Australian Story - Season 10
Season 10
Network
DatesFeb 7, 2005 - Nov 7, 2005
Episodes
Season 10Episode 130 min
Operation Wendy
Despite being born with a hare lip and double cleft palate, Wendy Harmer has become one of Australia's best known performers. Last year she was invited by the Interplast organisation to share her knowledge about overcoming a facial deformity by visiting children in Fiji born with the same condition.
Feb 7, 2005
Season 10Episode 230 min
Meeting Miss Menzies
When Ian Thorpe won his two gold medals at the Athens Olympics, it was a personal triumph for him - and a vindication for a former art teacher called Tracey Menzies. Two years earlier, Menzies was at the centre of controversy when Thorpe appointed her to replace his long time coach and mentor, Doug Frost.
Feb 14, 2005
Season 10Episode 330 min
My Brother John
Debbie Singh was running a Perth boutique and juggling marriage and three children, when out of the blue in 1998, she discovered that her brother had been locked up in Thailand's notorious hell hole, the Klong Prem prison, or the "Bangkok Hilton".
Feb 21, 2005
Season 10Episode 430 min
The Gathering Storm - Part 1
Beth Heinrich, the woman whose case was central to the controversy that led to the resignation of Governor-General Peter Hollingworth, speaks out publicly for the first time about her 40-year relationship with clergyman Donald Shearman.
Feb 28, 2005
Season 10Episode 530 min
The Gathering Storm - Part 2
Australian Story continues the saga of Beth Heinrich and her involvement from her school days, with a married priest. In this program she tells of the promises that led her to believe she had a future with him and the shock and betrayal she felt when the Anglican Church hierarchy failed to give her a proper hearing.
Mar 7, 2005
Season 10Episode 630 min
The Born Identity
Millions of fans around the world know him affectionately as Harold Bishop, the slightly daggy star of the television soapie Neighbours. But until now, none knew Ian Smith's real life story encompasses a drama more remarkable than any script he has ever performed.
Mar 14, 2005
Season 10Episode 730 min
A Beautiful Mind
Melissa Holland thought she was "lucky" when a last-minute seat became available for a getaway break on King Island with five nursing colleagues. It turned out to be the start of a tragic turn of events that changed her life forever.
Mar 21, 2005
Season 10Episode 830 min
The Flying Doctor
Dr Glenn Singleman is the world record holder for high altitude BASE jumping, but he is unable to practise his sport in his own country.
Mar 28, 2005
Season 10Episode 930 min
Romancing the Stone
It's a long way from the paddocks of western Queensland to the palazzos of Florence. Fourth-generation grazier Bruce Tully bridged the gap when he stepped away from his heritage and sold his family farm to follow his seemingly impossible dream of designing and selling Australian opal jewellery to the world.
Apr 4, 2005
Season 10Episode 1030 min
Rock of Ages
Dick Smith and his friends regroup and visit Ball's Pyramid, the formidable dagger-like rock that spears straight up from the Pacific Ocean, south of Lord Howe Island which they climbed forty years ago.
Apr 11, 2005
Season 10Episode 1130 min
Thirteen
The dramatic story of a Sydney family forced to flee the city because of fears for the safety of their youngest daughter.
Apr 18, 2005
Season 10Episode 1230 min
From My Father's Fridge
In the 1980s as an unemployed medical scientist, Professor Robert Tindle made a discovery that led to the breakthrough use of stem cells for saving thousands of lives around the world. His discovery was crucial 20 years later in saving the life of his own critically ill daughter.
Apr 25, 2005
Season 10Episode 1330 min
Colours of Caroline
Every year, on 5th May the family of Caroline Anderson gather to remember her sudden, unnecessary death.
May 2, 2005
Season 10Episode 1430 min
In the Midnight Hour
After the sudden death of cricket legend David Hookes in January last year, some of those closest to David Hookes felt shut out.
May 9, 2005
Season 10Episode 1530 min
To Boldly Go
Earlier this year Australian diver Dave Shaw made headlines around the world when he lost his life in a remote cave in South Africa.
May 16, 2005
Season 10Episode 1630 min
The Comeback Kid
Scott Draper has achieved the near impossible in the competitive world of modern sport.
May 23, 2005
Season 10Episode 1730 min
Back Into the Forest
Australian Story revisits the program about serial killer Ivan Milat, who was jailed for life eight years ago for the murder of seven young backpackers.
May 30, 2005
Season 10Episode 1830 min
Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 1
Peter Andrews is a racehorse breeder and farmer credited with remarkable success in converting degraded, salt-ravaged properties into fertile, drought-resistant pastures.
Jun 6, 2005
Season 10Episode 1930 min
Of Droughts and Flooding Rains - Part 2
In this concluding episode, eminent national and international scientists agree that Peter Andrews potentially has the solution to alleviating the affects of drought on many parts of the Australian landscape.
Jun 13, 2005
Season 10Episode 2030 min
The Real McInnes
William McInnes is an actor best known for his high profile TV roles in 'Blue Heelers' and 'SeaChange'.
Jun 20, 2005
Season 10Episode 2130 min
At Death's Door
Toni Hoffman is the nurse who lifted the lid on a medical scandal making front page news, not just in Australia, but around the world.
Jun 27, 2005
Season 10Episode 2230 min
In Harm's Way
Donna Mulhearn, a 30-something successful journalist and state government public relations officer dropped everything to risk her life as a 'human shield' against the American bombs dropping on Baghdad.
Jul 4, 2005
Season 10Episode 2330 min
Saving Trooper Gebhardt
Australian Story follows the extraordinary lives of a Centurion tank crew who last saw each other on a battlefield in Vietnam.
Jul 11, 2005
Season 10Episode 2430 min
The Sherman Fortune
Brian Sherman, co-founder of Equitilink, has founded a new organisation with his daughter called 'Voiceless' which advocates for animal rights.
Jul 18, 2005
Season 10Episode 2530 min
Burnt by the Sun
Last year Lt Col. Lance Collins emerged as the central figure in a major unfolding controversy about the quality of Australia's overseas intelligence.
Jul 25, 2005
Season 10Episode 2630 min
The Life of Brian
When Brian and Bobbie Houston established their own tiny house of worship 20 years ago, they didn't dream they would end up at the helm of the biggest independent church in Australia.
Aug 1, 2005
Season 10Episode 2730 min
Girl in the Mirror
Emmah Money is a beautiful and vital young woman with the world at her feet, on a mission to shape her future despite suffering from the life threatening disease cystic fibrosis.
Aug 8, 2005
Season 10Episode 2830 min
The School of St Jude
Gemma Sisia established The School of St Jude for poor African children in Tanzania, East Africa which was built by Australian volunteers and sponsors and now boasts more than 500 students.
Aug 15, 2005
Season 10Episode 2930 min
The Garden of Good and Evil
Dr Lynne Milne has brought forensic palynology to the forefront of Australian crime fighting after helping to solve the murder of Samantha Bodsworth.
Aug 22, 2005
Season 10Episode 3030 min
Ten Thousand Acres
When a light plane crash in 1987 took away Maree Stockman's husband, her son and her father-in-law, she was left with a choice: to take her three young daughters and leave the family farm or stay and plough on.
Aug 29, 2005
Season 10Episode 3130 min
Out of the Dust
Twenty-five years after a road accident took the life of her younger brother Ben along with seven other young people, Dani Haski reunited the families of those affected and made the trip back to Bourke for a poignant memorial.
Sep 5, 2005
Season 10Episode 3230 min
The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 1
NSW Police involved in the siege at Jim Hallinan's property near Tumut four and a half years ago speak out for the first time.
Sep 12, 2005
Season 10Episode 3330 min
The Guns of Adjungbilly - Part 2
The conclusion to the story of the siege at Jim Hallinan's property at Adjungbilly near Tumut in NSW.
Sep 19, 2005
Season 10Episode 3430 min
The Lost Boy
Ian Roberts is best known for being the first footballer in Australia to 'come out' as a gay man.
Sep 26, 2005
Season 10Episode 3530 min
A Night Like This
Four popular and talented veterans of Australian Story get together to stage a once in a lifetime concert.
Oct 3, 2005
Season 10Episode 3630 min
Dead Man Talking
When a crooked detective rolled over at a major royal commission into police corruption a decade ago, it sent shockwaves through every police force in the country.
Oct 10, 2005
Season 10Episode 3730 min
Leaving Lucy
Much to the horror of her close-knit family, Kate Holden went from a comfortable middle-class home in Melbourne to the netherworld of drugs and commercial sex.
Oct 17, 2005
Season 10Episode 3830 min
Wolf at the Door
John Jarratt, veteran of nearly 40 films and TV programs in Australia, is finally hitting the big time with his performance in a small budget horror movie wowing audiences around the world.
Oct 24, 2005
Season 10Episode 3930 min
Terms of Imprisonment
In July Heather Osland was released from Victoria's Tarrengower Prison and for the first time tells of the violence and fear that she and her children suffered before her husband died, what happened the night of his death and about taking her first steps in forging a new life...
Oct 31, 2005
Season 10Episode 4030 min
Sons of Beaches
Koby Abberton escapes a troubled childhood to become one of the world's most successful big wave surfers.
Nov 7, 2005
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