The Firefighter Who Was Caught Lighting Bushfires
The Firefighter Who Was Caught Lighting Bushfires
David was a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter who was caught lighting fires along Australia's southern coast. Over a cou... Read more
8 Jul 2019
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30mins
The Man Who Woke From a Coma Speaking Chinese
The Man Who Woke From a Coma Speaking Chinese
Ben McMahon learned Chinese in a Melbourne high school, but, like a lot of people who learn languages at high school, he... Read more
28 Jun 2019
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29mins
Near Death in the Antarctic
Near Death in the Antarctic
Peter Bland is a Australian businessman who was almost the first person to cross the Antarctic Peninsula unsupported. Bu... Read more
6 Jun 2019
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31mins
The $700 Million Bank Fraud
The $700 Million Bank Fraud
In 2003, John Rusnak became briefly famous for pulling one of the biggest cases of bank fraud in US history. We talk to ... Read more
30 May 2019
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39mins
The Man Who Mailed Himself From the UK to Australia
The Man Who Mailed Himself From the UK to Australia
In the 1960s Reg Spiers was a professional javelin thrower. He’d gone all the way from Australia to London to make the O... Read more
24 May 2019
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32mins
How it Feels to Survive a Plane Crash That Kills Everyone Else
How it Feels to Survive a Plane Crash That Kills Everyone Else
Annette Herfkens was 31 when she and her fiancé boarded a Vietnam Airlines flight in November of 1992. It was supposed t... Read more
16 May 2019
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32mins
Introducing Extremes
Introducing Extremes
Extremes is a show about people who’ve lived through extraordinary situations. These are big stories with enormous stake... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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1min