Australian Story Season 2, Episode 7: Portrait of Mick / A Woman's Voice

The Parson's Daughter / The Keeper

30 min

The Commissioner / Outback Legend

30 min

Heroes / Girl's Own

30 min

The Mouse That Roared / Dragon Tale

30 min

Seize the Day / Alf of the Antarctic

30 min

The Portland Boy / Harold the Kangaroo

30 min

Woman For All Seasons / Sister Act

30 min

Native Born / Trials of Life

30 min

Rocks and Rollers / Silent Nights

30 min

House of Hancock

Another look at the 1997 classic story on Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart.

30 min

Norm's Army / Folk Hero

30 min

Lamb's Tale / Where Eagles Fly

30 min

Lady Jane / The Good Sport

30 min

Accidental Hero / A Girl Like Alice

30 min

The Player / Heart of Gold

30 min

Born to Run / Jesse's Town

30 min

Outback Daughter

30 min

The Last Tentman / A Secret Life

30 min

The Sound Barrier / The Sunshine Twins

30 min

Concerto For Don / Dream Run

30 min

A Will of Their Own

Film maker and author Pamela Traynor introduces the story of two amazing and indomitable young Australians, Allana Arnot and Mark Bagshaw. Pamela discovered their stories when her young daughter Jessica was knocked down by a car at a pedestrian crossing and seriously hurt. The accident set Pamela off on a mission to try to discover the crucial factors which enable some individuals to overcome extraordinary trauma and still lead fulfilling lives in circumstances which would crush most of us. She hoped to find clues which would help her daughter’s recovery. She met Allana and Mark in the course of her search and was immediately struck by the power of their experiences and the strength of their characters. Allana was left with paraplegia after a horrific light plane crash in her early twenties. She had to battle fear of flying and severe physical handicaps but has gone on to gain her commercial chopper pilot’s license. She is now in the middle of a solo flight around Australia. A diving accident at the age of sixteen left Mark Bashaw with complete quadriplegia. That means he is paralysed from the neck down with only a little limited movement in his arms. Despite incredible physical limitations Mark has managed a marriage, a highly successful business career and at the age of forty, is IBM’s international marketing manager for Australia and New Zealand. He went for the job without disclosing his handicap. These are stories to rival the saga of Janice Shepherd as recounted in her best selling books “Never Tell Me Never” and “Dare to Fly”.

30 min

All That Glitters / A Charmed Life

30 min

Her Excellency / The Makeover Man

30 min

Valentine's Day

30 min

A Wing and a Prayer / His Own Trumpet

30 min

Broken Heart / To Di For

30 min

I Had A Dream / Great Scott

30 min

Winter of Our Discontent

30 min

The Good Life / Spirit of Arnhem

30 min

The Comeback King / Out of the Blue

30 min

Upon A White Horse / As Time Goes By

30 min

The Homecoming / Up A Gum Tree

30 min

Master of Illusion / All You Need is Love

30 min

The Mission

30 min

Lost and Found / The Promised Land

30 min

In God's Name

30 min

Roads Less Travelled / Without A Trace

30 min