Graham Stafford served almost fifteen years in jail for a crime he has always claimed he did not commit. Since his release four years ago, he has continued to argue his innocence and seek redress from the legal system that incarcerated him.
Mar 29, 2010
Children of a Lesser God
Season 15Episode 1430 min

Children of a Lesser God

Tara Winkler was just twenty-two when she established the Cambodian Children's Trust in Cambodia. She is now 'mother', mentor and older sister to twenty-seven orphans, some as young as two.
Apr 5, 2010
Dumb and Dumber
Season 15Episode 1530 min

Dumb and Dumber

It was hailed as possibly the most inept bank robbery of all time and it made headlines around the world. One of the robbers, Anthony Prince, is back home in Byron Bay, much chastened and speaking for the first time...
Apr 12, 2010
In My Little Town
Season 15Episode 1630 min

In My Little Town

Two years ago the harmony of rural life in a small township in Central Victoria was ripped apart after a fatal car accident involving five young friends.
Apr 19, 2010
Woman on a Mission
Season 15Episode 1730 min

Woman on a Mission

Until last year, Meagen Nay was known as the 19 year old swimmer treading the same path as her Olympian father, Robert. Then fate dealt a second tragic blow in an already painful life story...
Apr 26, 2010
Mad World
Season 15Episode 1830 min

Mad World

Chris 'Douggs' McDougall - free spirit, thrill-seeker or lawbreaker? This BASE jumping pioneer challenges convention and embodies the true definition of 'fearless'.
May 3, 2010
Proof of Life
Season 15Episode 1930 min

Proof of Life

In August 2008, Bundaberg photojournalist Nigel Brennan was kidnapped in Somalia, along with Canadian reporter Amanda Lindhout. Last year, the Brennan family became players in the shadowy world of international kidnap and ransom.
May 10, 2010
Sting in the Tale
Season 15Episode 2030 min

Sting in the Tale

The murder of one of Australia’s foremost bee experts, Tony Knight, baffled police until a fortuitous event exposed a suspect with a sinister motive.
May 17, 2010
The Blue Beret - Part 1
Season 15Episode 2130 min

The Blue Beret - Part 1

Part One charts the remarkable in combat experiences of highly decorated female soldier, Matina Jewell, but raises serious concerns about the conditions she faced when wearing the blue beret as a UN peacekeeper.
May 24, 2010
The Blue Beret - Part 2
Season 15Episode 2230 min

The Blue Beret - Part 2

Part Two explores the ongoing battle Matina Jewell faced at home in Australia once it became clear her days as a career soldier were over.
May 31, 2010
The Company of Men
Season 15Episode 2330 min

The Company of Men

When Dianne Brimble died mysteriously aboard the Pacific Sky cruise liner in 2002, her family was left to mourn the loss of a beloved mother, wife, sister and daughter. It also began a seven and a half year battle for answers by the two men who had shared her life.
Jun 7, 2010
Heaven Sent
Season 15Episode 2430 min

Heaven Sent

Peter Roberts, an accomplished musician, gave up a lucrative career as a businessman to retrain overseas at his own expense to become Australia's only music thanatologist.
Jun 14, 2010
She Who Waits
Season 15Episode 2530 min

She Who Waits

With prescient timing, an in depth look at the woman who has just made history by becoming Australia’s first female Prime Minister.
Jun 21, 2010
Pay It Forward
Season 15Episode 2630 min

Pay It Forward

'Pay it Forward' is a marvellously inspirational tale of sportsmanship, mentoring and redemption across three generations of Australian Rules Football. At the centre of it all is a young man called David Conway.
Jun 28, 2010
Ticket to Tigray
Season 15Episode 2730 min

Ticket to Tigray

Wanting to build a better world and keen to offer his skills as a water technician, Shane Dolan signed up with Community Aid Abroad and embarked for the war torn province of Tigray, in Ethiopia.
Jul 5, 2010
Blowing in the Wind
Season 15Episode 2830 min

Blowing in the Wind

Kiff Saunders had spent most of his professional life airborne at the helm of a hot air balloon. But despite the heights of his success, he was becoming increasingly disenchanted with the air up there.
Jul 10, 2010
Mum's the Word
Season 15Episode 2930 min

Mum's the Word

After her oldest son announced that he was gay, Shelley Argent was spurred to action. Now she's the national spokesperson for the international organisation PFLAG and a 'gay icon' in her own right...
Jul 19, 2010
It's a Long Way There
Season 15Episode 3030 min

It's a Long Way There

Glenn Wheatley is an undisputed legend of the entertainment industry. He's guided the careers of huge stars like John Farnham, Delta Goodrem and the Little River Band.
Jul 26, 2010
Unfathomable - Part 1
Season 15Episode 3130 min

Unfathomable - Part 1

It's seven years since a young American bride, Tina Watson, died during a honeymoon scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. Her husband Gabe was accused of murder and was eventually convicted and jailed for manslaughter.
Aug 2, 2010
Unfathomable - Part 2
Season 15Episode 3230 min

Unfathomable - Part 2

The conclusion to our story about young American bride Tina Watson who died seven years ago during a honeymoon dive trip on the Great Barrier Reef.
Aug 9, 2010
Our New Selection
Season 15Episode 3330 min

Our New Selection

Van Rudd is an artist who ran in Julia Gillard's seat as an independent backed by the new but tiny Socialist Revolutionary Party.
Aug 16, 2010
Labor of Love
Season 15Episode 3430 min

Labor of Love

From homeless teenager to the youngest ever leader of Australia's oldest union, Paul Howes is living a life accelerated.
Aug 23, 2010
Hit the Road Jack
Season 15Episode 3530 min

Hit the Road Jack

Jack Heath shocked his family and friends by turning his back on a promising political career to establish an innovative not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting and inspiring troubled youth.
Aug 30, 2010
Into the Forest
Season 15Episode 3630 min

Into the Forest

Fourteen years ago Ivan Milat was convicted of one of Australia's most infamous serial killings. His victims were seven young backpackers whose bodies were found in the Belanglo State Forest, south of Sydney.
Sep 6, 2010
Prisoner of War - Part 1
Season 15Episode 3730 min

Prisoner of War - Part 1

Working in Afghanistan and Iraq for Time Magazine and then CNN, Michael Ware willingly went where no other reporter could or would.
Sep 13, 2010
Prisoner of War - Part 2
Season 15Episode 3830 min

Prisoner of War - Part 2

In this compelling conclusion, Michael Ware reveals the real cost to his psyche of all that he's witnessed for so long.
Sep 20, 2010
The Wronged Man - Part 1
Season 15Episode 3930 min

The Wronged Man - Part 1

Andrew Mallard was a young man living homeless on the streets of Perth when he was charged with the murder of Pamela Lawrence. He was convicted of her murder in 1995.
Sep 27, 2010
The Wronged Man - Part 2
Season 15Episode 4030 min

The Wronged Man - Part 2

The conclusion to the story of Andrew Mallard who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Perth woman Pamela Lawrence in 1995.
Oct 4, 2010
Animal Farm
Season 15Episode 4130 min

Animal Farm

Jan Cameron has channelled her formidable energies and bank balance towards a new cause in the hope she can influence the way factory farmed animals are treated in Australia.
Oct 11, 2010
Woman on a Mission
Season 15Episode 4230 min

Woman on a Mission

Fresh off the plane from the Delhi, Meagen Nay updates our original program to explain how success has changed her...
Oct 18, 2010
You're the Voice
Season 15Episode 4330 min

You're the Voice

An intimate profile of the enigmatic Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu featuring behind the scenes footage shot by filmmaker Naina Sen, combined with interviews from his family and unofficial spokesperson Michael Hohnen.
Oct 25, 2010
The Farmer Wants a Life
Season 15Episode 4430 min

The Farmer Wants a Life

After coming out on a national TV reality show in 2006, David Graham is attempting to reconcile his sexuality with his desire to be a farmer, a father and a force within the National Party.
Nov 1, 2010
The Graduate
Season 15Episode 4530 min

The Graduate

When Kerry Tucker was jailed for seven years for theft and fraud she turned incarceration into an opportunity and is now a successful academic with a PhD and a job at a leading university...
Nov 8, 2010

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