S13 E1 • Hell or High Water

Ben Potts sailed into worldwide controversy when he boarded a Japanese harpoon boat in the Southern Ocean.

Première diffusion : 11 février 2008

S13 E2 • That's What Friends Are For

Fashion designers Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton (Sass and Bide) speak about the personal crisis that rocked their universe.

Première diffusion : 18 février 2008

S13 E3 • The Candidate

Nicole Cornes reveals the harrowing saga which was playing out behind the scenes of her public humiliation as the Labor Party's candidate for the seat of Boothby in Adelaide.

Première diffusion : 25 février 2008

S13 E4 • Nothing But the Truth

Charles Waterstreet is one of Sydney’s best known and most colourful barristers.

Première diffusion : 3 mars 2008

S13 E5 • Take It To The Limit

Speed skier and Paralympian gold medallist Michael Milton faces the supreme test of his life.

Première diffusion : 10 mars 2008

S13 E6 • None Shall Sleep

A mysterious death, determined ex cop Peter Goonan and one of the nation's oldest cold cases.

Première diffusion : 17 mars 2008

S13 E7 • Bomber And Roy

Like many Vietnam veterans, Bomber and Roy were traumatised by their experiences. After a chance meeting in a psychiatric ward three years ago, they teamed up to help deactivate landmines in Cambodia.

Première diffusion : 24 mars 2008

S13 E8 • Access All Areas

Legendary rock music promoter Michael Chugg reveals the quiet man behind his loud shirts and even louder voice.

Première diffusion : 31 mars 2008

S13 E9 • Father of the Man

Bob Irwin's been under intense pressure to respond to recent international and domestic media speculation about a family rift.

Première diffusion : 7 avril 2008

S13 E10 • It's A Beautiful Day

Jessica Disteldorf documented her journey with cancer by video diary capturing the raw, powerful and sometimes amusing twists and turns of her life.

Première diffusion : 14 avril 2008

S13 E11 • Woman Of Steel

Anne Skinner helps disabled people by teaching them the joy and healing powers of horse riding. But when tragedy struck, Cossack, a horse with a parallel journey of its own, came to the rescue.

Première diffusion : 21 avril 2008

S13 E12 • Friday's Child

Charmaine Dragun was a rising star who seemed to everything to live for - a brilliant career and secret plans to marry her boyfriend on her 30th birthday on Good Friday. But at 29, Charmaine Dragun drove to 'The Gap' in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and jumped to her death. She had been receiving treatment for depression and her family says she had recently changed her medication... The tragedy shocked all those who knew her. Her family, partner and close friends speak for the first time as part of the process of trying to make sense of what happened and in the hope that Charmaine’s story may help others.

Première diffusion : 28 avril 2008

S13 E13 • Some Meaning In This Life

A repeat of the Logie Award winning story of much admired singer and actor Belinda Emmett told through the eyes of her closest circle of family and friends.

Première diffusion : 5 mai 2008

S13 E14 • Show Of Force (1)

Australia has a proud history of entertainers visiting war zones to lift the morale of our troops. On the face of it, a tour of Afghanistan and Iraq would not appeal to everyone. But this program is about a group of entertainers who did step forward to sign up for the journey. They were rewarded with the ride of a lifetime.

Première diffusion : 12 mai 2008

S13 E15 • Show Of Force (2)

The team heads into Iraq to entertain the troops and experiences a frightening trip along the infamous Route Irish in Baghdad.

Première diffusion : 19 mai 2008

S13 E16 • The Sum Of Sam

A few years ago, 'Secret Life of Us' actor Samuel Johnson was one of the rising stars of the Australian film and TV industry. He was dubbed 'Mr Everywhere Man'. Then, as suddenly as he had appeared, he disappeared. Johnson's career and personal life went into well publicised free fall in 2005 after the final series of 'The Secret Life of Us'. In his first television interview since the sudden death of his girlfriend, Samuel Johnson talks about the turmoil of the last three years – and his life changing involvement with Open Family Australia, a charity that works with vulnerable young people. He was one of the key drivers of an Open Family project that recently took eleven young people on a retreat for a crash course in film-making and a journey of emotional self discovery and personal expression.

Première diffusion : 26 mai 2008

S13 E17 • Body And Soul

Body and Soul revisits the tense triangle involving Ash Falkingham, his mother and a stranger from half-way across the world, who wants one of his kidneys…

Première diffusion : 2 juin 2008

S13 E18 • Show No Mercy

Ironwoman Candice Falzon confronts her critics and reveals the personal cost of public ridicule.

Première diffusion : 9 juin 2008

S13 E19 • The Boy Next Door

When Jody Galante was reported missing in January 2006, her seemingly grief-stricken husband Mark appeared on national television pleading for help to find his young wife...

Première diffusion : 16 juin 2008

S13 E20 • Abby's Road

In 2006 Nicola and Jim Walker got the news every parent dreads. Their precious two-year-old daughter, Abby was diagnosed with leukaemia...

Première diffusion : 23 juin 2008

S13 E21 • The Waiting Room

Two years ago, the very different journeys of a brilliant doctor and her former patient collided tragically during a busy shift at a GP clinic in the Melbourne suburbs.

Première diffusion : 30 juin 2008

S13 E22 • William Tells

Acclaimed actor and author William McInnes turns the tables on Australian Story in an irreverent, 'behind the scenes' look at this own life and the filming process.

Première diffusion : 7 juillet 2008

S13 E23 • She's Not There

When Sally Robbins stopped rowing in the final of the Women's 8s in Athens, it started a controversy that continues to this day.

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2008

S13 E24 • No Man's Land

Raised by a strong single mum, educated in the radical university environment of the late seventies and groomed for success by a powerful man, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh now faces her toughest test.

Première diffusion : 21 juillet 2008

S13 E25 • The Money Shot

As the self-styled 'Prince of Paparazzi', Jamie Fawcett has established a prominent profile in a tough and often controversial business.

Première diffusion : 28 juillet 2008

S13 E26 • Looking For Kate

For someone who’s been on our TV screens every night for twenty years, little is known about two time Gold Logie winner and Most Popular Actress, Kate Ritchie.

Première diffusion : 4 août 2008

S13 E27 • This Boy's Life

Five years ago Australian Story featured the journey of Jenny Newman and her family. This program revisited the Melbourne grandmother to find that her worst fear is being realised.

Première diffusion : 11 août 2008

S13 E28 • It's Not Easy Being Green

Respected businessman Bill McHarg radically changed his direction in life to embark on a mission to save the planet.

Première diffusion : 18 août 2008

S13 E29 • Reality Bytes

Daniel Meadows lives his life on the internet. But when he ventured out into the real world for love, disaster struck.

Première diffusion : 25 août 2008

S13 E30 • Til Death Us Do Part

For three decades, Catherine Smith cared for her six children and put up with sadistic domestic violence that has been described as one of the most extreme examples ever witnessed in Australia.

Première diffusion : 1 septembre 2008

S13 E31 • The Finishing Line

John Maclean was a footballer and aspiring professional athlete when he was hit from behind by an eight-tonne truck 20 years ago.

Première diffusion : 8 septembre 2008

S13 E32 • The Girl Least Likely

Hannah Modra was beautiful, clever and popular. She came from a close-knit Melbourne family and was a committed Christian. But within the pages of her diary, she kept a secret that ultimately took her life.

Première diffusion : 15 septembre 2008

S13 E33 • A Piece Of Her Mind

Federal Labor MP Belinda Neal, speaks about the events of of the last few months, her reputation, and her marriage...

Première diffusion : 22 septembre 2008

S13 E34 • The Still Of The Night

Rebecka Delforce and Darren Stratti were primary school sweethearts. Life took them on different paths and when they met again as adults, they knew that they were meant to be together. But in June tragedy struck.

Première diffusion : 29 septembre 2008

S13 E35 • More Fireworks In The Family

Eight years ago, Australian Story profiled the Howard family and found it was a house divided with two brothers running rival businesses after a bitter family feud. Now we revisit the dynasty to find much has changed.

Première diffusion : 6 octobre 2008

S13 E36 • The Big Picture Man

After 40 years of either playing or coaching top level football, Kevin Sheedy was unceremoniously sacked as coach for Essendon Football Club in 2007. For the first time he talks candidly about leaving Essendon and the new goals he’s kicking.

Première diffusion : 13 octobre 2008

S13 E37 • A Sea Of Troubles

Merri Rose is a former politician who went from high school drop out, to cabinet minister, to prisoner in sensational circumstances. Despite what she calls her terror of being returned to jail, she is speaking out for the first time.

Première diffusion : 20 octobre 2008

S13 E38 • Fruit Of The Vine

Earlier this year a massive explosion in a Hunter Valley winery killed winemaker Trevor Drayton and another man. Unable to harvest any grapes, the family was unexpectedly saved by neighbours who came forward to harvest the crop.

Première diffusion : 27 octobre 2008

S13 E39 • A Letter From Richard Flanagan

Richard Flanagan is a Rhodes Scholar, an adventurer, and an internationally acclaimed author. But in his own home state of Tasmania, he’s been accused of treachery because of his environmental activism.

Première diffusion : 3 novembre 2008

S13 E40 • All The Boys In Town

Rick Grossman, bass player for the Hoodoo Gurus, assembled an all-star cast of Australian musicians to produce a blockbusting fund raising CD to help 'The Buttery', the northern NSW charity that helped him recover from heroin addiction.

Première diffusion : 10 novembre 2008