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Australian Story Season 2020 Episodes

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Season 2020 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - Series 2020 Growing Pains - Nathan Cavaleri

Nathan Cavaleri was seven years old when he found international fame as a prodigy on the blues guitar. Now at 38, he talks about the childhood stardom that both inspired and haunted him.

  

Episode 2 - Series 2020 Cradle of Life / To Russia with Love - John Grant-Thomson

In the season finale, Australian Story meets an 81-year-old inventor who's saved the lives of hundreds of premmie babies and checks in with the hilarious Dustyesky 'fake Russian' choir for a special Christmas performance.

  

Episode 3 - Series 2020 Lest We Forget: The Australian Experience of Spanish Flu

In the midst of the COVID lockdown, Australian Story undertook the ambitious task of delving through the archives and speaking to expert historians to produce the definitive piece on Spanish Flu. A special encore screening.

  

Episode 4 - Series 2020 A Matter of Minutes - Mick and Katharine O'Dowd

On Christmas Day two years ago Mick O'Dowd was feeling unwell. 24 hours later he was battling for his life. The life-affirming story of Mick and Katharine O'Dowd and the silent killer most people have never heard of.

  

Episode 5 - Series 2020 To His Door - Bradley Edwards

Serial killer Bradley Edwards hid in plain sight for nearly 25 years. Australian Story reveals the extraordinary twists and turns that led to police cracking the case and revisits the families of two of his victims.

  

Episode 6 - Series 2020 Fight For The Truth

An outback town, a newspaper in trouble and an unlikely saviour. Broken Hill is fighting to keep its century-old newspaper alive but can the Barrier Truth's owners and loyal community steer it through its toughest time yet?

  

Episode 7 - Series 2020 Finding Her Voice - Megan Washington

Singer Megan Washington went public with a 'shameful' secret six years ago and then stopped making music. In this update she describes the long road back to a new album and why the best art happens out of your comfort zone.

  

Episode 8 - Series 2020 About A Boy - Quaden Bayles

Quaden is a nine-year-old with dwarfism who just wants to fit in. When his Mum posted a video to social media of Quaden distraught after a tough day at school they could not have predicted what would unfold. They reveal how they triumphed over the trolls.

  

Episode 9 - Series 2020 To Catch a Stalker (Part 2) - Di McDonald

Desperate and alone in her 3-year battle against an obsessive stalker, Di McDonald meets young policewoman Beck Norris who takes on the case. Norris enlists the FBI profiler who caught the Unabomber. Can they finally bring Di's stalker to justice?

  

Episode 10 - Series 2020 To Catch a Stalker (Part 1) - Di McDonald

Di McDonald was told Max Gardiner was 'a good catch'. But when she ended their months-long relationship, he terrorised her for years. Determined not to let him break her, Di recounts the exclusive story of how she brought her stalker to justice.

  

Episode 11 - Series 2020 Keeping Up Appearances - Rory O'Donoghue

Rory O'Donoghue starred in the iconic TV comedy The Aunty Jack Show as the tights-wearing, cane-twirling Thin Arthur. He was hugely popular but off-stage Rory lived with a crippling secret that family and friends are only now ready to share. A warning that this program contains a reference to suicide.

  

Episode 12 - Series 2020 Breaking New Ground - Charles Massy

When drought almost sent him broke, fifth generation Cooma sheep farmer Charles Massy converted to regenerative agriculture to heal his land. A PhD led to a book and now he's the 'philosopher king' of a growing movement.

  

Episode 13 - Series 2020 Beenham Valley Road (Part 2) - Jamie Pultz

When Jamie Pultz left the police, there was one case he couldn't drop: the suspicious death of young Queensland mum Kirra McLoughlin. His podcast investigation turned up some startling discoveries. (Part 2 of 2)

  

Episode 14 - Series 2020 Beenham Valley Road (Part 1) - Jamie Pultz

When Jamie Pultz left the police, there was one case he couldn't drop: the suspicious death of young Queensland mum Kirra McLoughlin. His podcast investigation turned up some startling discoveries. (Part 1 of 2)

  

Episode 15 - Series 2020 The Great Escape - Behrouz Boochani

After nearly seven years in limbo on Manus Island, an audacious plan was hatched to get Kurdish refugee Behrouz Boochani to freedom in New Zealand.

  

Episode 16 - Series 2020 Team Scott - Scott Johnson

The inside story of the campaign to solve an enduring crime mystery. The body of Scott Johnson was found at the bottom of a cliff in 1988. Police decided it was suicide but his brother was convinced it was a gay hate murder.

  

Episode 17 - Series 2020 Beating the Blues - Greg Inglis

Rugby league legend Greg Inglis reveals the real story behind his mental health struggles and how he turned his life around.

  

Episode 18 - Series 2020 The Long Game (Part 2) - Joel Edgerton

In Part 2 of this candid account of the actor and filmmaker's 25-year career, we focus on Joel Edgerton's rise to the top, the anxiety attacks he now grapples with, his charity work and making sense of 'a selfish life'.

  

Episode 19 - Series 2020 The Long Game (Part 1) - Joel Edgerton

Actor Joel Edgerton gives a candid account of the challenges he's faced on his long road to Hollywood success and how his family helped him stay true to himself. (Part 1 of 2)

  

Episode 20 - Series 2020 Lest We Forget: Australia and the Spanish Flu

For the first time on TV, an in-depth look at how Australia survived the influenza pandemic of 1918. Long-forgotten archival material not only provides a unique insight but shows uncanny parallels to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Episode 21 - Series 2020 Performers and the Pandemic

From his carport-turned-studio in Melbourne, Adam Hills introduces this story about the novel, positive and hilarious ways performers have found to keep themselves working and entertained during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  

Episode 22 - Series 2020 The Odd Couple - John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver

John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver, better known as Rampaging Roy Slaven and HG Nelson, provide a rare insight into the special chemistry behind their enduring comedy act.

  

Episode 23 - Series 2020 Mother and Son - Judy and Tim Sharp

When Tim Sharp was three, his mother Judy was told he had severe autism and should be put in an institution. Now at 32 Tim is an artist whose work is exhibited around the world. The epic tale of a mother's love and devotion.

  

Episode 24 - Series 2020 Forged By Fire - Shane Fitzsimmons

During the worst bushfire season in Australia's history, NSW fire chief Shane Fitzsimmons stood out. A rebellious child with a troubled background Shane's personal loss and resilience have made him a truly outstanding leader.

  

Episode 25 - Series 2020 His Brilliant Careers - Sam Neill

Actor Sam Neill is a Kiwi but has done much of his best work in Australia. He talks life, love and his other grand obsession: making wine.

  

Episode 26 - Series 2020 Fighting Fire With Fire - Victor Steffensen

Two elders from Cape York entrusted Victor Steffensen with the ancient knowledge of cultural burning. Could this method of fire management used by generations of Indigenous people be the answer to Australia's bushfire threat?

  

Episode 27 - Series 2020 The Two Of Us - James Morrison and Don Burrows

The touching friendship between jazz musician James Morrison and his long-term mentor Don Burrows, who passed away last month after a long battle with dementia.

  

Episode 28 - Series 2020 One Day At A Time

As Australia faces an unprecedented pandemic, we track the experience of five Australians on five different days: a choirmaster, an intensivist, a scientist, a psychiatrist, and a school principal - each has had a unique response to the crisis.

  

Episode 29 - Series 2020 Caught In The Act - Shane Jenek

Shane Jenek is the man behind drag queen superstar Courtney Act. It hasn't always been easy for Shane reconciling himself with Courtney's popularity but together they're conquering the world via reality television.

  

Episode 30 - Series 2020 When Worlds Collide - Vicky Xu

The journalist and comedian paying a high price for dissent. Vicky Xu is an outspoken critic of China whose pursuit of stories about human rights and the mass detention of Uyghurs means she doesn't feel safe to return home.

  

Episode 31 - Series 2020 Making His Mark - Marlion Pickett

When Marlion Pickett took to the field in the 2019 AFL Grand Final, it set the scene for one of the most heart-warming moments in sporting history. Follow the father of four's journey from three years in jail to AFL debut.

  

Episode 32 - Series 2020 The Only Witness (Part 2) - Dr Martin Pearson

Concluding the two-part story about one man who has killed two people. The man was convicted of killing a cyclist on a lonely road but is still to face charges relating to the shotgun death of his wife six years earlier.

  

Episode 33 - Series 2020 The Only Witness (Part 1) - Dr Martin Pearson

A cyclist found dead on a country road with very few clues as to who hit him. Against all odds, two country cops track down the driver, only to discover he is connected to another death. (Series Return)

  



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