Series 2017
41 episodes · Feb 6, 2017
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S22E1Adrenaline Brush
Feb 6, 201730mSophie Cape, a former elite downhill skier and track cyclist, survived death-defying injuries and extreme mental trauma to become one of the young "rock stars" of Australian art.
S22E2The Hardest Choice
Feb 13, 201730mThe Hardest Choice: After a series of heartbreaking decisions, Claudine and Dave Fitzgibbon take a leap of faith with pioneering surgery to improve their chances of having a healthy child.
S22E3Unchained Melody
Feb 20, 201730mAustralian singer-songwriter Melody Pool's journey through young love and heartbreak takes a surprising turn and threatens to derail a promising career.
S22E4Into Hot Water
Feb 27, 201730mUnderwater adventurer Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg leads a team that believes some of the world's great coral reefs can be saved from the threat of rising sea temperatures and climate change.
S22E5Getting Away With Murder
Mar 6, 201730mCould one of Australia's most notorious cold cases finally be solved? Two women investigate a chilling crime and discover a world of fear, favours and political intrigue.
S22E6On Borrowed Time
Mar 13, 201730mA young asylum seeker is released from immigration detention to return to her married life in the community. But she faces an uncertain future.
S22E7My Mother's Secret
Mar 20, 201730mBlindsided by her mother's shock suicide, newspaper columnist Nikki Gemmell's search for answers takes her down the rabbit hole of the euthanasia debate.
S22E8All For The Family
Mar 27, 201730mReigning world surfing champion Tyler Wright reveals how her campaign for the title was almost derailed when her brother Owen was seriously injured in a surfing accident.
S22E9Two Brothers
Apr 3, 201730mTwo brothers Mal and Mike Leyland were pioneers of outback documentary-making, first setting off to Central Australia in 1960. But after a failed tourist project, they fell out and never fully reconciled.
S22E10Breaking Good
Apr 10, 201730mPeter Lyndon-James is a former ice addict and criminal now running Australia's strictest drug rehabilitation centre. At Shalom House in Perth, addicts go cold turkey with surprising results.
S22E11The Story Of The Krait
Apr 24, 201730mA veteran's campaign to preserve a rickety little fishing boat, in which fourteen "Z Special" commandos undertook one of Australia's most audacious missions of WWII.
S22E12Channeling Mr Woo
May 1, 201730mChanneling Mr Woo: From a humble migrant background to internet stardom, maths teacher Eddie Woo is changing lives by providing free maths lessons worldwide on his Wootube site.
S22E13Splendour In The Grass
May 8, 201730mAs they work to regenerate their historic property of Wooleen in WA, newlyweds David Pollock and Frances Jones risk alienating their neighbours in the community where David grew up.
S22E14Candy Man (Part 1)
May 15, 201730mWith his award-winning script for Lion, Luke Davies has become one of Hollywood's most celebrated screenwriters. But he found success only after overcoming years of addiction and despair.
S22E15Candy Man (Part 2)
May 22, 201730mPart 2 of the story of Luke Davies - poet, novelist & Oscar-nominated screenwriter of the hit movie Lion - charts his recovery from heroin addiction & rise to becoming one of the most sought-after writers in Hollywood.
S22E16The Beat Goes On
May 29, 201730mWith country people dying of heart disease at a rate far greater than their city cousins Dr Rolf Gomes pioneered a mobile cardio clinic. Thanks to a mystery million-dollar benefactor he's now about to build another Heart Bus.
S22E17Murder By The Sea
Jun 5, 201730mThe brutal murder of young Sydney mother Lynette White in 1973 has baffled police for decades. Join Sydney homicide detectives as they re-open the investigation and hunt for a breakthrough.
S22E18I Am Sam
Jun 12, 201730mThe story of Sam Goddard and his family's efforts to help him following a series of strokes. They defied medical advice, travelled overseas for treatments & experimented with an illicit substance... with remarkable results.
S22E19Sins Of The Father
Jun 19, 201730mTwo years ago Vincent Shin became the first school-based lawyer in Australia, the job of his dreams. But when he discovered a court file involving his father, he was shaken to the core.
S22E20Shooting For The Stars
Jun 26, 201730mAs a child fleeing civil war in Africa, Mayor Chagai found solace in basketball. Now he's coaching a new generation of sporting champions among the Sudanese community in Sydney.
S22E21The Peacemaker
Jul 3, 201730mOssie Cruse has been healing divisions in this country for 50 years. Now in his 80s he's inspiring his community to re-establish an ancient pathway where Aborigines first reached out to white settlers.
S22E22Long Way From Home
Jul 10, 201730mWhen a 20-year-old backpacker is murdered during a working holiday in rural Australia her grieving mother uncovers a world of sexual, financial and psychological exploitation.
S22E23Long Way From Home (Part 2)
Jul 17, 201730mAfter her daughter is brutally murdered while on the 88-day farm-work scheme, English woman Rosie Ayliffe travels to backpacker hotspots in Australia to lobby for change.
S22E24My Son Sam
Jul 24, 201730mThe Sydney dad who defied convention and took his autistic teenage son backpacking across Africa. The results could revolutionise the study of autism.
S22E25Playing With Fire
Jul 31, 201730mSam Dastyari was the ALP's rising star until he was forced to resign from the Shadow Ministry last year over a political donations scandal. Tonight, the Senator speaks exclusively about lingering criticisms of his conduct.
S22E26The Bridge
Aug 7, 201730mShe jumped off a bridge to end her life only to wake up in the ER after a miracle survival. One woman's story of recovery and making the most of a second chance at life.
S22E27The Shape Shifters
Aug 14, 201730mSupermodel Robyn Lawley and her agent Chelsea Bonner take on the fashion industry to challenge its portrayal of the female form.
S22E28The Strong Man
Aug 21, 201730mGrant Edwards was once Australia's strongest man. But what he was exposed to as a top Federal Police Officer forced him to confront his own devastating vulnerability.
S22E29The Minister's Secret
Aug 28, 201730mRemembering Fiona Richardson, the Victorian Minister who passed away from breast cancer last week. The nation's first Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, she had her own traumatic experience of domestic abuse.
S22E30Beyond OK
Sep 4, 201730mThe extraordinary story behind R U OK? Day. After advertising executive Gavin Larkin started the suicide prevention movement, he found out he was anything but ok. Nine years on, his legacy continues to sustain his own family.
S22E31Modern Family
Sep 11, 201730mWhen partners John Guthrie & Dennis Cash decided to foster traumatised teenage girls, their friends thought they were crazy. But two decades later, the 'daughters' & 'Dads' have morphed into a remarkable 21st century family.
S22E32All The World's A Stage
Sep 18, 201730mStanding at just over a metre tall, Kiruna Stamell has knocked down every barrier in her way to forge a successful career as an actor and dancer.
S22E33Found In Translation
Sep 25, 201730mProfessor Tony Attwood has revolutionised our approach to Asperger's syndrome, credited with being a world expert in diagnosis and treatment and viewing it not as a condition to be 'fixed' but a gift to be valued.
S22E34Call Of The Wild
Oct 2, 201730mFormer Miss World Belinda Green found new meaning in life when she met veterinary surgeon Dr Howard Ralph, a man with an extraordinary devotion to saving native animals.
S22E35Paying It Forward
Oct 9, 201730mForty years ago, Waverley Stanley's life changed when a teacher saw something special in the young indigenous student & arranged a boarding school scholarship. Now Waverley is extending the same opportunity to others.
S22E36A Gentle Man
Oct 16, 201730mGo behind-the-scenes with boxing's Mr Nice Guy Jeff Horn, charting his meteoric rise from bullied teen to world champion. The unknown teacher shot to international fame in July after his surprise take-down of Manny Pacquiao.
S22E37End Game
Oct 23, 201730mSocceroos Coach Ange Postecoglou speaks his mind ahead of Australia's do-or-die World Cup qualifying matches against Honduras. Postecoglou confronts the critics of his strategy and addresses speculation about his future.
S22E38Balancing The Scales
Oct 30, 201730mFor 20 years, Elisha Rose has lived with the secret shame of having a multiple murderer for a father. Elisha became a lawyer and tried to atone for her father's sins through charity work, keeping her secret until now.
S22E39Behind The Mask - Mike Willesee (Part 1)
Nov 6, 201730mPart One of an exclusive look back at the life of legendary broadcaster Mike Willesee as he faces his greatest challenge - a diagnosis of throat cancer.
S22E40Behind The Mask - Mike Willesee (Part 2)
Nov 13, 201730mThe conclusion to the two-part special on broadcaster Mike Willesee as he faces his greatest challenge - a diagnosis of throat cancer.
S22E41Without Rhyme Or Reason
Nov 20, 201730mAn exclusive Australian Story investigation into the death of Justine Damond Ruszczyk, the Australian woman shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 to report a crime.