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Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
Episode 41 : Under Her Spell
November. 12,2012
Zelie Bullen is a former stunt woman, turned world renowned animal trainer who trained Abraham, the lead horse in Steven Spielberg's movie 'War Horse'.
Episode 40 : Dreams from My Mother
November. 05,2012
Oscar-nominated actress Diane Cilento left Hollywood at the height of her fame to pursue more creative and spiritual endeavours. Her most enduring love was a theatre she created in the middle of the North Queensland rainforest.
Episode 39 : A Man of His Word
October. 29,2012
Veteran print reporter Malcolm Brown has covered some of the biggest stories of the last four decades, but now finds himself somewhat out of step with the times in an industry caught on the cutting edge of the digital revolution.
Episode 38 : The Year of Living Famously
October. 22,2012
Ben Lewin and Judi Levine are two film-makers whose latest film 'The Sessions' has received considerable acclaim and is now being tipped as an Academy Awards contender.
Episode 37 : The Slam (Part 2)
October. 15,2012
Part two follows Laver through his marriage to an older American divorcee, raising children, battling a near catastrophic stroke and his return to Australia in circumstances he describes as the supreme highlight of his life.
Episode 36 : The Slam
October. 08,2012
Exclusive with Rod Laver: the tennis legend is joined by family, friends and a line up of greats including Roger Federer.
Episode 35 : Leap of Faith
October. 01,2012
Li Cunxin - once one of the world's best known dancers - embarks on a high stakes return to the ballet world after 15 years as a stockbroker.
Episode 34 : Life After Puberty
September. 24,2012
Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja, the two young girls who starred in the 1981 Bruce Beresford film 'Puberty Blues', found fame and celebrity and looked set for big careers on screen...
Episode 33 : Alaska and Me
September. 17,2012
Twenty-seven year old John Cantor has devoted the past six years to trying to complete one of the toughest solo expeditions on earth - Brooks Range in Alaska.
Episode 32 : On Bicheno Beach
September. 10,2012
It's forty years since a 15 year old Shane Gould created a sporting sensation by winning three individual gold medals at the Munich Olympics.
Episode 31 : War Paint
September. 03,2012
Ben Quilty is an Archibald prize winning artist with a lifelong interest in concepts of masculinity - from youthful excesses with drugs, alcohol and fast cars to soldiers on the front line.
Episode 30 : Kicking the Habit
August. 27,2012
A recent High Court ruling all but ended the branding of cigarette packets in Australia. The decision and the woman behind it, Federal-Attorney General Nicola Roxon, have generated news headlines around the world.
Episode 29 : The Queen of Extreme
August. 20,2012
Torah Bright has lived in the United States since she was fifteen years old when she turned professional as a snowboarder. Since then, she's flown under the radar of many Australians. Her specialty is the half pipe – a winter Olympic event with a huge international following.
Episode 28 : Tatiana Is Dancing
August. 13,2012
Tanya Pearson has shaped the careers of hundreds of aspiring Australian dancers and at 75 continues to teach classical ballet full time.
Episode 27 : Her Natural Life
August. 06,2012
This program documents Annabelle Sandes' unlikely pathway from the fine art auction rooms of inner Sydney to whale conservation in the Kimberley.
Episode 26 : It Takes a Village
July. 30,2012
In 2001 Ian and Sandy Johnson adopted two orphaned children, Tigi and Frazer, from Ethiopia. Now with the children 12 and 15, we returned to find out how it's all worked out.
Episode 25 : Foolin' Around
July. 23,2012
Popular Country singer Beccy Cole has decided she is ready to tell audiences about a personal dilemma which has dogged her for more than ten years.
Episode 24 : Stranger on the Shore
July. 16,2012
Next week's program tells the story of a young woman unsettling her middle class Melbourne family by going out on a limb to 'adopt' a fourteen year old Afghan asylum seeker.
Episode 23 : Letters to the Editor
July. 09,2012
It's a time of unprecedented crisis in the newspaper industry. But this week's Australian Story is about a former big city journalist who's bucking the trend. James Clark had been living the dream in Paris when he decided to put his future, his relationship and the family sheep station on the line to chase his dream of running a little local newspaper in outback Cunnamulla.
Episode 22 : Her Hour Upon the Stage (Part 2)
July. 02,2012
This week, the conclusion to our story about Diana Bliss whose death earlier this year was reported around the world.
Episode 21 : Her Hour Upon the Stage (Part 1)
June. 25,2012
Part One of our two part special where friends and family of Diana Bliss tell her story and reveal the extent of the private torment behind the glittering existence.
Episode 20 : To Set Before a Queen
June. 18,2012
In the early hours of Sunday June 24, the unbeaten Black Caviar will take on Europe's best at Royal Ascot, in front of the Queen. This is the fascinating inside story of the making of Black Caviar, stretching back across the generations.
Episode 19 : The Voice
June. 11,2012
Gurrumul Yunupingu's haunting voice has captivated global audiences, most recently in London for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Episode 18 : Walking with Kate Mulvany
June. 04,2012
Actress and playwright Kate Mulvany has experienced more than most people do in a lifetime and speaks candidly about life's many challenges and explains how she found the energy and determination to return to the public spotlight.
Episode 17 : Turning the Tables
May. 28,2012
Jack Manning Bancroft, was just 19 when he started a plan to help disadvantaged kids finish school. Now at 26 he's one of Australia's youngest CEO's.
Episode 16 : According to Her Cloth
May. 21,2012
From international model via prison to toast of Australian fashion week as a new generation designer: Tovah Cottle.
Episode 15 : When We Were Racers
May. 14,2012
Triple world champion, Sir Jack Brabham became the first driver to be knighted for services to motorsport and the only Formula One driver to win a world title in a car of his own construction.
Episode 14 : Larger Than Life
May. 07,2012
Clive Palmer has been described as a generous giver, a national treasure and a major political force. He's also been labelled a billionaire mining magnate who has never mined, a human headline and a manipulator of the media.
Episode 13 : Return to Wooleen
April. 30,2012
Since Half a Million Acres aired, the Pollock's battle to save their property has attracted powerful supporters and a visit by natural landscape ecologist, Peter Andrews who has previously featured on Australian Story.
Episode 12 : The Razor's Edge
April. 23,2012
Risktaker, investigator and troublemaker: animal advocate Lyn White and the images that shocked a nation.
Episode 11 : Streets with No Names
April. 16,2012
Scott Neeson built a career as a top Hollywood movie executive but after a holiday in Cambodia, gave it all up and now works to help some of the poorest children there.
Episode 10 : A Done Deal
April. 09,2012
Ric Richardson is an inventor who took on the might of Microsoft and scored a remarkable victory.
Episode 9 : House Of Hancock
April. 02,2012
Another look at the 1997 classic story on Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart.
Episode 8 : Going Troppo
March. 26,2012
From teenage years marked by delinquency, expulsions from school and several brushes with the law, John Polson became a successful actor and went on to direct some of the world's best known TV dramas.
Episode 7 : Woman from Snowy River
March. 19,2012
Leigh Woodgate's journey from young mountain girl to shining racing star, through dark days of hospital and recovery to the triumphant joy of riding a horse for early morning track work.
Episode 6 : The Book of Daniel
March. 12,2012
Daniel Clarke at the age of ten, inspired by the late Steve Irwin, set out to raise funds to conserve habitat for orangutans in Indonesia.
Episode 5 : Half a Million Acres
March. 05,2012
David Pollock, a young man from remote Western Australia and Frances Jones, a young woman from the Melbourne suburbs, battle to save the historic grazing property Wooleen.
Episode 4 : By the Light of Stars
February. 27,2012
Yaron Lifschitz took a small, troubled circus company and turned it into an artistic triumph that now has the world applauding its daring and glamour.
Episode 3 : Mary and Me
February. 20,2012
Kath Evans was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to her brain and given only weeks to live. She attributes her sudden, extraordinary recovery to the then Blessed Mary MacKillop and the event was accepted by the Vatican as a miracle.
Episode 2 : Road to Nowhere (Part 2)
February. 13,2012
The conclusion to our story on Di Gilcrist and her fight for justice after her husband was killed in a hit-and-run cyclist incident.
Episode 1 : Road to Nowhere (Part 1)
February. 06,2012
Part 1 of our story on Di Gicrist, the woman taking on the big end of town and changing the face of justice in South Australia after her husband was killed in a hit-and-run cyclist incident.
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Season 29
The power of the personal. Compelling stories about real people that illuminate, entertain and inspire. Presented by Leigh Sales.
Season 21
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, Australian Story returns with more unique stories that provide an insight into Australian life with all its complexities and challenges.
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