Overview of 'Australian Story' Season 20

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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.

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Release Date: 1996-05-29
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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Country: AU
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 20 Episode List

Episode 1 - Life In A Northern Town
Release Date: 2015-02-02
From her high-end advertising agency in Sydney, Dof Dickinson committed her resources to make a film about an animal she'd never met and in the process, met a community she'd never forget - the people of Port Hedland.
Episode 2 - The Good Wife
Release Date: 2015-02-09
Looks back at the life and loves of Lady Susan Renouf. For decades she was known as a famous wife and socialite but now faces the greatest challenge of her life as an independent woman.
Episode 3 - Ask The Leyland Brother
Release Date: 2015-02-16
The inside story of iconic outback adventurers, the Leyland Brothers. Pioneering young stars, to bankruptcy and illness, Mal Leyland reveals all, and reflects on a career full of highs and lows.
Episode 4 - The Meaning Of Life
Release Date: 2015-02-23
Looks at how the feature film Paper Planes unfolded and updates the stories of the two young men who first featured on the program back in 2009.
Episode 5 - How I Met My Daughter
Release Date: 2015-03-02
A mind bending tale from the frontline of the reproduction revolution. "The family court has not even envisaged the scenario they've created".
Episode 6 - Just Call Jamal
Release Date: 2015-03-09
How a popular Sydney GP, Dr Jamal Rifi, became the 'go to' man in a time of crisis.
Episode 7 - The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 1)
Release Date: 2015-03-16
The first in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
Episode 8 - The Seeds Of Wrath (Part 2)
Release Date: 2015-03-23
Final in a two-part special. What happens when a neighbours' dispute in a rural community suddenly goes global?
Episode 9 - Educating Miss Siobhan
Release Date: 2015-03-30
The inspiring story of a young family and the death of a beloved sporting legend.
Episode 10 - Into The Lion's Den
Release Date: 2015-04-06
An audacious WWII attack behind enemy lines achieved by 14 men and a fishing boat: will the efforts of one Z Special veteran be enough to raise the humble MV Krait to its rightful glory?
Episode 11 - The Fault In Our Stars
Release Date: 2015-04-13
When lightning strikes twice...one family's inspiring survival story.
Episode 12 - The Fresh Start
Release Date: 2015-04-20
Reinventing Sergeant Simon Illingworth - a corruption busting cop finds a new life and love on the land.
Episode 13 - Mrs Gimblett's Silver Linings
Release Date: 2015-04-27
Saving Yaraka. What happens when a former head teacher buys an outback pub.
Episode 14 - The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 1)
Release Date: 2015-05-04
This episode revisits one of Australian Story's most popular programs ever. The iconic rural property at the centre of that program, Tarwyn Park, has been sold to make way for an open cut coal mine.
Episode 15 - The Battle For Tarwyn Park (Part 2)
Release Date: 2015-05-11
In 2005 Peter Andrews, a racehorse breeder and farmer had succeeded in converting degraded land into fertile pasture. The farm has now been sold to a Korean power company, and has exposed deep divisions in the Andrews family.
Episode 16 - The Irwin Encounters
Release Date: 2015-05-18
Breaking the silence: the untold story of Steve Irwin's original Croc Hunter Team.
Episode 17 - Boots And All
Release Date: 2015-05-25
The untold inside story of how David Morrison became a crusader for cultural change in the Army and of the women who galvanised him.
Episode 18 - Battling The Blues
Release Date: 2015-06-01
In a candid interview, Darius Boyd speaks about his mother's battle with mental illness, his own battle with depression and how football first became his saviour and then his worst enemy.
Episode 19 - Suddenly One Summer
Release Date: 2015-06-08
After being convicted of sexual abuse Josephine Greensill might well have languished in prison for the full five year sentence had it not been for the determination of her sisters, Annette and Mary Toohey.
Episode 20 - Weekend At Weetalaba
Release Date: 2015-06-15
We revisit Australian Story's most popular couple, Mac and Gayle Shann. Back in 2003 cameras followed Gayle's recovery from an horrific farming accident which caused the loss of one arm and the use of her other.
Episode 21 - In Your Face
Release Date: 2015-06-22
In a world obsessed with physical beauty, Robert Hoge is a man embracing 'ugly'. He's on a mission to confront us all with some difficult questions and start a new debate about concepts of beauty.
Episode 22 - Driven
Release Date: 2015-06-29
How a boy from an ordinary Queanbeyan family made it to the top of Formula One; How he succeeded when thousands of others saw their dreams crash and burn. This is the story of Mark Webber's success.
Episode 23 - Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 1)
Release Date: 2015-07-06
In an exclusive interview, the media-shy Gina Rinehart talks about her pioneering ancestors, her father's triumphs and struggles, her pride in the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles encountered along the way.
Episode 24 - Iron, Iron, Iron - The Hancock Dynasty (Part 2)
Release Date: 2015-07-13
In Part 2, Gina Rinehart reflects on the pioneering exploits of her early ancestors, her pride in the imminent completion of the Roy Hill mine, and the business and family troubles she has encountered along the way.
Episode 25 - The Man Behind The Morcombes
Release Date: 2015-07-20
Solicitor Peter Boyce acted for the Morcombe family during the inquest into the disappearance of their son Daniel. Together with Bruce Morcombe, his research helped highlight the man who was later convicted for murder.
Episode 26 - Being Bradman (Part 1)
Release Date: 2015-07-27
As Don Bradman's cherished granddaughter Greta prepares to shine on the world stage as an operatic soprano, the family of the cricketing legend tell their inside story for the first time.
Episode 27 - Being Bradman (Part 2)
Release Date: 2015-08-03
In part two of Being Bradman, as granddaughter Greta takes to the international stage as an opera singer, Sir Donald Bradman's very private family opens up about how his fame cast a large shadow and has affected their lives.
Episode 28 - From Daddy's Tummy
Release Date: 2015-08-10
'From Daddy's Tummy' tells the story of AJ, partner Zu and their two children and reveals a stunning photographic record of AJ's transition from female to male.
Episode 29 - Big Mum
Release Date: 2015-08-17
Life at a crossroads: At 70, Australian Geraldine Cox weighs up the future of the 400 children under her care in Cambodia.
Episode 30 - Seriously Funny
Release Date: 2015-08-24
An up and coming comedian transforms a harrowing family back story into unforgettable comedy.
Episode 31 - Grand Designs
Release Date: 2015-08-31
Inside fashion designer Collette Dinnigan's private world and her decision to pull back from her global fashion empire and spend more time with friends and family.
Episode 32 - Wendy's Way
Release Date: 2015-09-07
From rubbish dump to a garden masterpiece. The quest to preserve Wendy Whiteley's magnificent Secret Garden.
Episode 33 - The Making Of Malcolm
Release Date: 2015-09-21
An intimate portrait of Malcolm Turnbull and his family, told by those closest to him.
Episode 34 - Lexie's Village
Release Date: 2015-09-28
Sydney woman Natalie Lovett tells the story of her daughter's conception using a donor egg & sperm. She's left with an unexpected dilemma: what to do with the remaining embryos? Her solution is both surprising & shocking.
Episode 35 - All In The Mind
Release Date: 2015-10-05
Unmasking the comic genius of actor, Garry McDonald. Airing as part of Mental As... ABC's week long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
Episode 36 - Raise Your Voice
Release Date: 2015-10-12
Singer Jenny Morris makes a dramatic personal revelation. The ARIA-award winning performer has been diagnosed with a life-changing medical condition that has forced her to cut her career short.
Episode 37 - Doing It For Dan
Release Date: 2015-10-19
Lucy Haslam is a woman in a hurry. Since losing her son Daniel to cancer, the Tamworth resident has stepped up her campaign to legalise medicinal cannabis.
Episode 38 - Going With The Flow
Release Date: 2015-10-26
Cedar and Stuart Anderson have revolutionised the humble beehive. From living off the smell of an oily rag they've now become millionaires. How will they cope moving from a simple life to running an international company?
Episode 39 - Stayin' Alive
Release Date: 2015-11-02
A young Kimberley tour guide beats the odds, to follow in the footsteps of a distinguished ancestor.
Episode 40 - Out Of The Water
Release Date: 2015-11-09
What one mother uncovered on her rural property after her family was dealt the most terrible blow.
Episode 41 - The Age Of Ange
Release Date: 2015-11-16
The man who's taken football from the forgotten game to unforgettable glory - Ange Postecoglou.
Episode 42 - A Force Of Nature
Release Date: 2015-11-23
Margot Spalding: The colourful Bendigo business woman who's campaigning against intolerance and hate.