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Sunday Night talks to Fevola & Nixon. Brendan Fevola & Peter Fitzsimons go head-to-head plus Ricky Nixon finally breaks his silence.

An intimate and heartfelt portrait that sheds new light on Diana's life and legacy through the testimony of those who knew her best: her friends, family and most of all, her sons.

In a series of one-on-one sessions with her vocal coach, Diana reveals her most intimate thoughts about her private life and her uncensored opinions on the royal family, her marriage to the Prince of Wales and her love rival, Camilla Parker Bowles.

Several significant and disturbing leads could prove to be vital in eventually solving the case

conic journalist Mike Willesee marks his return to television on Sunday Night with an exclusive one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. In a revealing and personal insight into an embattled PM and a woman under pressure, Gillard opens up to Willesee about a potential leadership challenge from Kevin Rudd as well as the role of her office in igniting the tent embassy riots. She also reflects on her family and why she is prone to hide her emotions. A doyen of public affairs broadcasting and an inductee into the Logies Hall of Fame, Willesee joins Seven’s flagship Sunday Night ahead of the 2012 series return this week. Also featuring this Sunday, award-winning reporter Ross Coulthart goes behind the scenes to discover the secrets of the hit series, Downton Abbey. With $1.5 million spent on each episode, it is also one of the most expensive. Coulthart meets star actress Joanne Froggart and is given a private tour of the famous Highclere Castle estate by the real lady of the manor, Lady Carnarvon. Viewers will also enjoy a sneak peek from the new season ahead. And in a rare treat, Sunday Night brings audiences the only Australian interview with Sir Paul McCartney ahead of the release of his new album. The greatest living songwriter of the modern age, McCartney talks about his love for Australia and his family connection to this country – as well as his string of wives, Beatlemania, the Beatles’ break-up, and the inspiration behind his latest songs.

When music legend Molly Meldrum fell at his home a week before Christmas, friends and colleagues could only wait and hope for good news. As the weeks progressed, it was clear 2012 for Molly would be a very different year. Battles for guests and ratings were gone, replaced with a battle to stay alive. This weekend on Sunday Night, host Chris Bath speaks in-depth for the first time with the only visitors Molly is allowed - his brother Brian, and long-time assistant and dear friend Yael Cohen. Hear the emergency call that saved his life on the day everything changed. For the first time, Sunday Night will reveal the untold story – what really happened that day – and ask the people who know, what does the future for Molly hold?

BEAUTY QUEEN MURDER She was bashed, raped and murdered on a cold September evening in 1969. Now, in an explosive investigation, Sunday Night examines the cold case of Anne Zappelli, the Perth beauty queen killed 42 years ago. Despite a deathbed confession and overwhelming circumstantial evidence, no one has ever been brought to justice for the murder of the popular Miss Australia contestant. Two men were extradited and questioned, but never charged. This is a story of a bungled police case, lost forensic evidence and a question – why did the investigating officer, who later rose to become the state’s Police Commissioner, refuse to have the case re-opened? See what happens when Rahni Sadler comes face to face with the prime suspect. THE AGASSI LESSON Once known for his mullet hair and denim shorts, the bad boy of tennis is now changing the lives of a generation of American children. Sunday Night guest reporter Edwina Bartholomew travels to Las Vegas to meet Andre Agassi, who after years of success on the court, says his latest project is his most satisfying. Agassi opens up about the depression and the pain of his early years in tennis, his life with fellow legend Steffi Graf as well as his decision to bankroll a school in the poorest, crime-ridden suburb of Las Vegas. The school now boasts a 100 per cent pass rate with every single child going on to further education. President Barrack Obama is so impressed by what Agassi has achieved he’s spending half a billion dollars building more of the schools across America’s rough inner cities. WILD LIONS Tim Noonan travels deep into wilderness of Africa in this Sunday Night investigation, uncovering a new threat to one of the world’s most magnificent beasts. Thirty years ago there were up to 400,000 wild lions in Africa, today that number is only 25,000 and falling. Hard to believe but lions are now extinct in many African countries. Tim meets Kenya’s fierce Samburu tribe which has hunted and killed l

MURDER AT SEA In an explosive investigation Sunday Night examines the events surrounding the horrific deaths of four men – including young Aussie dad Aaron Houweling – in the Gulf of Mexico last year. An Australian marine company stands accused in a US court of “cowardice and murder” and of breaking the sacred maritime code, abandoning men in peril on the ocean. Ross Coulthart investigates why the Captain of the Australian-owned ship turned his back on Aaron and nine of his workmates as they clung to a life raft in mountainous seas in the middle of a tropical storm. For four days, without food and water, the men were left in raging seas. Four men, including Aaron, never made it. Now, as a multi-million dollar lawsuit is launched in the United States, Sunday Night uncovers the shocking story and attempts to answer the key questions about the tragedy. FITZY’S SUGAR-COATING Guest reporter Peter FitzSimons presents a very personal and bittersweet story that could change the way we eat forever. Experts now say sugar is toxic and we’re eating so much it’s driving obesity, heart disease and even cancer. The new claims suggest sugar is addictive and should be regulated like tobacco and alcohol. Yet every single day we are absorbing it into our bodies and feeding it to our children. In fact, on average, every Australian eats about 33kgs of sugar a year. Peter FitzSimons has had his own battle with sugar and weight gain. The former Wallaby piled on the kilos after he hung up the boots. Now at age 50, he takes on the challenge to cut sugar from his diet, with amazing results. Peter’s investigation asks is sugar really bad for you, or is it the victim of bad PR? JAMIE OLIVER The world’s most popular chef and food campaigner gives Sunday Night an exclusive interview as he touches down in Australia. He’s transformed school dinners in the UK, angered the Americans when he tried to do the same in Los Angeles, and now he’s on the warpath in Austral

WILD AND DEADLY Imagine if teenagers ruled the world and threw the wildest, craziest party ever staged. Well that party has already started, and it’s on the must do list for every young Australian heading overseas. Until recently Vang Vieng in Laos was a sleepy Muslim fishing village. Today it’s a thrill seekers paradise where anything goes and there are no limits. But with the buckets of booze, pulsing dance music and river tubing - death is stalking. In the past two months three young Australian fun seekers have died, making Laos and Thailand the most dangerous place in the rest of the world for Australians. Eighty five Aussies died there last year alone. This seemingly harmless stunt – floating down a river for several days in a tyre inner tube while stopping frequently to drink and dance, has taken a sinister turn. Unscrupulous operators are selling alcohol and illicit drugs to legion of backpackers, and the result is leaving families burying their children. This special Sunday Night investigation follows the harrowing stories of a number of Aussies who nearly died during what they thought was going to be the adventure of a lifetime. DECEIVED AND IGNORED It is the shocking scandal affecting up to 9,000 Australian women and their families. In a Sunday Night investigation, we investigate the PIP breast implant disaster, and the ticking time bomb terrifying women around the world. A month after the French manufacturer was charged for using industrial grade silicone to make cheap implants, we speak to women suffering the side effects of chemical leakages flowing through their bodies. And the explosive interview with one victim whose child is dying, a child she breastfed with leaking PIP implants. As Rahni Sadler discovers, Australian women are blaming the PIP manufacturers of being terrorists, while the TGA has failed to recommend their immediate removal. SWEET POISON It’s addictive, affects our brains and is so toxic it’s responsible for increa

MICHAEL J FOX Hollywood's most inspirational star opens his heart to Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler about his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Michael J Fox no longer wants to hide his plight, but instead wants to talk about his “charmed life” and his mission to find a cure. Today, signs of Fox’s Parkinson’s symptoms are very noticeable – he even struggles to sip a glass of water – but he is empowered to find a cure and has been inspired by a fellow Aussie sufferer, . The former teen heart throb takes Sunday Night into the foundation he set up to search for a cure for the disease and reveals the real hope on the horizon. BARRY HUMPHRIES’ TRIPLE TREAT For the first time ever, three iconic Australians come together for a remarkable and explosive interview – Barry Humphries, Dame Edna and Sir Les Patterson take to the stage at the same time in an historic showbiz spectacular. When he received the Australian of the Year UK award recently, Humphries knew Dame Edna would be jealous. With cameras rolling, Dame Edna, in a fit of rage and egged on by Sir Les Patterson, launches herself at long-time friend Humphries armed with her gladioli. Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart sits down with all three Aussie icons and witnesses the fireworks. GORILLAS IN THE CONGO Sunday Night reporter Tim Noonan this week goes deep inside the jungles of the Congo to discover the endangered mountain gorillas who have managed to elude the rebels wreaking havoc on the species. Just as Joseph Kony and his LRA have committed horrific crimes in Uganda, Rwanda and the Congo, another group of rebels – the FDLR – have been threatening the survival of these gorillas. There are only 800 mountain gorillas left in the world, and Sunday Night encounters a group of these magnificent animals which have survived the onslaught.

TITANIC ROMANCE It is one of the greatest real love stories never told. Until now. Sunday Night reveals the remarkable romance of Evelyn and William, who found love following the sinking of the Titanic. Evelyn was the only Australian on the great ship who survived. A nurse on the Titanic, she grew up in South Australia and learnt to row against the tides of the mighty Murray River. When the call came to get into the lifeboats after Titanic struck an iceberg, Evelyn took control of the oars and rowed survivors to safety. This little known Aussie heroine later married William, a doctor who also worked for the same shipping line, and should have been on the Titanic’s maiden voyage but for a last minute change of roster. THE BIRDMAN The most incredible vision of a man flying like a bird that has ever been captured on film. Wearing just a wing suit cape, and with absolutely no engine or jet pack involved, Jeb Corliss hurtles through the air at 200km/h. This crazy American, who leaps from mountains, skyscrapers and helicopters, met Sunday Night in 2009 when he outlined his dream to plummet thousands of metres and land without a parachute. But driven to pushing the limit, Jeb recently made a big mistake and pushed his luck too far. Jumping from South Africa’s Table Mountain Jeb was hoping to fly so fast and so close to the mountain he wanted to virtually touch it. But on the third day he miscalculated and slammed into the rock shelf at 200km/h. It’s amazing he lived. Instead he broke both ankles, and shattering his left leg. After seven weeks in a Cape Town Hospital, Sunday Night has returned with Jeb to the United States and followed his attempts to walk again. AN OUTBREAK Off the eastern coast of the United States, there lies a small and mysterious island which may unlock the key as to why hundreds of thousands of people are falling ill. There is growing evidence an outbreak with massive consequences has escaped from here, and in this special Sunday Night

SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS Ross Coulthart investigates the latest tragic death of a teenager at a surf lifesaving carnival at Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast, just two years after Saxon Bird died there in treacherous surf. And Sunday Night revisits the scourge of Lyme disease, and finds yet another Australian with symptoms of the illness, despite health authorities maintaining it doesn’t exist on our shores. SMOOTH OPERATOR Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen catches up with the smoothest of smooth operators, Lionel Richie, as he coaxes the country music star Shania Twain into singing again for the first time in seven years. Now a grandfather, Richie takes Sunday Night on a tour of his LA mansion – the scene of his famous daughter Nicole’s elaborate wedding. And he speaks openly about his 43-year career, the secret behind his famous love songs and his very costly divorce. KNEE DEEP WITH DR JOHN What started out as a story on dodgy knees, or osteoarthritis, turned out very differently for Sunday Night’s resident doctor, Dr John D’Arcy. Like many Australians Dr John has had problems with his knees for years. In his case it was being overweight and not exercising; for scores of others it is the painful by-product of a sporting lifestyle. But now an exciting new surgery and rehab program – in which damaged bone is replaced with a metal and plastic crown – is transforming lives. Patients are walking within two hours of the operation. But it is an operation that Dr John kept putting off, instead turning to pain killers – until he made a mistake with his medication that very nearly killed him.

CHRISSY AMPHLETT’S NEW HOPE It is five years since the Australian queen of rock, Chrissy Amphlett, revealed she had multiple sclerosis, and just a year since she told Sunday Night that she was suffering from breast cancer. This week Sunday Night returns to the story of this remarkable woman as she fights back against one deadly disease and takes aim at another. She tells Rahni Sadler about her revolutionary new treatment for MS. It’s a controversial discovery that could hold the key for thousands of sufferers – so why is it being ignored here in Australia? BATTLESHIP BRAVEHEARTS For the first time on TV Sunday Night presents spine-chilling video of the infamous HMAS Perth resting on the sea-bed where she sank in battle, and took with her so many Australian lives. It’s been 70 years since the Battle of Sunda Strait, arguably the most significant Australian naval battle of World War Two. It was 1942 and the crew, 681 young Australian sailors, found themselves confronting the might of the Japanese navy as it advanced towards Australia. Half the sailors were killed in the ensuring battle off the Indonesian coast, the rest became Japanese prisoners of war and just 218 of them saw Australia again. There are now just a few survivors left, and they have told their extraordinary story to guest reporter Mike Carlton. TORNADO TOURISTS While most sane people run away from deadly tornadoes, a select few Australians love nothing better than running towards them – hoping to witness Mother Nature at her cruellest. This week Sunday Night meets the storm chasers – and the pictures they capture are amazing. Alex Cullen joins the action and goes chasing the eye of the storm. DANNY DEVITO Ross Coulthart sizes up the lovable comic villain in LA, Danny DeVito, who speaks openly about love, life and living with good mate Michael Douglas. At nearly 70, DeVito boasts one of the longest lasting marriages in Hollywood. And he also holds some very frank views o

Seven’s flagship news and public affairs program Sunday Night returns to air on Sunday June 24 at 6.30pm with an explosive, tell-all interview with , the father of baby Azaria. With the fourth and final coronial inquest confirming last week that Azaria was killed by a dingo, Chamberlain returns to the site of her disappearance in the shadows of Uluru for the first time in more than 30 years. He is accompanied on the emotional journey with Azaria’s sister Zahra, who has never spoken publically about the events which have so devastated her father. The pair come face-to-face with the Aboriginal tracker who followed the dingo that took baby Azaria – but was never called to give evidence at the trial. Finally vindicated by the coroner after years of criticism and condemnation, Chamberlain opens up to Ross Coulthart about the conspiracy he believes tore he and wife Lindy apart. He reveals for the first time the poignant and powerful photos from his private photo album of the day Azaria went missing, as well as the diary entries that detail his marriage breakdown. Also on Sunday Night this week, Rahni Sadler ventures behind the veil, getting remarkable access with a group of dinky-di Aussie women and fun-loving feminists who have embraced Islam and choose to cover up. They wear Burqas but say they’re far from oppressed – driving fast cars, jumping out of planes and challenging anyone who questions their right to wear the veil. And we also catch up with the loud, opinionated and endlessly funny Billy Connolly – the one-time welder who survived a brutal childhood to become a show business megastar. The straight-talking Scot takes on the Catholic Church, details his descent into alcoholism and reveals the chance meeting that turned his life around. But it’s what happens when he thinks the cameras aren’t rolling that reveals Billy Connolly best of all.

Exclusive: When Molly Met Katy In Molly Meldrum’s much anticipated comeback interview since his December fall, he sits down with pop superstar Katy Perry in Los Angeles. The result is a remarkably frank and open interview in which the singer opens up about her marriage break up with comedian Russell Brand, and subsequent break down on tour. She promises to be gentle with Molly telling him, “I’m so glad you’re back, and you’re well, and you’re here and you’re alive.” There’s lots of laughter, tears, kisses and presents – Molly’s first assignment is a must-watch television event. End Of The World They’re called ‘Doomsday preppers,’ and across the world they are hard at work planning for the end of the world. Sunday Night meets the US investor putting his money into building super-bunkers outside Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. According to the Mayan calendar the trigger for Armageddon will take place at the end of 2012. Alex Cullen joins one group in Alaska planning their last stand deep in the wilderness. Who will they be fighting against? Well they believe it could be Muslim terrorists, extra-terrestrial ‘zombies’, or simply a cataclysmic natural disaster. An explosive story that will leave you shaking your head. Bill Gates He was the richest man in the world until he started giving it all away. Bill Gates, the nerdy university dropout who founded Microsoft and built it into a $100 billion personal fortune, takes Sunday Night reporter Peter FitzSimons into the inner sanctum of his incredible charity city. He’s a man after every baby boomer’s heart – spending big and spending the kids’ inheritance on good causes, including ridding the world of deadly diseases. In this very rare television interview Gates pleads for wealthy Australians to follow his lead and become more generous philanthropists. The Day Doctor John Nearly Died Doctor John has had problems with his knees for years – like many Australians he

Tattoos To ink or not to ink? Tattoos were once considered taboo – mainly flaunted by footy stars, bogans and bikies. Now tatts are cool, and while parents may loathe them, many teenage kids count down the days until they can have one. Australian model and DJ Ruby Rose considers her naked skin a canvas for tattoo art. For her, they symbolise freedom and beauty. Join Sunday Night as we visit the very cheeky Rose at the tattoo parlour for yet another inking – she already has 30. But what happens when the ink begins to fade, replaced only by regret? Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg tells reporter Alex Cullen why he’s jumped the fence in the tattoo debate, and why he’s now undergoing hours of painful laser surgery to remove his ink. But before you make up your mind on this issue, meet the former white supremacist who is now on the straight and narrow -although his face still tells another story. His painful transformation is frightening. Homeland Terrorism The terrifying true story behind Australia’s unsolved terrorist attack. A police hero murdered, leaving a widow and two young sons behind. The 12th floor bombing at the National Crime Authority in Adelaide in 1994 also left another man clinging to life. The man named as the bomb maker, still walks free today. In this major investigation, Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart reveals for the first time the extraordinary decision that allowed the killer to evade prosecution for 18 years. With a $1 million reward on offer, what Ross discovers could blow the case wide open. Old Pot Heads The biggest group taking up weed are the over 50’s – nowadays more and more grandparents are on the ganja. All across America, and here in Australia, baby boomers are fighting for their right to get high. Sunday Night guest reporter Mike Amor is taken into the secret vault, a hidden marijuana crop in a retirement village. The gardener is a grey-haired grandmother who gives advice on growing pot. We also meet Margo

Ping Pong Poms They come here in their thousands from wet and windy Britain – enticed by the “Home and Away” dream lifestyle down under. But every year several thousand poms who emigrate to Australia make the return journey home. And boy do they whinge about life here. Sunday Night’s Peter FitzSimons meets several families who have decided to go back – and they don’t pull any punches about what they think of Australia. Our roads are bad, our driving even worse, restaurants “crap”, our ocean full of deadly threats and “there is more culture in a yoghurt”. This story will make Aussies see red, but they will get really angry when they discover many Poms do one last thing here before getting the taxi to the airport – they take out Australian citizenship. It’s their insurance if it doesn’t work out back in Blighty. Xanax More addictive than cocaine, Xanax is the anti-anxiety drug in the medicine cabinet of millions of Australian homes. It was found in the bodies of Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and Heath Ledger and Xanax is being prescribed here in greater and greater numbers by inexperienced doctors unaware of the drug’s dark side. After only a few weeks users are hooked – and if it doesn’t destroy their lives it can take a lifetime to be weaned off the drug. We meet two Australian Xanax users – their heart-breaking stories will shock. We also meet a mother on the east coast of America serving a prison sentence for killing a woman in her car while she was suffering Xanax withdrawal. Guest reporter on this powerful Sunday Night story is psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed, who continues to treat a number of patients with Xanax addiction and withdrawal. He is better known to millions of Aussies as the umpire from the “No Bingo!” game show. The Gambler “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em. Know when to walk away, know when to run”. The lyrics you can’t help but sing out loud. A special treat on Su

Exclusive: Andres Kalazjich Interview – Did he do it? It’s one of Australia’s most infamous murders. A millionaire businessman, dubbed the ‘King of Manly’, who’d cheated on his wife. Andrew Kalajzich was convicted of paying a hit man to break into their waterfront mansion and shoot her as they lay in bed together. After 25 years in jail, Andrew Kalajzich is a free man, back at the scene of the crime, back in the house where his wife Megan was shot. He says police got it wrong, and he’s spent all his millions to prove he was framed. Now, in an exclusive interview with Sunday Night’s Tim Noonan, he’s ready to talk for the first time and he wants Australia to judge his explosive evidence. It’s a nail biting interview, and a dramatic walk through of the murder scene. Then comes the lie-detector test, and an outcome no-one could have predicted. Sleeping Beauties Imagine going to sleep and not waking up for eight months. This extraordinary behaviour is normal living for about 500 people around the world – including three Australians – who suffer from one of the world’s most bizarre conditions – Kleine-Levin Syndrome otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty Disease. Doctors know little about KLS, but believe it is triggered by something as everyday as the common cold. It usually strikes victims in their teens and can last for more than a decade before vanishing as quickly as it came. Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler follows a Tamworth teenager who spends almost half of every year asleep. Analeigh has tried to complete high school many times, but falls asleep before she can finish exams. As people around her grow up and move on, Analeigh wakes from her slumber, oblivious to what she’s missed out on. Sunday Night also goes to Hawaii to meet another teenage victim, just coming out of the disease. She has spent five of the past eight years asleep, missing huge chunks of her life.

First Sounds Dr John D’Arcy presents the feel-good story of the year. Witness the incredible moment when little Cooper hears his mother’s voice for the very first time. First the look on his face, then his little giggle, then his roaring laughter – a sight, and sound, you won’t forget. The new-generation of hearing devices are much more advanced and powerful than the original cochlear implants, this technology is transforming lives young and old. Sunday Night is there for the joyful and inspiring moments, when patients hear their first sounds. The Land that Time Forgot It is a secret valley, a hidden canyon deep in the Kimberley, a land that time forgot. It is also the most magical place in Australia because it holds the secret to protecting the country’s native wildlife. Untouched by man, this remote part of our country is a refuge for endangered creatures. Join Alex Cullen on an expedition to investigate how the animals have survived here, and how they’ll stage their return. The Brave and the Beautiful They are the brave and once beautiful women whose beauty has been stolen forever. They are victims of acid attacks, who refuse to be bowed by the men who sought to scar them forever. Rahni Sadler explores the spate of these awful attacks around the world. See the medical miracles giving them back their hope, and the fighting spirit giving them back their lives.

Exclusive: Australia’s Unknown Schapelle Deep in one of South America’s most notorious Peru jails, a 27-year-old Australian sits convicted of drug trafficking after she was busted at an airport with a suitcase full of cocaine. Bronwyn’s heart-breaking story serves as a warning to every parent with a child jetting off on the trip of a lifetime. With nearly four years already served, she’ll be behind bars for at least another decade. Unlike Schapelle Corby – Bronwyn’s story has never been told. In this week’s exclusive investigation by Mike Willesee, Bronwyn tells of the cartel who hired her, set her up, and then betrayed her. She was a drug mule sacrificed so a more lucrative shipment could be smuggled through safely. Peru is now the centre of the world’s cocaine trade, and the Colombian drug lord El Chappo has targeted Australia because it is the most lucrative market for the drug in the world. Sir Elton John Sir Elton John owed Molly Meldrum an apology, and this Sunday you’ll find out why. It’s been a long time coming, but finally the two are face to face again. Undoubtedly one of the world’s biggest musical superstars, Elton John opens up like never about music, love and fatherhood. He shows off his son Zachary, reveals how he wants another child, and how becoming a father is his greatest achievement. In a raw and honest interview, Sir Elton tells Molly about the pain he still feels from the relationship with his own father. Storm Surfers It is some of the most incredible surf vision you will ever see. From the southern ocean to the far north west coast, two of the funniest and most experienced pro surfers take Sunday Night on a search of the biggest storms off Australia’s coastline. Up to 75 kilometres off shore, these daredevils ride the biggest waves possible. In this breathtaking and brave report, see how two time world champion Tom Carroll, and big wave expert Ross Clarke Jones are prepared to risk big in pursuit of the

Milk Wars Across Australia and the US, there is a new booming underground trade – not in drugs or guns, but in raw milk. Ordinary mums and dads are paying up to six times the normal price to exploit a legal loophole and get their hands on milk the way Mother Nature created it – straight from the cow. It’s sold as ‘bath milk’ and the label says ‘not for human consumption’. Supporters argue that raw milk has health benefits that everyday pasteurised milk does not, even though food authority officials warn raw milk can be deadly. It’s led to a milk war, and Doctor John D’Arcy meets both sides – including a Sydney shopkeeper fined a staggering $180,000 after being caught selling it illegally. And it’s not just raw milk that’s causing headlines – scientists now say there is growing proof that we should all switch to A2 milk because ordinary A1 supermarket milk could be linked to diabetes, autism and schizophrenia. When Nobody Listens Many children go to school every day living in fear and trepidation, subjected to relentless bullying which their parents have little or no idea about. From physical violence on the school bus, to torment and torture in the classroom, it’s a modern day epidemic, with tragic consequences. Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart meets the parents of Olivia – a beautiful and talented teenager from Melbourne, who was the victim of bullying. The outcome is every parent’s worst nightmare. Olivia’s parents share their very personal story and share the emotional message that Olivia left behind. The Survivor 33-year-old Ben Cryan should not be alive. After a horrific surfing holiday overseas, his parents were told there was a good chance he wouldn’t make it. Then after more than 30 gruelling operations, his body failed him again. Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen meets the young man who has defied the odds to pull off a medical miracle, and his mother who made it all possible. An amazing story of how a mother’s

Heading Down Under A huge armada of rickety boats, stacked with hundreds of desperate people, is setting out from Sri Lanka: destination Australia. They’ve paid up to $8,000 each to sit huddled in the hold of tiny fishing boats, up to 12 people crammed into a 1 x 2 metre space, for the two week journey to what they hope is a better life. For every one of the 29 boats to have arrived in Australian waters this year carrying Sri Lankan asylum seekers, many more are turned round and seized by the Sri Lankan navy. The rush is sparked by fears Australia will soon pass new laws re-introducing off shore processing – so the race is on to get here before the legislation hits. While our politicians fiddle and fight over how to tackle the crisis, in this special Sunday Night investigation from the high seas, reporter Tim Noonan boards the boats and speaks to the new wave of illegal immigrants about their Australian dream, and entertainer Kamahl shares what he believes we should do next. Assistance Animals Forget the traditional guide dog, this is the truly remarkable story of animals transforming the lives of humans. From Cali the guide horse who accompanies her blind owner on a plane, to Kasey the monkey who brings the phone, puts on a DVD, turns the pages of a book, and even scratches her owners itch. The pictures of what these animals do for their owners have to be seen to be believed. Join Sunday Night as we visit the special animal training school where Kasey learnt her incredible skills – the only one of its kind in the world. Hearing for the First Time Sunday Night was overwhelmed by viewer responses to our videos of children hearing for the very first time. Little Cooper’s bright smile and cheeky laugh when he heard his first sounds melted hearts around Australia. Mark Ferguson caught up with a bright and bubbly 3-year-old Cooper a year after that switch-on video. Now, his parents reveal the real story about his diagnosis and what the future holds

Murder on the Dance Floor Zahra Abrahimzadeh was a caring and loving mother, who for years protected her three children from her violent husband. When she left him, he was vengeful. She was in hiding, protected by a restraining order – until the courts made a fatal mistake. They gave her husband Zialloh permission to attend a function she would also be at. The police said she would be safe in a public place, protected by the crowd. How wrong they were. He sat at a nearby table, then acted out his promise – stabbing Zahra to death in front of their daughter. Alex Cullen presents a special Sunday Night investigation into a family failed by the system. Kerri-Anne in Africa In her first major television report since her cancer diagnosis, Kerri-Anne Kennerley travels to the wilds of Africa on a deeply personal crusade. Deep in the heart of Kenya, a dangerous battle is being waged to try to save the world’s last few wild rhinos from extinction. There are only eight northern white rhinos left on the planet. Kerri-Anne and an Aussie banker track down the only four that can still breed, and bring them to safety. Elsewhere in the vastness of Africa, rhinos are transported like teabags, sedated and dangling from helicopters in an operation to de-horn them and thwart armed poachers. It’s a dangerous mission, and this is the ultimate Sunday Night adventure, an assignment close to Kerri-Anne’s heart. Medical Tourism Australia’s public health system is bursting at the seams, with long waiting lists for elective surgery and many people suffering prolonged pain. Last year alone, two million Australians put off getting expensive dental treatment. It’s led to a booming business in medical tourism – package deals that combine cut price treatment abroad with a resort holiday. Sunday Night reporter Rahni Sadler follows one Aussie tour group as they travel to Bangkok for everything from boob jobs to hip replacements, root canal work to face lifts – for rou

Music Boss Murder Music icon Peter Ikin was adored by the world’s biggest rock stars. The Warner music boss not only brought superstars like Elton John, Rod Stewart and Fleetwood Mac to Australia, he was also a close friend of Molly Meldrum. He lived a life of wealth and power in luxurious homes in Sydney and London. In October 2008 Ikin secretly married a dashing young Frenchman named Alexandre Depellieres. Just weeks later, Ikin was dead in a Paris hotel room with a lethal dose of pain killers found in his blood. Within days Depellieres had Ikin cremated, and faked a will to claim a slice of his lovers fortune. In this Sunday Night exclusive, Molly Meldrum tells us why his best mate was murdered and who did it. And in Paris, Ross Coulthart confronts the accused lover, who was arrested and later released by French police. In this explosive interview, Depellieres goes on the record for the first time. Did he do it? Strokes of Life Chris was a 120 kilogram beer chugging rugby player. Engaged to be married, life was perfect for the macho 20-year-old. Then he suffered a knock on the head doing a forward roll which cut off the blood supply to his brain. It triggered a mini stroke, and when he woke up his life had done a complete turnaround. He’s now a gay hairdresser with a different taste in everything from music, food and romance. He’s even engaged again, this time to a young man named Jak. And Chris is not alone. Alan, a middle aged life-long tradie, woke up from his stroke a gifted artist. He no longer works as a glazier, has completed a fine arts degree and owns his own prestigious gallery in north London. Join Sunday Night for this incredible story of two men who have proven how life can change in an instant. A Father’s Love This Father’s Day Sunday Night brings you a story of how a father’s love can work miracles. The proof is young Jackson Keleher. When he was starved of oxygen at birth, Jackson’s devastated parents were told he woul

Nigella Lawson She’s the queen of cuisine who women adore and men lust after. Nigella Lawson is the sexy, chocolate-loving foodie who introduced the world to gastro-porn. A bestselling author and TV star, Nigella has no professional cooking training, but her passionate palate has brought her millions of fans and plenty of admirers. Married to a multi-millionaire and living in London’s poshest suburb, Nigella invites Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart into her incredible kitchen for an intimate interview. Nigella opens up about men, sex appeal, body image, her love of Australia, that infamous burqini incident on Bondi Beach, plus she reveals her secret Vegemite pasta recipe. Accidental Killers Every three days, someone around Australia is killed on our railways. Trains are delayed, commuters get angry, and police and paramedics have the grisly job of cleaning up. But spare a thought for the train drivers who witness everything. They are the accidental killers and what they experience from the driver’s cab makes their job perhaps the most traumatic in the country. Until now, train drivers have never spoken out about what they face every day they clock on. Sunday Night’s Peter Fitzsimons meets the ordinary men who have tragically taken more lives than some of our worst serial killers. We also meet one lucky survivor who wandered onto train tracks while drunk, losing and arm and a leg. Jonathan now dedicates his life to teaching school children about the danger of risky behaviour near railway tracks. Mr Narcolepsy Sunday Night spends a day in the life of the man who sleeps up to 70 times a day – but never gets a good night’s sleep. Dee Doud is the biggest sleepyhead on the planet. He suffers from the rare conditions narcolepsy and cataplexy. He falls asleep at the drop of a hat – the slightest stress or excitement causes him instant paralysis. It doesn’t matter what Dee is doing, he can keel over and sleep for minutes or hours. Rahni Sadler e

Burning Man Burning Man is a festival like no other. In the middle of the Nevada desert, an instant city is assembled, with 60,000 people attending. Money is banned in this experimental community. Everyone has to get involved – it’s called “radical participation” and the aim is to create Nirvana. New Sunday Night reporter PJ Madam joins the madness, and the many Aussies flocking to take part in what’s been described as Woodstock on steroids. Sir Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard is the Peter Pan of pop. He’s the Queen’s favourite rocker and has sold a staggering 250 million records over a career spanning an incredible six decades. Later this year he’s heading to Australia for another sell-out tour, but at present the music legend is sitting amongst the grapevines of his Portuguese vineyard, having his very own “Summer Holiday”. This week on Sunday Night, Sir Cliff invites Ross Coulthart into his beautiful home and teaches him a thing or two about winemaking. From poor beginnings, the lifelong bachelor shows no signs of slowing down in his seventies. With worldwide hits such as “Congratulations” and “Living Doll”, find out the truth behind the unforgettable songs. Surrogacy They’re like any other Australian babies – except these twins have three mothers. One who sold her eggs, another who rented her womb, and then there’s the Australian mum who paid to take them home with her husband, who donated his sperm. It’s one of the most complex routes to parenthood imaginable, but more and more Australian couples are using overseas surrogates to sidestep surrogacy laws here. In this Sunday Night report by Tim Noonan, you will meet Plugger, a Melbourne father who always wanted sons to follow in his football footsteps. Now after handing over $36,000, he and his wife Tammy are bringing their twin baby boys home for a very emotional reunion. But there is a dark underbelly – a new form of human trafficking. Desperate women in Thai

Barry Gibb: The last Bee Gee In a Sunday Night world exclusive, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb opens up to Rahni Sadler like never before in this deeply moving interview. It’s been four months since the tragic death of his brother Robin, and Barry reveals the pain over his loss, and his biggest regret. From growing up in Australia, to the magic that saw the Bee Gees sell more than 220 million records around the world, Barry talks about his success, the love of his life, and what he really thinks about Barbra Streisand. But the realisation of being the “last man standing” amongst his brothers finally hits home and the tears flow for the first time. An Uncomfortable Truth Two years ago, Major General John Cantwell was Australia’s toughest, battle-hardened soldier. He was in command of 1500 Australian troops in Afghanistan, with an exemplary 38 year military career. Today he is a broken man – but a man with extraordinary secrets he is now telling for the first time. In three terrible months in 2010, ten Australian diggers were killed under Cantwell’s command. It was the beginning of the end for one of our most decorated heroes. One moment he was favourite to be the new Chief of the Australian Army, weeks later he was curled up in a ball, sobbing on the floor. For twenty years he had hidden the crippling post-traumatic stress he was suffering. Now out of the army, Cantwell is speaking out, and it’s an uncomfortable truth he reveals to reporter Mark Ferguson. His opinion on the war on terror and bringing home our troops from Afghanistan will have major political ramifications. Grand Designs: America’s Biggest House Take a property tycoon, his former beauty queen wife, give them more money than sense, and see what they do with it. Meet the Siegel family – mum, dad and eight kids. They are building a new home – a palace which is bigger than the White House. It comes complete with 30 bedrooms, 23 bathrooms, two bowling alleys, two swimming pools

Tourette’s To the outside world, it can appear something of a joke, but Tourette’s is no laughing matter for those living with the syndrome. Sufferers’ lives are forever marred by the constant, uncontrollable urge to shout, swear and tic inappropriately. In this remarkable story, we meet Jess, who finds it impossible to control the urge to say the word ‘biscuit’. She says it hundreds, if not thousands of times every single day, often while punching herself in the chest. Jess invites Sunday Night into her life to experience what it’s like to live with Tourette’s. It is heartbreaking television. Rahni Sadler also meets an amazing young jazz singer who swears and tics uncontrollably off stage, but transforms into a composed and talented songstress on stage. This story will forever change the way you think about Tourette’s. Dirty Rotten hero? Lance Armstrong was a cycling god, winning seven Tour de France titles and earning a place as one of the greatest sportsmen in history. For years, Armstrong denied his remarkable achievements were assisted by performance enhancing drugs. In fact, three years ago on Sunday Night, he categorically denied ever taking drugs. But this Sunday, in an interview with Alex Cullen, his former friend and teammate Tyler Hamilton breaks ranks and calls Armstrong a cheat. Hamilton is breaking the sport’s code of silence and detailing what he claims is the shocking truth about the drug cover-up that reaches all the way to the top. Hamilton claims to have taken part in systematic drug taking with Armstrong. Who is telling the truth? You be the judge. David Frost Renowned for his take-no-prisoners interview style, David Frost has gone toe-to-toe with seven US Presidents, seven British and five Australian Prime Ministers. Celebrities, sporting legends and the world’s richest and most powerful leaders have all squirmed when faced with his probing questions. Now, the tables are turned as he sits down with Sunday Night

Without a Trace He is a ruggedly handsome doctor and a noted scientist. His first wife fell from a waterfall while they were hiking. His latest partner fell overboard from a luxury yacht while they were sailing. Both women died leaving him a rich man. Both the loves of his life lost their lives in tragically similar circumstances. On both occasions he was the only other person there. This special Mike Willesee investigation follows the dogged efforts of a loving brother, family and loyal friends who don’t believe the official explanation about what happened out on the ocean, and just want some answers to how Carmel disappeared. Face to Face For ten years Australia has been waiting for this moment. Some of the most powerful and emotional television you will ever see. A decade after the Bali bombing that claimed 202 lives – including 88 Australians – one brave man comes face to face with the terrorist responsible for blowing his legs off. Andrew Csabi lost his left leg and his right foot when the bomb went off in the Sari Club. He was lucky to survive, and had to learn to walk again with prosthetic limbs. In this heart-wrenching story he travels to Indonesia and demands answers when he confronts the mastermind who trained the bombers. Sunday Night reporter PJ Madam goes inside the high security anti-terrorism complex for a chilling meeting with Ali Imron, the man who built and delivered the bomb. In his first ever television interview, the terrorist delivers the message that will leave you shaking your head. Kiss Army They are the men in their sixties wearing makeup and high heels, worshipped around the world. For four decades KISS has Rock and Rolled All Night, and adoring fans have lapped it up. But the men behind the makeup are more than rock gods – they are marketing masters. KISS is one of the most lucrative brands on the planet, probably the only band with its own army. These music superstars aren’t only selling albums and concerts; the

Toxoplasmosis Terror Toxoplasmosis is a disease that affects up to one in three Australians – yet the vast majority have no idea what it is or if they are infected. People infected with toxoplasmosis have microscopic parasites living in their brains. Most of the time these parasites lie dormant, but shocking new research reveals they could be responsible for more than we ever believed. The main source of toxoplasmosis is the domestic cat, and a human can become infected in just eight seconds. In Australia, pregnant women are warned to avoid cats, particularly in the early stages of pregnancy. In many other countries women are regularly tested for the disease, and while there is no cure, fast treatment can save lives. In Australia we do not routinely test for toxoplasmosis. Alex Cullen’s worldwide investigation asks why this quite terrifying disease is not being highlighted by Australian health authorities. Midget Sub Mystery Sunday Night guest reporter Jack Thompson sets out to solve one of Australia’s greatest wartime mysteries. In 1942, World War II came to Australia, with three Japanese midget subs entering Sydney Harbour. In this major eight-month investigation, Sunday Night travels to Japan to interview the only Japanese survivor of the attack, and reunites him with the young Aussie gunner who witnessed it. Then we explore the ocean floor and go inside the mystery sub that caused so much havoc that day. The fate of the two kamikaze Japanese sailors who manned the sub has never been known, until this final chapter. Jerry Lewis An entertainment legend, he was Hollywood’s favourite funny man and the king of slapstick comedy. Now 86-years-old, Jerry Lewis has been making people laugh for decades. Join Sunday Night’s PJ Madam for a laugh a minute visit to Jerry Lewis’ Las Vegas home to talk about life, love, and his famous partnership – and subsequent fallout – with friend Dean Martin. In the decades that followed the movies and stage

King Kyle He’s the man the public loves to hate. Kyle Sandilands still rules the radio airwaves, despite almost being sacked several times for bad behaviour. He’s gone from homeless kid to Hollywood. It’s been a rollercoaster ride to the top and this is the first time he’s ever sat down for a one-on-one television interview. In this exclusive Sunday Night interview, Mike Willesee doesn’t pull any punches. It’s the match up that could rehabilitate Kyle or bury him forever. Catt vs Catt Roseanne Catt spent 3,652 days in jail for conspiring to murder her husband. She was portrayed as an evil and manipulative wife who tried to poison him. Even though she had no criminal history, she was found guilty. But after a ten year campaign, the Court of Appeal agreed she had been wrongly convicted – the victim of a husband who lied and a deceitful police officer who led the prosecution against her. She is now having to fight for compensation, even though ironically her husband Barry did receive compensation when she was jailed, that he has not had to pay back. Today, Barry Catt still claims his ex-wife is guilty, describing her as Satan. Both Roseanne Catt and Barry Catt have spoken to Sunday Night in exclusive interviews. Forget everything you thought you knew about this case, this story is more explosive than ever. One Direction They are the biggest and fastest selling music act in the world today. The boy band that recently brought Sydney to a standstill, sits down with Sunday Night’s PJ Madam to discuss fame, bullying, racism, hate mail and hysteria. The boys tell of their love of Australia – especially Aussie girls. They describe their humble beginnings, coming from poor, working class families, to being superstar millionaires. See the real story of One Direction.

Robbie Williams He’s the cheeky English pop star with millions of admirers around the world. But life has changed dramatically for Robbie Williams since becoming a father for the first time. In this very candid interview, the former boy band star opens up to PJ Madam about his new album, Take The Crown, his life as a sing-along Daddy, and how his new responsibilities have turned his life around. The biggest-selling British solo artist in history reveals the dark times in his past and how drugs and alcohol nearly overtook his life. He says life is better since he’s become a father and now he’s extremely passionate about his charity that’s raising millions for disadvantaged children. Murder Secret She was a beautiful and vivacious dance instructor, a young mum raising her daughter after fleeing an abusive and possessive husband. When she was found dead in the shower of her Sydney flat, a suicide note left on the side of the bathtub, police wrote it off as a suicide linked to a failed marriage. However, Nadine Haag’s family refused to accept the police version of events and launched their own investigation. What they discovered blew the case wide open. Among the chilling evidence the police missed were two secret messages written by Nadine in her final moments saying ‘He did it’. Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart pieces together this extraordinary chain of events, which ends with him coming face to face with Nadine’s husband, the man her family believes, has so far got away with murder. Size Doesn't Matter Warwick Davis is the biggest small man in Hollywood. He stars alongside Ricky Gervais in the television series Life’s Too Short, he’s been in every Harry Potter movie, and even played an Ewok in Star Wars. But aside from his extraordinary film and TV career, he’s leading a campaign to change the public’s perception of dwarfism. Sunday Night reporter Rahni Sadler accompanies Warwick to the first Little People UK Convention and talk

Kerri-Anne’s Most Emotional Interview Just when Kerri-Anne Kennerley had battled through the toughest year of her life, things got a whole lot worse. Already in the midst of her own battle with cancer, her world was turned upside down again; with the news her brother was to undergo radical brain surgery. Kerri-Anne’s brother Malcolm is a gentle giant, a tradie struck down with the incurable disease Essential Tremor. He struggles to hold a glass or use a knife and fork, trapped in a body he can’t control. Kerri-Anne is with her big brother every step of the way as he undergoes Deep Brain Stimulation therapy. It’s an emotional rollercoaster for the normally smiling TV queen. This week the pacemaker device connected to Malcolm’s brain was switched on. Sunday Night is there for the results in the most emotional interview that Kerri-Anne has ever done. Australia’s Adoption Shame 18-year-old George Dennehy was abandoned at birth. Born without arms, he was dumped at an orphanage in Romania. He was starving to death and not expected to live. That is until his name was added to a long list of children available for adoption. His desperate picture was on the very last page, but that didn’t stop an American couple with three children of their own from taking him home. Today, George is an all-American teenager who plays the guitar and can even drive a car – amazingly with his toes. His mum and dad have now adopted nine children from around the world. Their home is full of love, joy and laughter. However, this is where the story takes a dark turn. Here in Australia, though there are 32,000 children in state care, and tens of thousands of childless couples desperate for a family, less than 400 children from here and overseas were adopted last year. Alex Cullen meets one of a growing number of Australian couples forced to move overseas to achieve their dream of starting a family. Deborah Lee-Furness, who with husband Hugh Jackman was forced to adopt in Ame

Dawn French Dawn French is one of the most beloved women in comedy. Adored in Australia for French and Saunders and the Vicar of Dibley, she’s also just appeared in a supermarket campaign poking fun at her large frame. Dawn is a poster girl for curvy girls – and she’s not afraid to speak her mind about it. Ross Coulthart sat down with Dawn over High Tea at London’s Savoy Hotel where nothing was off limits. Behind the laughs Dawn talks about the suicide of her father, the breakdown of a 25-year marriage, and the endless criticism of the British press. This is a woman’s story to make you laugh and cry. Never Ending Appetite It’s the most baffling and bizarre medical syndrome known to science. Around 20 Australian babies are born with it every year, half a million live with it around the world. There is no test for it, and scientists do not know why it strikes. There is no cure and currently no answers – sufferers simply have a constant, total uncontrollable urge to eat. Imagine always being hungry and never feeling full? It’s called Prader Willi Syndrome – a random brain abnormality which causes many victims to literally eat themselves to death. They will eat anything they can, from the floor, from bins, anywhere. In this remarkable Tim Noonan investigation, meet the mother of James from Melbourne, who at 21, pleaded with his mother to allow him to escape his misery by committing death by food. There was nothing in Australia to help James. But there is hope. A place where PWS sufferers help each other. One success story is Laetitia, who was a staggering 203kgs, and needed 19 firemen to help her out of her house. Now, on the road to recovery, her transformation is extraordinary. Checking Out Susan Potts is incredibly fit for 89 years of age. A former model, her photos show a beautiful woman leading a full and colourful life. Married three times, Susan was eccentric and until just recently, still driving her vintage Rolls Royce around the

A Cure in Sight The world applauded three months ago when it was revealed Australian scientists had won the race to produce the first implanted bionic eye. The prototype was implanted into Melbourne mum Dianne Ashworth. With her help, scientists are now fast tracking the next device, which could transform the lives of millions of people around the world. Among them is Rachael Leahcar, the blind teenager who captivated the nation as a contestant on The Voice and could be a prime candidate to receive a bionic eye. But incredibly, on the cusp of making medical history, the entire Bionic Eye project is under threat from a lack of cash. When the money former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged runs out at the end of the year, key scientists will be forced to leave the unfinished project. Rudd risks the wrath of Julia Gillard by telling Sunday Night guest reporter Peter FitzSimons why the government must continue to back the bionic eye. Living with Danger Imagine having a polar bear as a pet. What about a pride of lions in the backyard or a cuddly grizzly bear of your very own? The sale of dangerous and exotic pets is a booming industry, but it’s a practice with a dark side as the animals are a threat to their owners and can languish without proper specialised care. Rahni Sadler meets the expert who has to rescue and relocate dozens of these animals every year, and who blames the late Steve Irwin for fostering this interest in wild animal ownership. In this Sunday Night investigation, Sadler also discovers the sad fate of arguably the world’s most famous exotic pet – Michael Jackson’s former pet chimp Bubbles. Dustin Hoffman It’s been 35 years since a young Dustin Hoffman became an overnight star thanks to his on-screen seduction by the much older Mrs Robinson in The Graduate. Now, the two-time Oscar winner reminisces with Ross Coulthart about his incredible career. Hoffman is at his charming best when he re-enacts his Oscar-winning role as an autis

Bath Salt Tragedy One dose of this legal powder is turning ordinary people into zombies with possessed minds and bodies. It’s an intense synthetic drug that’s marketed as a safe alternative to illegal substances – but it’s sending users into states of psychotic delirium, consumed with rage and superhuman strength. One man ate the family dog while under the influence of the substance that goes by the misleading name ‘bath salts’. In this special Sunday Night investigation, Ross Coulthart reports on the heartbreaking story of an Australian mum of two who lost her partner just weeks ago when the pair took the drug, believing it was safe. Rachael tells of the horrifying ordeal the pair suffered before her partner Glenn died when doctors had to switch off his life support. Easily purchased over the counter at stores across Australia, how is this legal and how do police counter the threat? Willesee & Quentin – 30 Years On It won him his first logie and is the story Mike Willesee is always asked about by members of the public. He first interviewed Quentin Kenihan 30 years ago when Australia fell in love with the cheeky seven-year-old who was confined to a wheelchair, suffering from a rare genetic bone condition. The boy who became a household name is now a 37-year-old man, and his reunion with the veteran journo will warm your heart. While he still battles health problems, having suffered pneumonia for the past 12 months, Quentin’s thirst for life is intact. Back then, Mike Willesee openly bribed him with toys to get the answers he was after, but now Quentin turns the tables and gives the interviewing legend a run for his money. See what happens when he returns a gift Mike gave him when they first. Proof Of Heaven? It’s the age-old question – is there an afterlife, and what is it like? Sunday Night meets a world-renowned and Harvard-trained neurosurgeon – for years a non-believer in the afterlife, but now a convert. When Dr Eben Alexand

In the Line of Fire When Sunday Night first introduced Australian war hero Ben Roberts-Smith to audiences earlier this year, he became the subject of a media storm. Now, we take you back to where it all began, with Ben opening up to Mike Willesee about the guilt he feels at being singled out for his courage with a Victoria Cross, the best mate he lost in war, and the pain of being separated from his wife and twin daughters. Outback Miracle In a new story by Dr John D’Arcy, Sunday Night ventures into the Australian outback. Julie Young was a Royal Flying Doctor Service nurse, teaching first aid in remote communities, until a horrific desert car crash. Having been trapped in her car for seven hours, her chances of survival were fading with the light – until an unlikely miracle. One by one, her former students found her, and remembered all the life-saving techniques she’d taught them. Michael J Fox Viewers were moved when Hollywood’s most inspirational star opened his heart to Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler about his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Michael J Fox no longer wants to hide his plight, but instead wants to talk about his “charmed life” and his mission to find a cure. Today, signs of Fox’s Parkinson’s symptoms are very noticeable – he even struggles to sip a glass of water – but he is empowered to find a cure and has been inspired by a fellow Aussie sufferer. The Last Bee Gee This is the interview in which Barry Gibb broke down and cried for the first time since the tragic loss of his brother Robin. From growing up in Australia, to the magic that saw the Bee Gees sell more than 220 million records around the world, Barry talked to Rahni Sadler about his success, the love of his life and how it feels to be the “last man standing” amongst his brothers – the last Bee Gee.

The Boss The Boss is back, and about to tour Australia. Sunday Night revisits Molly Meldrum’s chat with his good mate Bruce Springsteen. Bruce won’t let Molly forget the mammoth interview he’d given him years earlier describing it as the longest four hours of his life! Springsteen reveals the making of his incredible four-decade career as ‘The Boss’, and delivers some timely advice to today’s aspiring rock stars. Ping Pong Poms It’s the controversial story about the love/hate relationship between Aussies and Poms. Last year 56,000 Poms came to Australia to live, and more than 30,000 went home – desperate to leave ‘boring’ Australia behind. They complained the sun is too hot and the beach is too sandy. But the fact some become Australian citizens before they left, in case they changed their minds, sparked much debate. First Sounds Seeing 3-year-old Cooper’s joyful face when he heard sounds for the first time melted hearts around Australia. Now his parents reveal the real story about his diagnosis and what the future holds for the adorable toddler. Doctor John D’Arcy reveals how new cochlear technology is transforming lives young and old. It’s a fresh look at the feel-good story of 2012. Paradise Lost A new Sunday Night story on one of the most beautiful and remote places on earth. Pitcairn Island is situated halfway between New Zealand and South America and has a population of just 54. But although breathtakingly beautiful, the island hides a dark past. The key to its survival lies in luring those from the outside world to visit. Samsara 25 countries, five years, one extraordinary film. No actors, no dialogue, just the most breathtaking imagery you will ever see. Samsara is a snapshot of life around the globe. Cameras capture stunning pictures of temples scattered high on mountain tops, rituals of ancient civilisations, cities destroyed by flood, and fire burning deep below the earth’s surface. A new Sunday Night

Poison in Paradise Thought you were playing it safe by sticking to imported bottled alcohol in Bali? Think again. 19-year-old Australian tourist Liam Davies took every precaution against the island’s dangers, but within days of drinking a vodka soda, his parents were forced to make the agonising decision to turn off his life support. Sadly, Liam’s tragic death is by no means unique. Cheap homemade alcohol laced with the deadly substance methanol is added to mixed drinks in bars across Bali to cut costs. Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart joins Liam’s distraught parents, Tim and Lhani, on an emotional journey back to Bali to find the truth about what happened to their boy, and to make sure those who killed him are brought to justice. And when Coulthart traces the knock-off alcohol back to its source, a filthy distillery shed in a Balinese village, you’ll reconsider your next drink in Bali. The Bucket List Meet four ordinary Aussie blokes who were brought together by tragedy but united in triumph. Each suffered their own devastating road accident, and each was left without the use of his legs. Now, they’re setting off on a ‘bucket list’ road trip to revisit the crash sites that changed their lives forever. During this incredible journey, each of these four friends makes an emotional pilgrimage to their own dark place. Throw in a wedding, an epic race against time and a heart-warming finish and you’ve got all the ingredients for a story that will leave you appreciating life. Capricorn Rising Last weekend in North Queensland, a little yellow helicopter and its courageous crew pulled off one of the most remarkable rescue missions ever attempted. In appalling weather, with flood water rising rapidly, four cars became stranded in the raging torrent. Eight terrified people clung to the roof of their vehicles – their only hope of survival lay in being plucked from above by a rescue chopper. The only way it could happen was if the Capricorn chopp

The James Packer Interview It’s James Packer as you’ve never seen him before. In this revealing interview with Sunday Night’s Mike Willesee, nothing is off limits. Packer opens up about his fortune, his father and even his famous friend, Tom Cruise. Willesee goes on the road with Australia’s six billion dollar man – a whistle-stop tour of Packer’s booming business empire – from Melbourne to Macau, Singapore to Perth, and back to Sydney. Witness the limousines, the private jets and the most luxurious hotel suites in the world. Along the way the two men form a bond that produces the most intimate, raw and emotional interview ever done with a member of the Packer dynasty. Willesee had interviewed James’ father Kerry in the past, and knew the late billionaire well. Willesee’s connection with his father clearly means a lot to James Packer as he opens up about the highs and lows of his remarkable life – his childhood, the break-up of his first marriage, the collapse of One. Tel, his fight with depression and the last conversation he had with his father. Now a father of three himself, James Packer is back with a vengeance and reveals his grand vision – not just for his business but for Australia. An interview not to be missed. Arak Attack Last week Sunday Night told the heart-wrenching story of Liam Davies, who died from methanol poisoning while on holiday in Indonesia – despite knowing the dangers, and taking all the right precautions. The response from viewers was overwhelming. This week, Ross Coulthart’s investigation continues with a 25-year-old nurse and her mum telling their frightening story after she was poisoned in Bali with methanol added to their fruit juice ‘cocktail.’ After collapsing in a coma, Jamie’s mum was forced to withdraw money from a cash machine before hospital staff would treat her daughter. Now the young woman has been left with permanent brain injuries from the incident. Another chilling story from one of A

Shipbreaking It’s been described as hell on earth. It’s a jaw-dropping sight – as far as the eye can see along a stretch of coastline in Bangladesh, hundreds of mammoth supertankers lie beached on the sand. This is the place where the world’s ships come to die. The view from the air is breathtaking; down on the ground it is just as staggering. Sunday Night reporter Tim Noonan joins some of the thousands workers who are paid a mere 47 cents a day to break up these rusting giants with their bare hands – 12 hours a day, seven days a week. It could be the most dangerous job in the world. Yet amongst the wreckages he finds children, risking their lives doing back breaking and dangerous work. The death and injury record in the shipbreaking yards is horrendous. They do it with little or no safety gear, despite the ships being riddled with asbestos and toxic substances. It’s a sight that needs to be seen to be believed. Dame Julie Andrews Don’t let her impeccable manners and perfect pronunciation fool you – Dame Julie Andrews is far from the wholesome Maria Von Trapp character etched into our childhood memories. In this very candid interview, Dame Julie opens up to Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen about her alcoholic parents, why putting a lock on her bedroom door when she was a little girl saved her life, how she nearly didn’t take the role that won her an Academy Award, and the rawness she still feels over the death of her husband, Blake Edwards. Now a grandmother and children’s author, Dame Julie will soon be coming to Australia for the very first time. A wonderful celebration story about one of Hollywood’s all-time greats. The Power of Love As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, witness a truly inspiring love story that will leave you proud to be Australian. It begins with a tragedy when Gary is badly injured in an event that clams the lives of his mates. At first he wasn’t expected to survive, then he wasn’t expected to recover much of

The Unseen Scars One is a legend of the AFL, one of the hardest, most skilful and most decorated men ever to play the game. The other was a tough man too, copping and handing out countless beatings in his rugby league career. Both are married, both have children – and both are facing the biggest challenge of their lives. In this exclusive story former Wallaby Peter Fitzsimons meets two footy warriors – AFL champion and dual Brownlow medallist Greg Williams and the NRL’s Shaun Vallentine – as they discover the price they’ve paid for playing the game they love. In a world first medical study here in Australia, the results of tests on retired professional players will send shockwaves through all the codes. Sunday Night is with both men when they undergo testing and receive their results, as well as witnessing their everyday struggles and fears for the future. With ramifications for every single player in elite contact sport, this is a story that eclipses the current drugs scandal. Derryn and Jacki On Monday Jacki Weaver could receive an Oscar. It’s her second nomination in just three years – and after 50 years in show business she is now the hottest property in Hollywood. She hasn’t given an interview to Australian media in over two years, and it has taken something very special to get this exclusive with her. Sunday Night has got extraordinary access to Jacki in pre-Oscars week because the man firing the questions is Derryn Hinch – the man she married not once, but twice. This is a celebrity interview like no other. Jacki opens up to Derryn – who she describes as just one of nine ‘husbands’ in her love life – about her career, the sex abuse secret she hid from everyone, and how she delivered her own granddaughter. It’s funny, feisty and must-watch TV. Maritime Miracle This is the incredible inside story of the lifesaving mission to rescue French sailor Alain Delord. It has been described as the greatest maritime rescue in Aus

Steve Waugh This is the dramatic and never before told story of one of our greatest sportsmen. Steve Waugh won everything in the game, but it’s what he has done with his life post cricket that is so heart-warming and inspiring. Through his own foundation, Steve helps kids battling some of the world’s rarest diseases. People like 20-year-old Renee, who stopped growing at the age of two and who now weighs just 12 kilograms. Renee requires oxygen every minute of the day, which her single mum simply can’t afford. Steve and his wife Lynette, married for 30 years, pay for mobile oxygen tanks so Renee can live as close to a normal life as possible. Then there is 9-year-old Liam who’s life the couple transformed with the gift of a $36,000 wheelchair. But in this special story with guest reporter, Sunrise’s Mel Doyle, Steve and Lynette reveal exclusively for the first time their darkest moment – when Lynette collapsed with a bleed on the brain. Together with neurosurgeon Charlie Teo, they tell of her miraculous survival. Sky High High above the desert sands of Dubai, Australia’s adrenalin junkies are putting their lives on the line. These world parachute championships are like nothing you’ve ever seen – it’s much more than skydiving, it’s aerial ballet. But the consequences can be deadly. When Laurence took to the skies, she’d already jumped hundreds of times. She never imagined this one would be any different. But when she pulled the chord she knew she was in big trouble. Watch the story unravel in front of your eyes. Steve Carell It’s the funniest TV interview of the year. From the second he walks into the room Steve Carell takes over the interview and anything and everything goes. This Sunday Night experience the star of The 40 Year Old Virgin go head to head with Rahni Sadler. Famous for his portrayal of awkward and dim-witted characters you’ll find out why Carell is proud to still cha cha like a sissy girl, and learn the truth

Chute to Kill They were quite simply the perfect glamour couple. She was a young and beautiful Melbourne model, close friends with international supermodel Jess Hart. He was her handsome older boyfriend who did business with Kylie Minogue and Paris Hilton. The couple had plans to travel to Paris for Christmas – so just how did Phoebe Handsjuk come to die after plunging 12 storeys down the garbage chute of his luxury apartment building? Experts say she could not possibly have climbed in herself. So was she thrown down to her death? The first police report claimed Phoebe had taken her own life, but it didn’t add up. Now her family want answers, but her boyfriend doesn’t want an inquest. The mystery of Phoebe’s final hours revealed by PJ Madam on Sunday Night. Operation Miracle Rescue This is the incredible never before told inside story of the lifesaving mission to rescue Frenchman Alain DeLorde from the raging Southern ocean. The solo sailor had capsized 5 times – he was one wave away from death. Just how rescuers pulled off the impossible and plucked him to safety after a nail-biting 52 hour mission is nothing short of a miracle. The week on Sunday Night, the full story is told by the very men and women who made it all happen. From a very grateful Alain to the Hercules pilot and skipper of the cruise ship that turned round and was guided to the tiny bobbing raft in the middle of a giant ocean during a terrifying storm. This is a story to make you proud. Jesus Christ Superstar He’s Australia’s most successful comedian – hitting the big time overseas. Tim Minchin is edgy, whacky, very controversial and now a superstar in London. The private school boy from Perth opens up in this exclusive interview with Ross Coulthart about how he felt when Australia turned its back on him. Now he’s wowing audiences around the world with his controversial stance on religion. A staunch atheist who says ‘religion is bollocks’ is now the surprise lead

James Bulger It is a haunting image frozen in time that shocked the world over. A snapshot from a CCTV camera showing a toddler in a busy shopping centre hand in hand with one of his killers – who was just 10 years old. It’s now 20 years since two-year-old James Bulger was murdered by the two schoolboys who lured him away from his mother, but the case is still making headlines. In this major Sunday Night investigation we reveal secret tapes that were not played at the trial, that were hidden from the watching world. The voices of the Year 5 schoolboys who brutally murdered James are spine chilling as they confess to what they did. Now both 30 years of age, their identities have been hidden and protected for life by the British government. One of them, named Jon Venables at the time of the crime, is now applying for parole after being convicted of pornography offences after he was released. James’ mother Denise tells Sunday Night why he is pure evil, and why she’s determined to face him at his parole hearing. Derryn Hinch also speaks candidly with the detective who arrested and interviewed the killers, and why he doesn’t believe the punishment fit the crime. The Face Doctor He’s the human smash repairer who every ‘Bloody Monday’ rebuilds faces after the carnage of the weekend. On Sunday Night, meet the remarkable man they call the Face Doctor. Anthony Lynham, a jaw and face reconstructive surgeon, is faced with a waiting room of broken faces every week. Innocent victims of the drunken violence police struggle to contain in towns and cities across the country. Dr Lynham is now going public, fronting a campaign to make politicians toughen up and back his answer for ending the violence. He’s simply had enough and he won’t go away until they listen. Meet one of his patients, Annette. A young Brisbane mum, she was bashed with a steel pole in a random attack in the middle of the city. She returns to the scene where it happened and delivers an e

Dishonourables and Dangerous Top of Their Game Seals v Sharks Dishonourables and Dangerous This is the shocking story of the dishonorable soldier preying on women. Now with four convictions for bashing four different victims, Darran Porch is big and violent – a former paratrooper who served in the Australian and British armies. On dating websites he calls himself “Mr Melbourne” and presents himself as handsome, caring and sensitive. But in reality Porch is a dangerous man, who time and time again has been jailed for assaulting his victims. Right now, Porch is on bail despite being sentenced to 40 months jail for two dozen offences stemming from a savage and brutal attack on his latest victim. In this major international Sunday Night investigation reporter Derryn Hinch meets many of Porch’s unfortunate victims from Scotland, Wales, Canada and Australia. After three years following this shocking abuse of justice, watch as Derryn comes face to face with the serial thug, with an explosive outcome. Top of Their Game On Sunday Night meet two Australian men from different worlds. One can bench press a whopping 270kgs. He’s 193 cm tall and weighs 145kg. The other is a father of two, passionate and wildly over the top – revolutionising his sport. Both have one thing in common – they’ve hit the big time overseas. Meet Jessie Williams, known as “Tha Monstar”. At 22, the boy from Brisbane is dominating American college football and is about to become one of Australia’s highest paid exports, inking his first contract worth millions of dollars. On the field this 22-year-old is fast and agile, off the field he’s humble, smart and very savvy. Meanwhile Jason Belmonte is a bowling phenomenon, a world champion. But his very unorthodox two handed bowling style is leaving his American opponents scratching their heads. Seals v Sharks It is one of nature’s most ferocious and normally unseen contests. The battle under the sea is dangerous and

ABBA Mrs Brown's Boys Queen of Aussie Rock ABBA Thirty years ago one of the world’s biggest sex symbols and music superstars vanished almost overnight. Agnetha Faltskog was the beautiful blonde in ABBA, the Swedish super group who split suddenly after 10 years of worldwide success. For the past three decades little has been heard or seen of the mysterious pop queen, who was married to fellow ABBA band member Bjorn Ulvaeus. Life was different in 1977 when the band toured Australia and ABBA-mania was born. More than 160,000 people watched the 11 concerts and for Agnetha the pressure of fame was starting to show. Apart from giving a handful of newspaper interviews decades ago, Agnetha, now a 62-year-old grandmother, withdrew from the world and raised her children on a remote island. Now she is back in the limelight, with her first original solo album in more than two decades, A, to be released on May 10. In this world exclusive and Sunday Night special, reporter Rahni Sadler travels to the island to spend time getting to know Agnetha, and nothing is off limits. A never-to-be-forgotten interview, the notoriously private star opens up about her life, her reclusiveness, her failed marriage, her love of Australia and her life today. She even sings ABBA’s music again for the first time since the early 80s. Mrs Brown's Boys Brendan O’Carroll is the creator and artistic genius behind the hit TV series and stage show Mrs Brown’s Boys, in which he plays foul-mouthed Irish matriarch Agnes Brown. His amazing life journey so far is a rags to riches to rags and back to riches rollercoaster. In this exclusive profile, Brendan takes reporter Ross Coulthart back to where it all began in Dublin’s tough working class suburbs. At nine years old, Brendan’s father died from asbestosis and not long after he was diagnosed dyslexic. By 12, he’d left school to work as a milkman’s assistant. Brendan married at 19 and six years later thought he’d made it when he b

Abandoned Miracle Survivors ABBA By Demand Abandoned Five hundred flights a month will deliver over one million Australians to the United Arab Emirates in the next year after Qantas changed airline partners and long haul routes. One of the most popular tourist spots, Dubai, is being promoted as a luxury high class paradise in the desert – but the reality is brutally different. Aussie Alicia Gali knows. The 31-year-old’s life was changed forever when she took a job in the UAE with one of the world’s biggest hotel chains. She was using her laptop in the staff bar one night when her drink was spiked. She passed out, and woke to a nightmare beyond belief. She had been savagely raped by three of her colleagues. Injured, scared and alone in a foreign country, she took herself to hospital. What Alicia didn’t know is that under strict Islamic law being raped in the UAE is a crime. She was charged with having illicit sexual intercourse outside of marriage, and thrown in jail for eight months. Australian diplomats could have saved Alicia, but did nothing. Back in Australia, more government bureaucrats pressured Alicia’s mother and family to stay quiet and not make a “fuss”. The UAE is one of Australia’s biggest trade partners in the region. Now, finally home and struggling to move on with her life, Alicia speaks out for the first time. Reporter Ross Coulthart also speaks to the English girl jailed for kissing a male friend on the cheek in a UAE restaurant. The exclusive shocking story every Australian traveller must watch. Miracle Survivors The secrets behind history’s greatest survival story revealed for the first time. When their plane crashed high in the Andes in deep snow, it’s a miracle that anyone lived through it. Forty footy mates, their friends and family, and five crew, lost in the wilderness when the plane came down. Seventy two days later, only 16 would be left. In freezing conditions of minus 30 degrees, surrounded by a blanket o

Full Throttle Carnage George Costanza (AKA Jason Alexander) No Way, Baby Full Throttle Carnage Robbie Maddison has become very wealthy laying his life on the line and defying gravity in the saddle of a motorbike. The Crusty Demons Australian daredevil has back flipped mid-air across London’s Tower Bridge, soared above the replica Arc de Triomphe at Paris Las Vegas and out-jumped Evel Knieval’s record. But Robbie is consumed with guilt, that the death-defying stunts he began are now somehow responsible for deaths of young riders, pushing the limits in a bid to emulate their idol. The latest tragedy happened just a few weeks ago when 19-year-old Tyrone Gilks died attempting a practice jump for a new dangerous stunt. Robbie Maddison isn’t just upset, he’s angry. Robbie’s seen six mates die in the sport in the past three years – three of them this year alone – all attempting stunts he believes were beyond them, and even beyond him. Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen hears from Robbie about what must be done to stop any more tragedies, and meets new kid on the block Jackson Strong, who is planning the most dangerous stunts yet. Tyrone’s mum tells us why she couldn’t stop her son from attempting the impossible. George Costanza (AKA Jason Alexander) Seinfeld was a show famous for being about nothing, but strap in for a story that has everything. Jason Alexander had the world in stitches as the very popular (and very neurotic) George Castanza. On Sunday Night, hear all the secrets behind Seinfeld, including what really happened to the famous Soup Nazi. One of the most successful sitcoms ever, Seinfeld gave us phrases like “double dipping” and “shrinkage”, but what happens when reporter PJ Madam asks about being the “master of your domain”. In this in-depth interview, the Seinfeld star reveals the childhood heart ache that led him to obesity, and has a message for the bullies who tormented him in the school yard. High on a hill in Los An

Serial Killers Breast Cancer The Helicopter Hero King Kong Serial Killers Imagine waking up one day and discovering the man you married, the father of your children, was not a doting dad but a brutal serial killer. The Iceman was a hit man for hire who murdered so many he can’t even remember the total, but thinks it was around 100. The ‘Happy Face’ killer admits to eight victims but may have strangled over 100 more. A spine-chilling Sunday Night investigation, Mike Willesee meets the wives of both serial killers. They knew their husbands better than anyone, but had no idea about their secret double lives. Getting inside the mind of these cold-hearted killers, we also meet the daughter who feared she’d inherited her fathers ‘killer gene’, and the pregnant victim who was the only one to escape. Finally there is a jaw-dropping jail interview with the ‘Happy Face’ serial killer – and the revelation of what he’s doing now will leave you speechless. Breast Cancer Angelina Jolie has sparked a rush to remove by women threatened by the spectre of breast cancer. In this special Sunday Night report, Rahni Sadler catches up with the mum whose daughters all carry the BRCA gene and believes the Hollywood star is an angel for raising awareness. Then the bombshell – we meet the Aussie mum who had her breasts removed just like Angelina, yet still developed the disease. With women dashing to get tested, doctors are warning instant removal is not always the best option. A story every women confused by the latest news needs to see. The Helicopter Hero This is the untold story of one man who saved the lives of thousands during the devastating super-tornado that hit Oklahoma City. Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart is on the ground as the rescue and clean up unfolds. He meets the hero who very nearly did not survive to tell his story. In a helicopter – hovering above and being sucked towards the biggest twister he’d ever seen – he had the onl

Bite Club It’s a very exclusive club that no-one wants to join. The members call it the Bite Club, and the first rule of the Bite Club…is to always talk about the Bite Club. They’ve all been munched and mauled by sharks and lived to tell their remarkable stories. It began with one man, who couldn’t find an expert to truly understand his fear, so made it his mission to contact and be-friend every shark victim after him. This weekend on Sunday Night, the Bite Club meets face to face for the very first time – seven members come together for an amazing weekend of courage and bonding. They come from all over Australia to face their demons and encourage one another to re-enter the water, and then, in must watch TV, actually swim with sharks. They’ve suffered over 1,000 stitches between them. One member had two kilos of flesh removed by a shark, another lost 40 per cent of his blood, and then there is the young woman who owes her life to the brave tourist who wrestled with the shark that had her in its grip. We return to the scene of one attack with the victim and are almost run out of the town with no pity. Tourism props up the local economy and locals are not happy that we are there. Serial Killers Last weekend more than two million Australians watched Mike Willesee’s gripping story on the women who marry serial killers, the children who fear they may inherit their father’s murderous DNA, and the victim who escaped. This Sunday, in the explosive second installment, we meet The Iceman – perhaps America’s most cold-blooded contract killer. He murdered innocent victims simply to hone his skills for killing. In suburbia he was a doting dad, a favourite with the neighbours, but then he’d catch the train into New York and murder to order. The Iceman’s wife gives an extraordinary account of her life with the serial killer, and how she never knew of his “other job”. Vince and Owen They are two of Hollywood’s funniest stars. Put them t

Preaching Hate One Moment of Madness Dan Brown Preaching Hate In the wake of the brutal killing of a British soldier on the streets of London, Sunday Night comes face to face with the Muslim hate preacher with direct links to the two radical terrorists shot by police. What Anjem Choudary has to say about the rise of Islam in Australia and the western world will come as a wake-up call for many. Sharia law is coming to Australia says Choudary who believes he and his followers are in a war that will not be over until the Islamic flag is flying over Parliament House in Canberra. He is combative, argumentative, chilling and very sure of the path Australia will take. Islamic vigilantes currently patrol London streets imposing a no alcohol ban and ordering women to cover-up, and Choudray wants the same here. Reporter PJ Madam also meets the courageous “angel” who stood up to the terrorists and bravely fought to save the life of dying soldier Lee Rigby, and the English Defence League leader ready and willing to fight the rise of Islam. One Moment of Madness When the law comes up short, the only thing left is revenge. This is a remarkable story of how one moment of madness, one simple wrong choice, affects the lives of so many people. More than a message about drink driving, this story could also be the catalyst for a law change to protect all of us from a loophole that keeps killers behind the wheel of a lethal weapon. Melissa was a fun loving mum of five who decided to drive home from drinks at the pub with her girlfriends. She was so drunk – four times over the limit at the time – she ploughed head first into a car being driven by another mum who died at the scene. In this highly emotional story, Sunday Night speaks to the family of both women, including both sets of children. It’s heartbreaking and confronting. We also meet the police officers and fire fighters who were first on the scene that night, and when you hear what they have to say, it will

World exclusive: Taken Full of Life Dan Brown World exclusive: Taken A beautiful Australian tourist is kidnapped, raped and marched through the South American jungle at gunpoint by right wing terrorists. This isn’t a Hollywood movie script but the incredible true story of survival and courage by a remarkable woman who took on her captors and won. When the heavily armed drug smugglers ambushed Fiona’s tourist group as they canoed up the Amazon in Ecuador it was the beginning of 36 hours of terror for the young forensic scientist on her dream holiday. What Fiona endured in the jungle that night is despicable, but how this heroine came through the ordeal and saved the life of her fellow captive, a young British girl, is the stuff of legend. Eight months after their dramatic escape, Sunday Night returns with Fiona to Ecuador and the story takes an astonishing twist when she agrees to risk her life again to testify against one of her kidnappers. Rahni Sadler is with her every step of the way to bring us one of the most frightening but inspirational stories of the year. Full of Life On the outskirts of Amsterdam, a breakthrough treatment for dementia is producing remarkable results that will benefit all of us in the years ahead. At first glance, it seems like any other high-end retirement complex – the residents are served meals, listen to live music and even do their shopping at a small supermarket. But this nursing home is actually an illusion: all the staff in the ‘village’ – the servants, the publican, the music teacher, the shopkeeper, the hairdresser – are actually trained nurses and carers. This somewhat artificial existence serves a very real purpose: to lessen the distressing effects of dementia. What they are doing in Amsterdam will make you question everything you thought you knew about growing old. In this eye-opening investigation, Alex Cullen also meets the British scientist on the cusp of a cure for a condition that will soon aff

Locked and Loaded Autism Conquered Croc Man Locked and Loaded Mike Willesee’s eye-popping investigation into gun crime in America and the community project handing out free shotguns to single mums to protect themselves from armed intruders. Every single day 80 Americans are shot dead, eight of those are children. And in the most powerful country on earth with 310 million weapons already in circulation, Mike meets the pin up boy of the pro-gun lobby – trigger-happy Australian former television star Vadim Dale, who stole the hearts of millions of women a decade ago in the reality show Outback Jack. Today, the father-of-three and elite police officer maintains a small arsenal of weapons in his family’s Kentucky home. He even carries a handgun under his tracksuit for outings to the local park, and in May last year was the hero cop who fired and disarmed a woman who was shooting at a crowd. Sunday Night also sits down with Jon Bon Jovi, who speaks passionately about the laws of a country he loves so much, and the dangers he faces now that he is labelled ‘an enemy of the NRA’. Then there’s the heartbreaking interview with the mother of six-year-old Dylan Hockley, who was shot dead along with 19 of his fellow students in the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre on December 14 last year. Dylan was a smiling, happy boy who loved chocolate and tickles from his mum. He was learning to read and write and tie his shoe laces. Dylan’s devastated mother Nicole has vowed to fight for stronger gun controls on behalf of her son. It’s an emotional message she’s already taken all the way to Barack Obama. Autism Conquered A school on the outskirts of Brisbane is making enormous steps forward in the treatment of autism – transforming many lives in the process. Kids like Max, the son of former footy legend Matt Rogers and his ex-model wife Chloe. Rogers was fearless on the footy field, but in this interview with Sunday Night he can’t hold ba

Kung Fu Pandas Mum's the Word Pink Kung Fu Pandas The Giant Panda draws huge crowds to zoos across the world – but the fact is the panda is on the brink of total extinction. Only 1506 remain on the planet and the message to mankind is clear: if we can’t protect the Giant Panda, no animal is safe from oblivion. Reporter Alex Cullen interviews Hollywood legend Jackie Chan about the last ditch battle to save these magnificent creatures, and Sunday Night is given unprecedented access to the isolated sanctuary where scientists are going to extraordinary lengths to breed perhaps the world’s most popular animal. It’s a very difficult challenge – the female panda is only in the mood around one night of the year. Despite the concrete and bitumen encroaching further and further into the panda’s natural habitat, these scientists are attempting to reintroduce captive bred pandas back to the wild. To give the project the best possible chance of success, and not contaminate pandas with human contact, they must dress in panda suits each day. Jackie Chan tells Sunday Night why saving the Giant Panda is so important, and why he’s already given $1 million and adopted two pandas. In 2009 Australia Adelaide Zoo became home to Wang Wang and Funi. So far they haven’t been able to breed, but they are about to undergo a radical IVF program – the final hope for saving the world’s last Giant Panda’s. Mum’s The Word They captivated the nation in My Kitchen Rules and took out first prize. Now winning couple Dan and Steph reveal their heartbreak at failing to start a family. In this Sunday Night IVF special report, the couple reveals more details about their desire to be parents: how their first IVF attempt ended in devastating disappointment. Reporter Rahni Sadler reveals their new plans – and its happy news the couple can’t wait to share with Australia. While a new technique developed in Melbourne now offers childless couple’s like Dan and Steph a b

The Family Court Murders Thirty-three years ago, Trudi Warwick was a little girl at the centre of a bitter custody dispute. Her mother Andrea battled for years, but her father Len defied multiple court orders in an attempt to keep his daughter. At the same time, with shootings and multiple bombings carried out across Sydney over five terrifying years, the so-called ‘Family Court murders’ became among the most serious unsolved crimes in Australian criminal history. The only common link in each of these seven dreadful acts of terror? Len Warwick. Reporter: Ross Coulthart Producer: Mick O’Donnell Associate Producer: Debi Marshall

Exclusive: When Home Birth Becomes a Crime Crazy Bike Race The Mrs. Carter Show Exclusive: When Home Birth Becomes a Crime It’s one of the happiest and most joyful moments in every couple’s life together – the birth of a child. But across Australia, family homes are being turned into crime scenes when homebirths go wrong. Police arrive with the ambulance, evidence is seized and parents are under investigation. The decision to give birth at home could land parents in jail. In this major Sunday Night report, PJ Madam meets a number of mothers whose choices resulted in tragedy, and the notorious midwife who has been present at five homebirths that have ended in death. The controversy over homebirths has made headlines around the world, but only now will you see inside the distraught Australian homes, and hear the heartbreaking triple-0 calls. Find out why, despite the dangers and coronial inquiries, so many passionate Australian women still believe it’s their right to have a homebirth over a hospital delivery. It’s a story that will divide the country – does the right of the mother to choose come before the right of the baby to enter the world in a hospital where they have the best chance of survival? Crazy Bike Race Once a year, Chilean port city Valparaiso hosts the world’s most dangerous, exciting and mind-blowing bike race – a bone-rattling 2km downhill ride from the hilltop to the sea. This year, Sunday Night takes an Aussie to compete for the very first time. What he finds, and what our cameras capture, will leave you shaking your head in disbelief, and shaking with fear. The Mrs. Carter Show She’s the singing superstar dazzling the world with her sell out concerts. Now she’s heading to Australia, and giving Sunday Night viewers an exclusive sneak peek backstage. It’s said to be the most explosive and high energy concerts she’s ever performed; find out what she has in store for her Australian fans. And watch on Sunday f

Death Row Confessions Sleepless Nights Jackson: Look At Him Now Death Row Confessions Every evening they lay on their beds unable to sleep – wondering if this will be the night they hear the footsteps coming towards their cell. Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on death row, their executions coming anytime now. They are the convicted ringleaders of the Bali Nine heroin smuggling gang, and they’ve been sentenced to death by firing squad. In accordance with Indonesian law, they won’t be given any warning when their time is up. They will simply be taken to an isolated location, a target placed over their hearts, and ten soldiers will form the firing squad. Only one live bullet will be used. Reporter: Mike Willesee Producer: Alex Garipoli Sleepless Nights If your child snores, no matter how quietly, you may have a big problem on your hands. What most parents don't know is that while they are sleeping, their snoring children could be suffering long-term damage. More than half of Australian children suffer from a sleeping disorder, and the effects can last a lifetime. Experts know that a lack of sleep leads to reduced IQ, developmental issues and can even stunt a child's growth. Reporter: Kerri-Anne Kennerley Producer: Lisa Ryan Jackson: Look At Him Now When little Jackson Keleher was born, his brain was starved of oxygen. Doctors said he’d never walk and he’d never talk, but his father David never gave up. When we first introduced you to this brave little boy late last year, he was undergoing treatment after treatment, pushing himself harder and harder. It was a story about a father’s love and a fighting Australian spirit. Reporter: Chris Bath Producer: Sandra Di Girolamo

Charlie’s Angels Deadly Obsession Alex Perry Charlie’s Angels Leading neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo is undertaking a different kind of lifesaving mission in the jungles of Borneo. A chance encounter with a Zen-like orang-utan on a family holiday sparked his passion for saving these peaceful creatures from the brink of extinction. Greed is driving a terrible environmental disaster, as the orang-utans’ habitat is destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations. Now, Teo returns to Borneo to visit with Birute Galdikas, a conservationist who has been living side by side with orang-utans in the jungle for over 40 years. Her sanctuary is a paradise for the animals, as Teo discovers when he pushes a wheelbarrow full of adorable baby orang-utan babies to their play date at the sanctuary’s jungle gym. Amidst the incredible encounters, we find fresh hope for these animals – Sunday Night’s cameras are there as for the big moment. See what happens when the cuddly creatures are released back into the wild. Deadly Obsession Inside this secret cult-like religion, in bizarre renegade churches, worshippers believe in a super power. They are convinced the Bible has commanded them to hold deadly snakes. Every sermon could very quickly become their last. If bitten by the poisonous creature, they refuse hospital treatment, believing God will decide their fate. It’s an ancient Pentecostal tradition, and one that was dying out – but one young preacher is determined to bring it back. In this incredible story, Sunday Night was granted rare access inside the church so few people ever get to see. We follow Andrew Hamblin as he hunts for snakes, preaches with them, shirks the law and flirts with death at every turn. In each service, rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths are taken from their wooden boxes as believers cradle them in their arms, press them to their foreheads and dance with them. For the first time, our cameras are inside. Alex Perry He’s th

Mankind’s Rarest Disease Exclusive: The Big Mac Exclusive: P!nk The September Issue Mankind’s Rarest Disease Meet a quite extraordinary little boy, who holds the cure to some of the world’s most common diseases. Zach was born on Australia Day – a beautiful smiling baby. The doctors gave him a clean bill of health, and for 18 months his parents thought everything was normal. But as they would discover, little Zach has perhaps the rarest disease known to man – a genetic condition called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, or FOP. There are less than 800 known sufferers worldwide. As he ages, the soft tissue Zach’s body is slowly morphing into a second skeleton. His muscles are turning to bone. Eventually, he will be frozen as stiff as a statue. He’s turning into a ‘human mannequin’. But Zach’s family haven’t given up hope. We speak to an expert who says once they identify what went wrong in little Zach’s body, they will have a cure to a range of bone diseases, such as osteoporosis, and eventually even be able to grow new limbs for amputees. Exclusive: The Big Mac Reporter Rahni Sadler goes behind the scenes with super group Fleetwood Mac for a world exclusive as she discovers the latest twist in one of rock rolls greatest love stories. Join Sunday Night to find out not only what tore Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham apart, but what has now brought them back together again after 36 years of bitterness. We’ll also reveal how cocaine changed Stevie’s voice and how a love affair in Australia almost destroyed the band. Exclusive: P!nk The September Issue She’s the record-breaking rock star casting a spell over Australia. Pink is in the middle of the biggest tour ever to hit our shores: 46 arena shows at last count, each one an incredible two-hour spectacular that sees her fly high over audiences heads with her trademark aerial acrobatic feats. We bring Pink back down to earth with this exclusive behind-the-scenes look

Dying for Perfect Skin Slim Joe Cycle Wars Dying for Perfect Skin About 85 per cent of teenagers will suffer from acne at some stage, but what many desperate families don’t realise is the drugs their children are prescribed to treat acne can have serious – sometimes fatal – side effects. Roaccutane, Diane-35, Yasmin and Yaz are popular acne and skin treatments, but each has a trail of patient horror stories that hasn’t stopped doctors prescribing them for even mild cases of acne. Julian was an intelligent and sporty young law student when he was prescribed Roaccutane in 2008. His family was not warned to look out for mood changes, despite the drug having a long history of depressive, suicidal side effects in those who take it. Little over a year later, Julian had taken his own life. Four years on, his devastated mother is still searching for answers as to why her young son was given such a powerful drug for what was a mild cosmetic problem. Together, the drugs have caused dozens of deaths across Australia in recent years. Slim Joe The most surprising political story you will see this election campaign. Joe Hockey is hardly your typical Liberal politician. He was named after a Labor Prime Minister and his father was born and grew up in Palestine. But within months, Joseph Benedict Hockey could have one of the toughest jobs in Canberra: the next Treasurer of Australia. Getting there, though, has now been made much tougher. What once seemed a landslide Liberal win is now a neck-and-neck race to the finish line. And that’s not the biggest battle Joe Hockey has faced in recent times. Late last year, after a lifelong fight with obesity, the federal member for North Sydney went into hospital for radical weight loss surgery. He did it after his young daughter asked if he was still going to be around to attend her wedding. It was a life changing moment for the amiable pot-bellied pollie. Sunday Night is on the campaign trail with Hockey as enters the

Melbourne’s Miracle: Dead Man Walking Protecting Aussie Kids Jerry Hall Melbourne’s Miracle: Dead Man Walking Daniel Huf is a man with a second chance at life. A man literally back from the dead. When he flipped his dream Porsche at high speed on April Fool’s Day last year on the freeway outside Melbourne, Daniel was killed instantly. Three ambulance paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. His body was cut out of the wreckage and left under a tarpaulin on the side of the road. He had no pulse. Over an hour after the accident the undertaker arrived to collect his corpse, but when it came time to put Daniel in the body bag something happened that no-one can explain. Daniel, who had sustained extensive head injuries, was suddenly breathing. The ambulance was recalled, and he was rushed to hospital. A year later he is back at work, back behind the wheel, and wondering why he was spared. In his amazing report, Alex Cullen interviews the fire captain who dragged Daniel’s lifeless body from the wreckage; he interviews the undertaker who had issued Daniel the Coroner’s tag of death. No-one can explain how Daniel came back from the dead, but his father – a Lutheran Minister – is convinced the answer lies in the giant cross overlooking the crash site. Was this a medical miracle or a second chance from God? Protecting Aussie Kids Imagine not knowing your family is living next door to a predator. In Australia this is a reality, but around the world it is a baffling concept. Sarah Monahan was the child star of the hit 80’s comedy show Hey Dad. But what millions of viewers never realised was that behind the smile, little Sarah was allegedly being sexually abused. Next year, more than 25 years later, one of her adult co-stars will stand trial charged with molesting her. These days Sarah is backing a campaign to protect all Australian children from predators with remarkable technology that is already freely available in the US yet illegal in Austr

Wandering Souls Jessica Mauboy Grandma Angel Wandering Souls War hero and Father of the Year Ben Roberts-Smith has a new assignment: a series of special reports for Sunday Night. Big Ben is one of only four living Australians to have earned the Victoria Cross, awarded to him for his extraordinary bravery in Afghanistan. In his first story this Sunday, Ben pays his first visit to Vietnam accompanying a group of Aussie vets on a remarkable and emotional mission. He’s with them as they return to the battleground of Long Tan, where they lost so many of their mates in one of the greatest battles in our military history. Now, 40 years after the end of the Vietnam War, these old diggers have gone back to return treasured keepsakes and photographs to the families of fallen Viet Cong soldiers. Diggers always kept notes, photos and trinkets to remember the fallen – even their enemies. Their journey to return these last remaining items is now bringing hope and closure to many of families of the 600,000 Vietnamese fighters still missing in action. Jessica Mauboy It’s been a wild ride for Jessica Mauboy – from outback tomboy teen to international pop star and awardwinning actor. Childhood singing competitions led to an audition for Australian Idol at the tender age of 16 and from there, it’s been a steady rise to the top. Through it all, though, she’s kept her feet on the ground and the love of her long-time boyfriend at home in Darwin. Sunday Night reporter Melissa Doyle travels to the Top End with Jess to see where it all began, and hear for the first time an incredible family revelation: Jessica’s starring role in The Sapphires led to the discovery of her long-lost great aunt, a member of the stolen generation. We also journey with Jess to Yiparinya School in Alice Springs – she’s the school’s ambassador, and the difference she’s making to these young Indigenous children’s lives brings tears to her eyes. Grandma Angel She’s the gr

Stoned Haven’t Seen The Last of Her Stoned He’s an AFL footy legend who lived decades with a dark secret. For more than 20 years – including every day of his playing career – this Collingwood great smoked marijuana. Later he progressed to amphetamines and alcohol to cope with life. He even got stoned the day his team won the Grand Final – and his memories of his greatest day are far different from his teammates. He kept his addition secret from everyone, including his wife. Marijuana almost destroyed his family, and now that he’s clean, he’s coming clean on the dangers of cannabis. But in famously liberal California, a group of Hollywood mums are taking him on. These Californian housewives claim pot is saving their marriages and making them better parents. Cheryl turned to marijuana after her marriage broke down, and credits the drug with weaning her off anti-depressants and controlling her anxiety. She now runs a 30-hectare legal cannabis plantation with her daughter and hosts regular pot parties where she and her fellow mums get ‘medicated’. This is a controversial angle on the drug debate that is seldom heard. Haven’t Seen The Last of Her For one unforgettable day, Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler steps inside Cher’s grand Malibu mansion to talk with the pop diva about her incredible life. At 67 and on the verge of a comeback, she wanted to tell all in this pull-no-punches interview. Humble, unaffected and brutally honest, she swears like a sailor and happily dishes the truth on her famous romances, her lifelong bond with Sonny Bono, and a tumultuous career that’s seen her pick up an Oscar, an Emmy, two Golden Globes and a BAFTA. Cher’s family life has been just as eventful as her remarkable roller-coaster professional life: and she almost didn’t make it into the world. Her mother was literally lying on the abortion table when she changed her mind and one of entertainment’s biggest names was born. As a child she was placed

Bionic Dad The day, 23 years ago that Matthew met Diane at university, the teenagers shared a bond. Within weeks they both knew they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. If it’s possible to have the perfect relationship, this couple is living proof it exists. If you ever doubted the power of true love to conquer any obstacle then don’t miss this emotional Mike Willesee special event. When devoted father-of-four Matthew Ames fell ill with what he thought was a bout of “man flu” 18 months ago, he took a few days off work. When he didn’t feel any better, he visited four GP’s who each sent him back to bed. Finally, in agony, his family took him to the hospital. Within hours he was in a coma and surgeons had amputated his left arm. Matthew had gone into toxic shock from an infection of Streptococcus – a common bacteria nearly all of us have in the back of our throats or on our skin. It’s harmless unless, as in Matthew’s case, it travels into your bloodstream. As the poison spread quickly through his body, doctors told Diane that Matthew had just a one per cent chance of survival – but they would need to remove all his limbs to give him that chance. When Matthew awoke, he was told he’d lost both arms and legs. Diane insisted she break the news. It was the second toughest moment of her life, second only to taking her children to the hospital to say goodbye to Matthew before his life or death operation. What happens over the next few hours and weeks to this point, 18 months later, is truly inspiring.

Childless Shark Trackers Jackie Collins Childless Three incredibly brave women meet for the very first time to talk about the one terrible thing they all have in common. Between them, these mums have lost six kids – all killed by husbands wanting to inflict the ultimate heartbreak on their partners. Few could forget Cindy Gambino’s harrowing story. The Victorian mum lost her three young boys on Father’s Day 2005, when their dad Robert Farquharson deliberately drove them into a dam, leaving them to drown as he swam free. For years, Farquharson battled the courts, insisting the triple-murder was an accident. But now, as he’s lost his final appeal and will spend the rest of his life behind bars, Sunday Night can reveal shocking new details from the case that were hidden from public view, including the evidence from Robert’s mate that helped to convict the killer. You’ll also hear from a psychologist who was never called as a witness in court, despite Farquharson talking about his evil thoughts in the months leading up to the crime. Shark Trackers A crew hauls a giant great white shark onto their boat, wrestling with the fierce predator as it struggles on deck. These aren’t just fishermen – they’re scientists, and their mission is to save this endangered titan of the sea from the brink of extinction. Alex Cullen is on the water with the OCEARCH scientific team in the Atlantic Ocean – a haven for sharks. They are doing high-risk work, tagging sharks before releasing them so they can better understand the animals’ habits in the wild. But the rewards are great, as the information can serve to protect both animals and humans. When tagged sharks swim close to beaches, the call goes out to get swimmers out of harm’s way. And yet, here in Australia, the federal government has stifled attempts to set up a similar tagging program. Jackie Collins Her 29 novels have sold 500 million copies and been translated into 50 languages. At 75, an

The Girl Behind the Mask In the early hours of February 16 last year, Dana was woken by the drug-addled woman who had broken into the house convinced her estranged husband was there. The argument ended when the woman doused Dana with methylated sprits, setting her alight. Dana suffered third-degree burns to almost two thirds of her body which has left her permanently scarred and forced to wear a full burns bodysuit. More than 18-months on, Dana continues to undergo painful surgery – but as Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler discovers, her spirit has not been broken. Tomorrow the woman found guilty of deliberately setting fire to her, Natalie Dimitrovska, will appear in a Perth court for sentencing.

Darcy’s Story Roar Sweetie Darling Darcy’s Story Darcy Higgins’ dream was to join the Defence Force. That dream was shattered early one morning last year when, driving on his scooter, he was hit head on by a passing van. Darcy spent the first nine days after the accident in a coma, battling a horrific list of injuries: fractured skull, collapsed lung and detached kneecap among them. Darcy had to learn how to walk and talk again – and he was left despondent with the realisation that his Army dream, once so close, was fading away. Desperate to give Darcy a reason to keep going, his girlfriend Chanelle reached out to Australia’s most decorated living war hero, Ben Roberts-Smith. The pair soon struck up a strong bond, and their friendship has aided Darcy’s miraculous recovery. Roar Katy Perry wrote her latest hit Roar, a self-empowerment anthem, from the heart. Eighteen months ago, the vivacious pop star was at her lowest ebb – lost and going through a very public divorce with comedian Russell Brand, who infamously ended their marriage via text message. In this exclusive interview, Katy opens up to Sunday Night special guest reporter Jackie Frank about fighting her way back from those lows with a new positive attitude, showcased on her stunning new album Prism. Sweetie Darling Join us for champers at the Savoy Hotel with Edina herself! From French & Saunders to Absolutely Fabulous, Jennifer Saunders is comedy royalty. But she’s been notoriously publicity-shy throughout her incredible thirty-year career. With the release of an autobiography, Bonkers, Jennifer is ready to share her story with the world. She talks to Sunday Night’s Ross Coulthart about everything from her lifelong friendships with Dawn French and Joanna Lumley to her breast cancer battle in recent years. And then there was the time she got flashed in a restaurant by Dolly Parton…

A Man Named Don Imagine Mark Donaldson A Man Named Don This Sunday, host Chris Bath presents a very special report on a man named Don. Devoted husband of almost 50 years to his wife Maureen, Don loves his daughters and his grandkids. But Don’s life changed forever on April 9, 2009 when he suffered a stroke. Don is Chris Bath’s father. Every 10 minutes in Australia, someone has stroke. It’s the second biggest killer in the country, but 80 per cent of strokes are preventable. This story is deeply personal for Chris, who is going public about her family’s private struggle because she’s fed up with the lack of support offered to stroke victims and their families. She also highlights the work being done on the other side of the world by two pioneering Australian doctors transforming stroke rehabilitation and offering hope to thousands of survivors. Chris delivers her wake-up call to the government about the real effect of strokes in this emotional and brutally honest report. Imagine Once the most hated woman in the world, blamed for the break-up of The Beatles, Derryn Hinch meets the feisty and very opinionated Yoko Ono. In a rare and very revealing interview, Yoko opens up about rock ‘n’ roll’s most famous love story. Her colourful and very public affair with John Lennon was mocked by Beatles fans around the world. Now, more than 30 years after his assassination, Yoko tells all about their extraordinary secret bond, the couple’s alienation from music’s most successful band, and the night John Lennon was shot dead. Mark Donaldson At 15, Mark Donaldson’s father – a Vietnam veteran who’d returned from war with PTSD – passed away. Four years later his mother was murdered. The case has never been solved. Not surprisingly, grief-stricken Donaldson went off the rails, becoming a punk and a drunk on the streets of Sydney, even disrupting an ANZAC dawn service. In 2002, to get his life back on track, Donaldson joined the army. Two

Twice Bitten JFK’s Homecoming Love Actually Patricia Cornwell Twice Bitten Fisherman Greg Pickering was underwater in one of the most remote areas of the country, 30 meters from shore but hundreds of kilometres from help, when a Great White Shark snapped its jaws around his skull and wouldn’t let go. Greg, a father of four, is the only man in the world to be attacked – in separate incidents – by sharks and live to tell the tale. And what a story this is. How he used his experience as a diver to hold his breath and rise to the surface slowly despite the water turning red from the blood pouring from his horrific injuries. Once aboard his boat his life was saved by a quick-thinking mate who used a roll of tape to hold his shredded face together. It would be another eight hours until he would reach hospital. Less than six weeks after the attack, reporter Mark Ferguson takes Greg back to the location where he came face to face with nature’s most deadly killing machine. JFK’s Homecoming On November 22nd, 1963 the world changed. John F. Kennedy was in Dallas travelling in the presidential motorcade when he was shot dead by a sniper. This Sunday, exclusive footage you have never seen. The Kennedy daughters for the first time speak intimately about the events leading up to and surrounding one of the most infamous moments in world history. Before his assassination JFK returned to Ireland, where all four of his grandparents were born. He vowed to visit again, but never made it. On Sunday Night, cameras are rolling for his family’s emotional return to Ireland to honour the fallen President. Love Actually To some people, he will always be Mr Darcy, but this week Colin Firth is far from proper as he sits down with friend Nicole Kidman for an interview with a difference. It seems the on screen romance between the pair is matched perfectly by their off-screen chemistry. In this fun, flirtatious interview the pair let their guard down to discuss ev

Murder Mark Donaldson VC Growing Old Disgracefully Murder A sacked air hostess, a mounted police officer guarding the Governor General – an incredible story of murder, torture and intimidation. This remarkable international investigation by Sunday Night reporter Ross Coulthart involves an explosive confession letter, allegations of love and betrayal, a dramatic trial in a South African court, and confrontations with the two Australians at the centre of it all. Once the case is examined, the former air hostess agrees to sit down for a powerful interview to answer the accusations that she led a murderous gang who terrorised staff at her father’s restaurant. She says she will fight any attempt to have her extradited to face her accusers. Mark Donaldson VC Earlier this month, we brought you just a taste of Mark Donaldson’s incredible life story. On Sunday we bring you our full report on the tumultuous life of this remarkable man. A teenage tearaway, Donaldson’s life changed forever following the tragic disappearance of his beloved mum when he was 19. She was presumed murdered and the case was never solved – a burden Donaldson carries to this day. Now, he’s a decorated war hero, having been awarded the Victoria Cross medal for Australia for his efforts fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Find out how one man managed to turn his life around from personal tragedy to become a father, a husband, and an Australian hero. Growing Old Disgracefully Dollar-90, Sargeant Sel, B-B Rizzle and the other members of the Hip Operation crew reckon they’ve found the secret to eternal youth: NEVER act your age, even when you’re 94 (and four months). These tough-talkin ‘, crotch-grabbin’ street dancers are possibly the world’s only geriatric hip-hop group. They joke that each dance could be their last, so they’re making every one count. Sunday Night reporter PJ Madam follows this infectiously upbeat group for one wild trip to the World Hip Hop Cha

Simon Gittany's Secret Life: Part 1 Rachelle Louise, the girlfriend of convicted murderer Simon Gittany, has opened up in an explosive new interview with Sunday Night saying she 'knows' her boyfriend is innocent. Gittany is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday for throwing his former fiancee Lisa Harnum off the balcony of their Sydney CBD apartment. Reporters: Ross Coulthart and Steve Pennells Producers: Nick Farrow, Naomi Shivaraman, Richard Andrews

Meet Mark Donaldson VC Simon Gittany's Secret Life: Part 2 Meet Mark Donaldson VC At 15, Mark Donaldson’s father - a Vietnam veteran who’d returned from war with PTSD - passed away. Four years later his mother was murdered. The case has never been solved. Simon Gittany's Secret Life: Part 2 On Tuesday 11 February at 11:06am, convicted killer Simon Gittany was sentenced for murdering his 30-year-old fiancee Lisa Harnum. His new girlfriend, Rachelle Louise, was not at the sentencing hearing.

INXS: The Real Story No actors. No scripts. Back to where it began… with everyone. Following the overwhelming success of the Channel Seven telemovie INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, join Sunday Night for an exclusive look into the INXS story through the eyes of those who lived it. All five surviving members of the band sit down with reporter Rahni Sadler – the Farriss Brothers Tim, Andrew and Jon, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Beers, as well as manager Chris Murphy – to tell one of the greatest rock’n’roll stories of all time. And nothing is off limits. Each gives their candid and very personal account of how it all began, how they coped at the height of their fame and at the depth of their pain when friend and frontman Michael Hutchence died. They open up about Michael’s love affairs, the drugs, the time an American record executive threatened to drop the band, and how they really feel about Kylie Minogue, Paula Yates, Sir Bob Geldof and Tiger Lily. Featuring archived photographs and memorabilia plus never-before-broadcast home videos shot by the band while on tour, this is one extraordinary reunion not to be missed.

Drought: The Last Straw Schapelle's First Moments of Freedom Drought: The Last Straw Sunday Night brings you the deeply personal Australian story. In vast regions of the country, it’s the driest it’s ever been. Our food supply is in real jeopardy. Reporter Alex Cullen takes us back home to his farm to meet his mum and dad who are doing it tough. It has never been this bad. A story of mateship and fighting spirit, we meet the Australian heroes trying to keep it all together. Reporter: Alex Cullen Producer: Alex Hodgkinson Schapelle's First Moments of Freedom After almost a decade, the girl who loved the ocean had forgotten what it was like. Schapelle Corby stumbled across a Balinese beach and threw herself into the water, falling clumsily under the waves as they crashed around her. It was a symbolic moment in the convicted drug smuggler's first days of freedom and a rare victory against the media circus that has camped outside the luxury villa where she has been bunkered for the past three weeks. Reporter: Mike Willesee

Ghost Island INXS No Brainer Robert Redford Ghost Island Once the most crowded place on the planet, suddenly in 1974 every inhabitant disappeared – forced to leave quickly. For the past 30 years Hashima Island off Japan’s south coast has been off limits, a curious public denied access to any part except the landing stage. Little bigger than the MCG, this mysterious place was home to more than 5000 coal miners and their families for over 80 years. They were well paid, every square metre of the island filled with towering apartment blocks. This speck in the South China Sea was the home to doctors, teachers and shopkeepers – then it was abandoned. Closed to the outside world for decades, the island is a snapshot in time; everything is as it was when the last boat left. Two years ago part of the island was used for the James Bond movie Skyfall, and now Sunday Night reporter PJ Madam has been given exclusive access to all parts of this island of ghosts. The vision captured is eerie, captivating and extraordinary. INXS Almost three million Australian’s cranked up the volume and sang along in their living rooms to our Sunday Night INXS special a fortnight ago. The special event show sent the band’s timeless hits back to the top of the charts, and we have been swamped ever since with requests for an encore performance. So, by popular demand, Sunday Night brings you fresh unseen vision of the band and their families today, including more amazing music from the band’s back catalogue. No Brainer Join Sunday Night for an intensely personal journey with one of Australia’s toughest and most talented football players as he participates in a groundbreaking study to learn if a career of hard knocks has left him with permanent brain damage. What he finds out about himself, and the results of new Australian and international research on concussions and dementia, is a sobering lesson that every parent needs to know before they send their child out to

To Catch a Killer A Trick to Die For To Catch a Killer To catch the cold-blooded, calculating killer of schoolboy Daniel Morcombe police knew it would take something special. They had their target, but they needed hard proof. This week on Sunday Night the country’s top investigative journalist Ross Coulthart takes you right inside the incredible Mr Big sting that caught the murderer red handed. To trap a monster like Brett Cowan, an evil and sadistic child rapist, undercover detectives created the most elaborate and expensive Disneyland of crime ever attempted in Australia. Their plan was to lure Cowan into joining what he thought was a ruthless and well-connected gang that could net him big money. Sunday Night takes you to the moment, to the very hotel suite, where it all came together – the moment Cowan confessed to murdering little Daniel. We show exclusive interviews with the two women who shared their lives with Cowan until they discovered his dark secrets, and what they have to say will have you on the edge of your seat. A Trick to Die For Paul Cosentino is perhaps Australia’s greatest ever magician, with a dream to top the bill in Vegas. Not bad for a boy who still couldn’t read or write at the age of 12. Then his mum showed him a magic book, and the struggling student was captivated. Now at the top of his game, with the world at his feet, Cosentino is literally putting it all on the line. Only one trick has ever defeated him, and stopped him from performing it live. In his last attempt to escape from a plastic sphere six metres under water while manacled and chained, he suffered a burst ear drum and narrowly cheated death as his lungs began to collapse. On Sunday Night, in front of a live audience, Cosentino will attempt the trick again. He has two minutes to pick the locks on five separate handcuffs and chains, then the door of the sphere, before swimming to the surface. He credits magic with saving his life when he was a boy, now he’

Modern Day Miracle Ricky Gervais Modern Day Miracle A perfect love story with the happiest ending you will ever witness. Sunday Night has an Australian first this weekend, an extraordinary live event that will allow viewers to witness a modern day scientific miracle that will transform a family’s life. Tim and Natalie Nobes were both born profoundly deaf, and met as toddlers at a special school for deaf children. Diagnosed as babies, the couple has never heard each other, or the voices of their three beautiful children, who all have normal hearing. But before our teary eyes, this is all about to change. First, we reveal the moment Natalie has her implant activated and then, in a dramatic live event, we see Tim’s magic moment as well with his family around him. When Tim and Natalie decided to have cochlear implant surgery their children had a lifetime of things to say to mum and dad, but none more important than a simple “I love you”. What you will witness is unimaginable for most people; how it feels to hear your loved ones speak for the first time in 30 years. We also meet little Noah and share his life-changing moment. Helen Kapalos reports on the most emotional story of the year. Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais tells the funniest joke ever on Sunday Night…..and the punch line brings the house down. One of comedy’s biggest superstars gave Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler amazing access during filming of the new Muppet movie. In his most playful and candid interview ever, Ricky Gervais will leave you rolling on the floor. This working class kid from a housing estate outside London isn’t just up for a laugh; he’s also brutally honest about life, truth and his experiences with Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson and David Bowie. Ricky’s funniest moment comes when he discusses his love for Australia, a country he’s never visited! There are also exclusive interviews with Kermit and Miss Piggy, who both have their own revelations about working with the Ki

Fireworks Superhero Brother Naked Truth About Jamie Oliver Fireworks Sunday Night takes you to the most dangerous and amazing firework spectacular in the world. Once a year in a small Mexican town, for nine crazy pyromanic days, the greatest fireworks celebration on the planet can be seen from space. This year, the injury toll from this must-be-seen-to-be-believed event was 499 plus one Australian – new Sunday Night reporter Denham Hitchcock, who needed hospital treatment on his first assignment. Superhero Brother A frazzled mum struggles to juggle her three excited kids outside dance class while picking up her daughter. Distracted for a moment, her four year old son Kya runs off towards the road. His brother Calyn, seven, takes off after him. Kya bursts between two parked cars and straight into the path of a 4WD with bull bars mounted on the front. The car is travelling within the speed limit, around 60km/h, and there is nothing the driver can do to avoid hitting the little boy. He slams his foot on the brakes and the screeching tyres alert everyone. What happens next has changed the lives of so many people present that day – and is one of the most courageous and inspiring stories Mike Willesee has ever reported. Naked Truth About Jamie Oliver The world’s most popular and controversial chef is in Australia to cook up a storm – and he’s asked Sunday Night to help him stir things up. Join Rahni Sadler on the road with Jamie Oliver. The man with the boyish charms, who took on the British government and succeeded in overhauling stodgy school dinners, is returning here to persuade Aussies to change their supermarket shopping habits. What he has to say, and what he wants us all to do, will get everyone talking.

Aussie Legend Derryn’s Mission to Save Marianne ABBA The Naked Truth About Megan Gale Aussie Legend The amazing real story behind a remarkable Aussie legend. Mick Doohan is a five times world champion, a giant of motor cycle racing. But what he’s never divulged before is what really ended his career, and how close he came to death after his famous practice lap crash 22 years ago. Dutch surgeons were itching to amputate his leg, but Mick chose to go with an Italian doctor who saved his leg, and his life, with a jaw-dropping old fashioned medical procedure. On Sunday Night, reporter Mike Willesee introduces us to Mick’s beautiful wife Selina, who’s been by his side the entire way, and takes us inside the couple’s luxurious lifestyle – a world of private jets and helicopters, and a lavish Gold Coast home they rent out to friends like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Years after he was king of the track, the legend dubbed the ‘Thunder from Down Under’ is anything but retired. Derryn’s Mission to Save Marianne She’s beautiful and loves life to the full – but every day for two years Marianne has been waiting in vain for a phone call that will give her a future. This is the most personal story Derryn Hinch has ever reported. He has stayed by Marianne’s side through a journey all too familiar for him. Four years ago when he was told he had 12 months to live, a donor and a liver transplant saved his life. Now he hopes another donor will save Marianne’s life – but this time it is much more difficult. The multi organ transplant, replacing her stomach, pancreas, small intestine and duodenum, would cost $7 million in the United Sates. Here in Australia authorities are in an impossible predicament. Even if a donor with four healthy organs of the right quality and size can be found, should they save four lives by giving each organ to a different recipient, or give them all to save Marianne, who now weighs less than 40kg. Marianne was born wi

Love in a Cold Climate on the Little Green Boat That Could Treat Your Liver Like Your Lover House Rules Love in a Cold Climate on the Little Green Boat That Could All of us dream – some of us get to live those dreams. This weekend on Sunday Night, Chris Bath takes you on a beautiful, amazing and at times frighteningly dangerous adventure with a remarkable young Aussie couple who decided to do just that. Jess and Chris hadn’t known each other very long when they took the plunge – splashing their entire $20,000 savings on a rickety little 29-foot boat they saw on the internet. It took them months to fix it up before they set out to conquer one of the world’s most dangerous and awesome sailing routes, from Canada through the Northwest Passage to Alaska. What they experience, and the incredible wildlife they film along the way, is only a backdrop to the love story that unfolds on screen. It ends with perhaps the most romantic marriage proposal ever attempted, and how Jess reacts will melt your heart. If you’ve ever toyed with opting out of the rat race to chase your dream this is the story you need to see. Treat Your Liver Like Your Lover In a small laboratory in a country far away there lives a rodent that holds the key to transforming the lives of millions of Australians. On Sunday Night we’ll introduce you to this remarkable rat. Six million of us have problems with our liver – it’s the fastest growing disease in the country today. High fat diets, hepatitis and alcohol are the main culprits, but now as Derryn Hinch reports, there is a breakthrough that is bringing hope. A brilliant young Japanese scientist has grown tiny human livers from stem cells and implanted them in the brains of mice to grow. It sounds sci-fi scary but it will mean the end to donor waiting lists and transplants. In the meantime, we reveal the simple steps to cleansing your liver that could just lengthen your life. House Rules He was the highest paid actor in te

Sinkholes The Greatest Music Festival on Earth Australia’s Most Expensive Family Dinner The Water Diviner Sinkholes In some of our major cities, under big population centers… at any time, without warning, the ground just opens up and swallows everything in its way. They’re called sinkholes – and all across the world more and more are claiming houses, whole streets, vehicles… and as Alex Cullen reports – even people. This amazing Sunday Night investigation into this most mysterious phenomenon takes you inside an active sinkhole, captures sinkholes devouring whole buildings, and talks to relatives who have lost loved ones in sinkhole incidents. We travel to the town in America known as the ‘sinkhole capital of the world’ before returning to Australia and witnessing the birth of a new sinkhole. Frightening yet enthralling, you will never trust the ground beneath your feet again. The Greatest Music Festival on Earth Five unforgettable days and nights of peace, love and music – Aussie style! The Blues Festival in Byron Bay is universally recognised as one of the greatest music festivals on the planet. And last weekend you could see why. For 25 years, fans of all ages – from seven to 70 years old – have flocked from all around the country to witness something super special. Not since the days of Woodstock have you seen scenes like this. This year reporter Alex Cullen was granted exclusive ‘go anywhere’ access – backstage and front of house, and you will feel like you were there as John Butler, Boz Scaggs, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Joss Stone, Suzanne Vega and other legendary acts brought the house down. We dare you not to sing along. Australia’s Most Expensive Family Dinner The man holding the pan is one of Australia’s top chefs and MKR judge Colin Fassnidge. The woman holding the knife and fork is Catherine Kennedy, a self-made multi-millionaire from the bush. Last month when Colin agreed to auction himself off on Sund

The Hitchiker Murders Building a Refugee City Miranda, the Songstress The Hitchiker Murders It was 1972 when university students Anita Cunningham and Robin Hoinville-Bartram left Melbourne with a romantic plan to hitchhike to Far North Queensland. But they would never make it. Four months later, Robin’s body was found under a bridge in remote outback Queensland. She had been shot twice in the head and her body left in a creek bed. Anita was never heard from again. One of Queensland’s most baffling cold cases, this murder mystery has remained unsolved for more than four decades despite police investigations, an inquest and a $250,000 reward. Is Anita still alive? Did she kill her friend and flee? Or was their fate linked to other hitchhiker murderers, namely the notorious Ivan Milat? Over the years, detectives, friends and even psychics have weighed in on what happened to both young women. Now in this chilling Sunday Night investigation, reporter Alex Cullen meets one detective who is determined to finally put the case to rest. Building a Refugee City Meet the man from Wagga Wagga who is responsible for housing a nation displaced by war. Aussie Andrew Harper has built the largest planned refugee camp in history to house the daily flood of Syrians crossing the border into Jordan. This desolate desert city will be home to more than 130,000 victims of war who will walk for days to get there, risking their lives, and may never return home. It is unrelenting work and, as Andrew reveals to Sunday Night reporter Steve Pennells, it takes everything you’ve got. Miranda, the Songstress She’s the leggy brunette from Gunnedah who has conquered the globe as a top supermodel and astute businesswoman. There’s no denying Miranda Kerr is a woman of many talents, but it’s her latest project that’s got everybody talking. In a Sunday Night exclusive, we reveal her first ever music video alongside Jersey Boys star Bobby Fox.

Charlotte Dawson’s Last Interview The Story of Tamar Stitt Mother’s Day with Jamie Charlotte Dawson’s Last Interview She was beautiful, successful and surrounded by friends and admirers – but all Charlotte Dawson could see in her life was loneliness, despair and rejection. Just six weeks before her death Charlotte was in Bali to seek guidance from a High Priestess as her life unravelled in front of her. Approaching 50 years of age, out of work and facing mounting money problems, Charlotte’s world was becoming darker and darker. The tragic details of her death are well known, but the extraordinary events that led up to it can now be revealed for the first time in this special Sunday Night investigation. In her final interview, Charlotte spoke about beginning a new chapter in her life after being pushed to the brink. It’s raw and honest – Charlotte opens up about ex-husband Scott Miller, describes her pain over aborting their baby, and divulges details of an ongoing blackmail attempt. Alex Perry describes his final conversation with his “best mate”, and Charlotte’s two sisters reveal to reporter PJ Madam why talking about what happened to Charlotte is so important today. The Story of Tamar Stitt Sunday Night’s powerful investigation concerning 10-year-old Tamar Stitt and the controversial ‘natural’ therapy treatments for cancer that her parents battled to give her was a story that shocked Australia. Doctors claimed intensive chemotherapy was Tamar’s only chance of survival and even took the extraordinary step of asking the Supreme Court to force her parents to allow her to go back to hospital. Instead they fled to El Salvador to administer Tamar with the mud treatment they believed would cure her and reporter Rahni Sadler met with them there. But just months later the sick little girl lost her fight for life. This week in Perth, the Coroner has been conducting an investigation into the circumstances of Tamar’s death, and con

The House of Horrors Coldplay The Boy from Wagga Performing Miracles in the Desert The House of Horrors Michelle Knight’s ordeal is impossible to comprehend – more than a decade of torture, rape and captivity. But just one year since her miraculous rescue with Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, in a Sunday Night exclusive, Knight takes us inside her former prison and the mind of a monster. That monster was Ariel Castro — the school bus driver who kidnapped her, held her hostage in his house in Ohio for 11 years, made her pregnant five times and beat her into miscarrying five times. He tortured her mind and body daily and chained her up without washing for months at a time. He told her no one was looking for her and, heartbreakingly, he was right. How she survived it is unfathomable — even more so since she has revealed the horrific details in a tell-all book — but somehow this incredible woman has pieced her life back together and this Sunday she invites Channel Seven’s Sunday Night to share that terrible but inspiring journey. Coldplay They are one of the world’s most popular yet mysterious bands – revolutionaries of music but little seen. This week Sunday Night has a world exclusive interview with the boys from Coldplay and will reveal spine-tingling footage of the first performance of their new album. The world of music is clamouring to hear Coldplay’s sixth studio album “Ghost Stories” – and Sunday Night has the honour of revealing it first. Released under the cloud of Chris Martin’s marriage breakup from Gwyneth Paltrow, the man himself sets the record straight with the brutally raw and frank lyrics that reveal everything. Don’t miss this. The Boy from Wagga Performing Miracles in the Desert Aussie dad Andrew Harper used to muck around in the dust growing up in Wagga Wagga. Today, this extraordinary father of two performs miracles in the Jordanian desert. What Andrew has achieved averting the greatest humanitarian dis

Dami and Dannii in North Korea UFC Dami and Dannii in North Korea When Dami Im won The X Factor last year it was the ultimate success story against all the odds. When the awkward and shy piano teacher from Brisbane came to Australia from Korea aged nine, she was unable to speak a word of English. She was bullied at school and struggled to fit in. But the day she sang her audition for The X Factor in front of Dannii Minogue was the day her life changed forever. But there is another side to the outgoing and quirky songstress — for the first time since her victory, Dami returns to Seoul to discover the family she has never met. In her first guest reporting role, former mentor Dannii Minogue escorts Dami, along with her mother and grandmother, to the most militarized border in the world. Under heavy guard they cross into North Korea in search of answers. It’s highly charged and highly emotional must see TV. There is so much more to Dami Im than anyone could believe. We explore this remarkable singer’s musical roots and the story behind her marriage to the love of her life in Australia. UFC It’s the fastest growing sport on the planet. It’s brutal and violent, bloodshed is celebrated, and it’s marketed as family entertainment. UFC – or cage fighting – is taking off in Australia just like it has in the US, but in this special report Denham Hitchcock raises serious concerns about what it’s doing to our kids. In California, on an Indian reservation outside of the law, promoters stage bare knuckle fights between children as young as eight – including boys taking on girls. Parents scream for their son or daughter to punch, kick or strangle their opponent. It’s raw and confronting – and there are calls for the parents to be arrested. Further into the desert in Vegas, professional UFC fight nights draw huge crowds to gladiator style arenas. Denham meets the blonde and beautiful women’s champion who hits back at the critics – but admits s

Breaking Radio Silence Mystery in the Devil's Triangle Breaking Radio Silence In December 2012, Mel Greig and 2DayFM co-host Michael Christian pretended to be the Queen and Prince Charles and called the King Edward VII Hospital in London where a pregnant Kate Middleton was being treated for acute morning sickness. A nurse revealed details of Kate’s condition – an unexpected scoop that made headlines around the world. In an exclusive interview with Sunday Night guest reporter Mel Doyle, Mel Greig told how she urged senior managers to alter the recording. She wanted 2DayFM staff members’ voices to be used instead of the nurses – so they’d be spared any embarrassment. Her suggestion was ignored. The call went to air unaltered. Mystery in the Devil's Triangle It’s the greatest unsolved aviation mystery in Australian history, even more baffling than the disappearance of MH370. How could a plane full of passengers just disappear near a major Australian city and not be found for 33 years? Ghost flight VH-MDX was bound for Sydney when it vanished somewhere over Devil’s Triangle – an area of the Barrington Tops in New South Wales which is the most remote and impenetrable terrain in the country. Other aircraft have disappeared there but always been found. VH-MDX disappeared from radar screens into chilling silence. For the first time this weekend, Sunday Night will broadcast the final conversation between air traffic control and the pilot in those final dramatic moments.

Clive Palmer Flight VH-MDX Clive Palmer He’s the flamboyant billionaire with a XXXL personality who’s bankrolled his own political party straight into a position of power. Now sitting in parliament Clive Palmer wants to unveil his agenda – and he’s chosen veteran reporter Mike Willesee to do it. At least that was the plan when Mike was asked by Clive’s publicist to join the entrepreneurial mining magnate on a fact finding mission to the US. The trouble with Clive, as we find out, is that he’s often not on the same page as everyone else. Or even the same plane. This is not your average political story – this is an eye-popping sneak peek into the outrageously lavish lifestyle of a larger than life man who loves big things…..from big ships and big dinosaurs to big breakfasts and big announcements. The purpose of the US trip, Clive told us, was to prepare his Senators-elect – four ‘ordinary Australians’ who will soon hold the balance of power – for their new political careers. Clive picked up the tab for business class flights and luxury hotels, but it didn’t go much to plan – he grounded his luxury jet and never made it to the US, and without their supreme leader clucking over them, Clive’s rookies spill everything about his radical plans. When Willesee finally tracks down the man of the moment – who has already fallen asleep in parliament, sung on the radio and dedicated himself to rebuilding the Titanic cruise liner – it’s not good news for Tony Abbott. Flight VH-MDX Last week’s Sunday Night exclusive on Australia’s greatest unsolved aviation mystery has made headlines all week. Flight VH-MDX crashed into the Barrington Tops mountain range in atrocious weather shortly after the pilot was ordered to wait for clearance to enter military controlled airspace. The spine chilling final moments of MDX were captured on cockpit voice recorder – then the aircraft simply vanished without a trace. Thirty three years later th

Medical Cannibis Queen Medical Cannibis This story will make you question everything you thought you knew about the debate over illegal drugs. Across Australia thousands of ordinary law-abiding Australian families are operating in the shadows, committing illegal acts, smuggling and cultivating cannabis, all in the name of medicine. This special Sunday Night investigation meets three of those families and when you hear their side of the story, the debate over medicinal marijuana will be ignited like never before. You will meet the former undercover drug squad boss who fought illicit drugs and locked up drug dealers for more than 25 years. Now, with his son in excruciating pain from high dose chemotherapy, he has become a drug supplier – working with some of those he once targeted to secure pain-relief cannabis for his dying son. It is an extraordinary situation, and the family’s impossible predicament has galvanised the whole town behind them. Even the current police chief refuses to arrest him and says he has real criminals to worry about. In another suburb, in another part of Australia, a former army officer and his wife believe passionately that cannabis oil would ease the suffering for their child who experiences horrifically painful seizures. Yet while they campaign for medicinal cannabis to be legalised, the couple have been forced into the heartbreaking decision not to give it to their son, because child services have warned them of the consequences. Every Sunday Night viewer will get the chance to vote on the issue in real time during the story, and send a message to politicians throughout the country. Queen We promise one thing this Sunday Night – We Will Rock You. Join the greatest rock and roll band in history, the men who created anthems that spanned generations – Queen. They were famous for their unique sound, their extraordinary harmonising and their very flamboyant lead singer. In this World Exclusive, those closest to Freddie Merc

Sharnie and her Army Trishna and Krishna’s New Miracle Medical Cannibis: The Vote Sharnie and her Army Sharn is a beautiful and vivacious children’s nurse who has dedicated her life to helping others. Her biggest dream was to become a mum, until last year when she was diagnosed with a debilitating and incurable disease that will see her life cut short. Her husband Russell is a paramedic, he saves lives every day. But what he can’t do is save the one life that means the most to him. But this isn’t a sad story, what you will see on Sunday Night is the most uplifting display of human spirit imaginable. Determined to make the most of their time together, the couple embark on a journey to tick off Sharn’s bucket list. Fighting on as the disease gradually grips her body, our cameras have been following Sharn for more than a year. With her army of friends rallying behind her – Sharn enters the Ironman race, a dream she thought she might never accomplish. The emotional and dramatic scenes as her friends tow, push and carry her over each leg of this incredible race will break your heart. Join us at the finish line this Sunday Night. Trishna and Krishna’s New Miracle Conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna’s brave fight for survival captured the hearts of every Australian five years ago. We held our breath along with their adoptive mother, Moira Kelly, as they underwent the ground breaking surgery to separate the skull and brain tissue that joined them. The girls’ survival was a medical miracle, and their incredible story of courage against all odds made headlines around the world. But, just wait until you see them now! Trishna, who has made a remarkable recovery and is about to start school, dotes over her sister Krishna and helps her every day to get stronger. In an emotional Sunday Night exclusive, the miracle twins reunite with their birth mother again and see their father for the first time since their incredible surgery. Then we reveal the he

Clear and Present Danger Jill’s Journey Lego Clear and Present Danger Derryn Hinch has spent time behind bars because of his commitment to his campaign to set up a national register of paedophiles. He’s a man who doesn’t take a backward step – isn’t afraid to put himself on the line if it’s for something he believes in. This weekend on Sunday Night, Derryn champions another cause when he comes face-to-face with a man who is a danger to every Australian woman. Nicholas Pribil is handsome, charming, and easily attracts interest from the opposite sex. He’s been preying on women for 15 years, either online or trawling in trendy bars. At first charming and attentive, it’s not long before Pribil – a gym-junkie and bodybuilder – flies into violent rages. Two brave women who almost died at his hands share their stories with Derryn, but it’s what happened after doctors mended their broken bodies that will shock Australia. Pribil’s victims never got to attend court to give the magistrate their victim impact statements. And Pribil walked away with a suspended sentence and a slap on the wrist – that is until Derryn catches up with him. In this special investigation, why Australia needs to get serious about domestic violence and men like Nicholas Pribil should be behind bars. Jill’s Journey Candice Nolan was a frightened 16 year old when she gave birth in hospital. Her daughter was immediately taken away and Candice never got to hold her, never got to touch her or name her. For next 43 years, a distraught mother was left heart broken, a desperate daughter left searching for answers. Jill Rayner grew up in Sydney in a loving family never guessing she was adopted – that is until her older sister blurted it out one day during an argument. This special Sunday Night investigation by Rahni Sadler follows Jill’s journey to find her birth mother, and the moment they are reunited is one of the happiest TV moments of the year. The most powerfu

Running Scared Secret footage has emerged of Oscar Pistorius, currently on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year, re-enacting exactly how he shot and killed her. The footage, aired on the Seven Network's Sunday Night, shows the Olympian describing in graphic detail the events leading up to the moment he shot his girlfriend. It shows Pistorius moving through a house on his stumps, without his prosthetic legs, demonstrating his claim that he mistook Reeva for an intruder, and killed her accidentally.

Calyn’s House Rules Running Scared Calyn’s House Rules This week on Sunday Night, the big house reveal and heart-warming homecoming for the child hero who stole the nation’s hearts. Calyn Hoad was only seven when he threw himself in front of a four-wheel-drive to save his little brother’s life, suffering massive brain damage. Doctors feared the worst – that Calyn would never regain consciousness. Now, 10-months on, Calyn is defying doctors expectations – he is even walking. Still facing months of rehab, Calyn’s constant companion is by his side every day – his little brother Kya, 4. Calyn’s family home wasn’t equipped to handle his wheelchair and medical equipment, so Sunday Night joined forces with hundreds of Australians to give the home a transformation. The climax to this story will have you bursting with pride; an incredible renovation reveal you won’t want to miss, complete with a Black Hawk helicopter! Running Scared More than two million Australians tuned in last week to watch our world exclusive Oscar Pistorius investigation. The major investigation, by Walkley Award-winning journalists Ross Coulthart and Steve Pennells, examined the critical 85 minutes on Valentine’s Night 2013 when Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by Oscar Pistorius, and featured never-before-seen footage showing the Blade Runner re-enacting the events of that night. The story made headlines around the world. This week on Sunday Night, we continue our investigation with Reeva’s side of the story. We speak to Reeva’s family and friends who analyse her last few months alive and reveal the truth about her relationship with the Pistorius. Plus we hear from a top criminologist who says Reeva was ready to leave her celebrity boyfriend.

Cannibis Criminals Bionic Dad Australia’s Most Evil Husband Cannibis Criminals Little Cooper Wallace has severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Five weeks ago his brave mum and dad, Rhett and Cassie, tearfully told the country on Sunday Night how they’d been forced to become criminals to source cannabis oil to treat their son’s violent seizures. They pleaded the case for medicinal cannabis to be legalized – showing how it had totally transformed Cooper’s life. Hospital doctors agreed, placing cannabis oil on Cooper’s medical notes and even supervising its use. Our nationwide poll, with almost 3 million votes, showed 96 per cent of Australians support the need for legal medicinal cannabis. But what happened next will shock you — Victorian Police raided the family’s home seizing all of Cooper’s life-giving medication. Rhett and his heavily pregnant wife were fingerprinted, interviewed and photographed and their son left to go ‘cold turkey’. A little boy’s life hangs in the balance and we track down the police commissioner to see just what he has to say. Sunday Night has the exclusive interview. Bionic Dad Matthew Ames is one of the most extraordinary Australians you will ever meet – he’s also about to become our very first bionic man. Last year, Sunday Night told the story of how the Brisbane father-of-four suffered toxic shock when his body was attacked by the common streptococcal bacteria. On the verge of death and in an induced coma in intensive care, Matthew’s devoted wife Di had to make the impossible decision to amputate all four limbs to stop the bacteria spreading through his body. Doctors weren’t sure Matthew would cope when he woke up to discover he had no arms or legs – but what they didn’t know at the time was that Matthew is the one man in a million who could not only cope, but thrive. His tragedy didn’t stop him from caring for his four children and wife. But now, for the first time, he has the chance to r

Breakout Morgan Freeman Bionic Dad Breakout For the first time on Sunday Night, the full, extraordinary story behind Australia’s most daring prison escape. In 1999, only a stone’s throw from the Sydney Olympic site, bank robber John Killick’s beautiful Russian-born mistress hijacked a chopper at gunpoint and forced the pilot to land in the exercise yard of Silverwater jail to fly her lover to freedom. A week before the audacious jailbreak, ‘Red Lucy’ had hired the movie Breakout featuring Charles Bronson to study how Hollywood pulled off the same plan and realised it could work. As the chopper hit the ground and Australia’s most infamous bank robber John Killick clambered aboard, prison guards opened fire and inmates cheered. But some details of the daring escape have never been revealed – until now. Reporter Mike Willesee pieces together the incredible escape with Killick himself, as well as the cop who caught him, the chopper pilot who pulled it off with a gun to his head, and the woman Killick has always loved. Morgan Freeman He’s the Hollywood superstar with that unmistakable voice – the rich baritone that caught Hollywood’s ear and has voiced everyone from a street thug to God himself. Morgan Freeman is 77 going on 17 as he relaxes with Sunday Night for a playful and candid interview about his glittering career, his favourite co-stars and the secrets he shares with them. The man who has won so many awards for his roles in movies like Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy reveals to reporter Rahni Sadler the one role he wished he could play, and he gets philosophical about life, death and everything in between. He’s brutally honest, devilishly witty, and surprisingly humble. Bionic Dad This week on Sunday Night, Brisbane father-of-four Matthew Ames becomes Australia’s first bionic dad. This remarkable man, who has fought back with the love of his family following the loss of all his limbs after suffering toxic sh

Murder My Husband The Great Escape Murder My Husband Chris Soteriou thought he had the perfect life. A beautiful wife, three kids and a booming career. That is until he was a victim of a truly senseless crime. On the night of his 44th birthday, Chris and his wife Vicky were walking back to their car when Chris was stabbed multiple times, his throat slit and left for dead in an alley. All he could think about was his loving wife of 18 years and their beautiful daughters. Chris woke from a coma weeks later to learn it was his wife who had led him to his death. The woman he thought he knew had been living a double life, using his money to entertain other men with hotels and expensive wine, and even fund his own demise. He was a victim of a terrible betrayal, but that night Chris was also incredibly lucky. Two doctors were walking by and saved his life, but the discovery of his wife’s betrayal would turn his life upside down. With the police closing in on their suspect it was only a matter of time before the truth came out — that Vicky had convinced her lover to take her husband’s life. But in this special Sunday Night investigation, we reveal just how long her plan had been in place. Reporter Rahni Sadler speaks to Chris and his family about how this despicable act has changed their lives forever, and driven a wedge between a father and his daughter. The Great Escape A career criminal. A beautiful librarian. The ultimate prison escape. Last week in our Sunday Night exclusive interview with bank robber John Killick, he revealed for the first time how he orchestrated his infamous helicopter prison escape with girlfriend Lucy Dudko. The pair spent 45 loved-up days on the road, running from police and relishing in John’s freedom. But in reality, they were headed for separate prison cells and parole restrictions that would see them separated for over 30 years. But their love affair didn’t end there. In part two of our story, Killick reveals the 4000 l

The Three Musketeers Andrea Bocelli Marny and Her Hero The Three Musketeers They were four beautiful children, enjoying the family holiday of their young lives. There was singing and laughter as Mum drove them to a play date with friends when suddenly everything changed. In a split second, three of the O’Shea children were killed when their car was hit by another driver doing 45km over the speed limit – who had been texting in the minutes leading up to the crash. Three-year-old Connor, nine-year-old Saoirse and Soren, 11, died at the scene. Only mum, Maria, and six-month-old Torben escaped alive. But that is only the beginning of this extraordinary story. Less than 24-hours later, while Maria and her husband helped nurse Torben in the children’s hospital, Danish police arrived and charged Maria with the manslaughter of her own children. Determined to right the wrong in honour of their beautiful children, this courageous Aussie couple’s legal battle for justice is one of the most emotional Sunday Night stories of the year. Reporter PJ Madam also interviews the car-crazy serial speedster whose impatience that fateful day resulted in the deaths of three innocents – and you won’t believe what he has to say. But the biggest twist of all, when the full facts finally emerge, will leave you speechless. Andrea Bocelli He was the highest paid singer in the world last year – earning more than the biggest names in pop and rock. Andrea Bocelli is a tenor with the purest voice that stirs passion and emotion like no other, but who is this man who captivates millions? Sunday Night was given unprecedented access into Andrea’s private world. Reporter Alex Cullen sits down to interview the musical maestro in his beautiful Tuscan villa, we meet his stunning new wife, their gorgeous little daughter, and are backstage at the intimate open-air concert Andrea gives each year in the vineyards in the middle of his home village. This is pure indulgence. Watching

Attacked at 40,000 Feet Champion Cyril Ladies of the Track Attacked at 40,000 Feet Malaysia Airlines flight MH20 to Paris. It’s three hours into the overnight flight – the lights are switched off and the cabin is in darkness. A 26-year-old Australian woman is all alone on the back row of the plane. Laura is very nervous about flying with the airline that has recently made headlines around the world, but is reassured by the chief steward who says he will check in on her later. What happens when he returns shortly afterwards is difficult at first to comprehend, but when you hear Laura describe it, you get a sense of the absolute terror she felt as the man sat down beside her, blocking her in. The incredible twist to this story is that while Laura was frozen in panic as the steward placed his hands under the blanket and onto on her stomach, she had the presence of mind to hit record on the mobile phone under her pillow. As the man sexually assaults her he doesn’t know his dreadful crime is being captured by his victim. Afterwards, once the steward has walked away, Laura raises the alarm to another passenger and the Captain is called. When the steward is summoned, Laura films again as she confronts him in front of passengers and crew over what he did to her. It is remarkable vision. Upon landing in Paris, the steward – who is married with three daughters – was detained by police and two weeks later is still behind bars after making admissions. Brave Laura is speaking out for the first time about what happened to her on flight MH20 because she feels let down by the actions of the airline. In this international investigation, Sunday Night’s chief investigations reporter Ross Coulthart goes in search of answers. Champion Cyril Bondi lifesaver Cyril Baldock is a dead-set legend and living proof that age is no barrier to achieving anything. Overnight the 70-year-old grandfather has become the oldest person ever to swim the English Channel – and Su

Lawless Roads No Filter: Miley Cyrus Exclusive Samantha “X” Lawless Roads Imagine the most lawless roads on earth – filled with the worst drivers imaginable. It’s a recipe for disaster and carnage, and a reality in Russia where 30,000 people die in road accidents each year. Throw in a culture of bribery and corruption amongst traffic police and you get close to what it’s like driving a car there. It’s everyone for themselves as etiquette takes a back seat to aggression and rev mania. But there is a new Russian revolution taking place, started in Moscow and spreading across the country, and it’s changing behaviour and saving lives. Almost four million Muscovite motorists have joined the uprising and mounted video cameras in their cars. These dashcams constantly record and capture everything – from the most spectacular and heart-stopping smashes and near misses, to road rage, crimes in action and even random acts of unbelievable kindness. Sunday Night’s Denham Hitchcock splashes out on a soviet-era Lada and takes to the road to experience first-hand what it’s like being behind the wheel on Moscow roads. What he discovers, and what drivers are doing to protect themselves and their much-loved vehicles, could teach us a thing or two in Australia. No Filter: Miley Cyrus Exclusive She’s currently the most controversial entertainer on the planet – and when she gives a rare exclusive interview she doesn’t hold back. And this week on Sunday Night, Miley Cyrus most definitely doesn’t hold anything back! She makes headlines wherever she goes, and controversy, shock and hysteria follow in her footsteps. At 21 she’s only just able to drink alcohol in most US states, but Miley has already clocked up a long celebrity career that began with her TV role as Hannah Montana. Her fans have grown up with her as this farm-loving teen from the burbs of Nashville has morphed into an international superstar and girl power role model for a generation

World Exclusive: The Most Exquisite Book of All Time Redfoo The Rescue World Exclusive: The Most Exquisite Book of All Time According to the world’s greatest scholars it is the most exquisite book of all time, perhaps the most beautiful of all. It is also one of the most mysterious books ever created. Handmade by the finest craftsmen and painters of the Renaissance period it has been surrounded by secrecy and intrigue for more than half a millennium. Hidden away for most of those 500 years, the legendary Rothschild Prayer Book has passed through the hands – and been coveted and desired – by the most powerful men and women in history. From Royal courts to the world’s wealthiest banking family it was looted by Adolf Hitler’s marauding troops, and stored deep below ground in Austrian salt mines, during the Second World War. Very few have ever laid eyes on it. Each and every page is inlaid with gold. But it is the paintings, and the scenes they portray, that are considered masterpieces in miniature. The manuscript is unique, not one other copy was made, and who it was made for is perhaps the biggest mystery of all. It was the very start of the 16th century and mankind was about to undergo the greatest period of discovery and change. It was a time when many scholars still thought the earth was flat, but Christopher Columbus was setting sail and Leonardo da Vinci was beginning to make incredible advances. The prayer book has borne witness to all this and more, including the discovery of Australia. Eight months ago another great secrecy emerged – who was the mystery buyer who paid a record $15 million to become the book’s new protector and guardian. Following that purchase the book vanished yet again. In the art world this is the most baffling secret of all. Sunday Night’s world-wide report will make headlines. It ends with reporter Steve Pennell’s holding this priceless treasure in one of the modern world’s most dynamic cities. But who is the m

A Fast Way to Live Longer and Be Smarter Ladies of the Track Tonight’s the Night: Rod Stewart Unplugged A Fast Way to Live Longer and Be Smarter No scam, no bull, no fad: to lose weight, live longer and be smarter takes just three minutes a week – and is free! It sounds too good to be true, but cutting edge science is now proving one very clever man’s theory does provide a solution to one of the modern world’s biggest problems – obesity. In this very special report, Sunday Night investigator Ross Coulthart travels to the heart of the English countryside to meet that remarkable man. When father of three Michael Mosley, who went to medical school and later became a science presenter for the BBC, was told by his doctor he was a diabetic it came as big wake up call. He used all his intellect and research skills to go in search of an answer, and what he found – and filmed – is both astonishing and exciting for us all. He called it the 5:2 diet, and his book sold millions of copies around the world. But that’s only the beginning of the story. Modern science has discovered that fasting like cavemen had to endure – regularly going without all but minimal food – has other extraordinary spin-off health benefits. Dangerously high blood sugar levels return to normal and fasting decreases the risk of dementia in mice, and scientists believe will do the same in humans as well. Ross takes on the Mosley challenge and his results will make you challenge everything you thought you knew about exercise – and how much you need to do. Ladies of the Track It’s officially the most dangerous job in Australia today – and in a few years more than 80 per cent of people doing it for a living will be women. Several times a day they climb into position and put everything on the line to do what they love – riding racehorses. They are dedicated and courageous, and many of them are young mums. They’re the rising stars in the Sport of Kings and the rewards

Howard Unmasked For seven years he’s kept his silence. For seven years he’s kept his most personal views secret. Now John Winston Howard is unloading. He doesn’t have to hold back anymore. Australia’s second longest serving Prime Minister in history has a lot to say and a lot to reveal. So much so, that he’s given unprecedented access to Sunday Night in a series of explosive interviews. The 14-year-old bowser boy at his dad’s service station who grew up to be one of the nation’s greatest statesmen, doesn’t duck one question or evade giving an answer. This is the leader who went to Bali in the aftermath of the terrorist bombing, was in Washington, D.C. when the Twin Towers fell, and who took us to war in Afghanistan and Iraq. He brought in gun control and the GST, steered the country to an economic boom….and was then voted out of office in a landslide election defeat that even cost him his seat in parliament. While historians will pour over his every word, everyday Australians will be fascinated about his views on Costello, Gillard, Rudd, Bush, Thatcher and current Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He details the secret deals and political horse-trading not revealed previously. Howard also opens up like never before on his darkest days, when his father died and his wife Janette broke the news she had cervical cancer. Love him or loathe him you have to watch this extraordinary TV event, if only to hear him say, “I made a mistake” and “I lost my nerve” at a crucial point in the country’s history. John Howard now believes what he has to say, after those seven years of silence, will correct a number of falsehoods about him and the actions of the government’s he led. Even his firm views on cigarette smoking will surprise you. It’s a rare opportunity to watch history being made.

The Boy Without a Face Daniel Ricciardo Howard Unmasked The Boy Without a Face Prepare to meet one of the most extraordinary little boys in the whole world. By rights Yahya should not be alive, he should not have survived his mum’s pregnancy. You see Yahya was born without a face. He has no eyes or nose, and no mouth, and on the rare occasions he goes outside his head is always covered. His parents from a small village two hours outside of Casablanca love their beautiful boy, and have been struggling unsuccessfully since he was born to get help. Yahya can’t talk, or see, and eating is a real challenge – but the reality is he is just like any other toddler and full of life. He can only grunt and squeal but his brain is normal. Now come along for the most emotional and inspiring journey possible as a very special Australian woman dedicates herself to giving Yahya a chance of a brighter future. Fatima was battling breast cancer last year when she saw a photograph of Yahya online, and from that moment he was top of her bucket list. Single-handedly she has persuaded the surgeon – and the hospital – that separated conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna to take on Yahya’s case, but only if there is anything that can be done for him. The moment Fatima, having flown to Morocco, meets Yahya for the first time will melt your heart. Seven’s Health Editor Dr. Andrew Rochford is with Yahya, his mum and Fatima as they travel back to Australia for a remarkable recuse mission and a meeting with the surgeon, to discover if it will be possible to bring the boy without a face out of the darkness, and give him a life. Don’t miss it. Daniel Ricciardo He’s handsome, humble and the hottest new star in the world of sport. Daniel Ricciardo is the bashful boy from the back ‘burbs of Perth who started out racing go-karts, and is now in the running to be crowned Formula 1 World Champion. Oh, and behind the dazzling and disarming smile he pulls a million dollar sal

Exclusive: Taking off the Mask Robyn Lawley Exclusive: Taking off the Mask Dana Vulin was a blonde and beautiful university graduate with the world before her. Then an innocent chat with a married man at a New Year’s Eve party changed her life for ever. The man’s jealous wife broke into her home, doused her with methylated spirits, setting her on fire. Dana suffered third-degree burns to two thirds of her body, including her face. That was two and a half years ago and the fact she survived at all is remarkable. Every day since coming out of a coma Dana has endured constant pain from her burns, only relieved by the pressure suit and mask she’s had to wear between countless operations. She became the girl behind the mask. A year ago on Sunday Night, after her attacker was jailed for 17 years, Dana vowed that one day she would be ready to remove her mask and return to her previous life. She said she’d only do it if she felt beautiful once more. On Sunday Night, witness the incredibly emotional transformation of Dana Vulin, and marvel at the skill and dedication of the Australian surgeons who give her back her face. The moment Dana steps out will literally take your breath away. Robyn Lawley Robyn Lawley is a supermodel and a giant of the fashion world – literally. She’s 188cm – that’s six feet two inches – of Aussie perfection. So when Sunday Night goes on location to the party island of Mykonos for the sexiest photo shoot of the year with Robyn, the tourists and locals get rather steamed up. Robyn Lawley is not your average model. She’s super smart with firm views about the industry, the fashion world and the messages they send out to young girls. The cover shoot for Marie Claire only emphasises why she is headed for the very top.

Secrets and Lies: A Worldwide Investigation Stephen Fry Secrets and Lies: A Worldwide Investigation This major worldwide investigation by Sunday Night lifts the lid on a scandal that defies belief. How could one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies ignore for decades the potentially lethal side-effects to patients from one of its most profitable drugs? But that is exactly what happened here in Australia and around the world. Thousands of patients died after taking Trasylol – a drug used by surgeons to prevent excessive bleeding and save the need to give blood transfusions. Operations appeared to be successful, but people suffered heart attacks, strokes or severe kidney damage – and many of those who didn’t die were left facing a lifetime on dialysis. Trasylol cost $1,000 a dose and was used across Australia at major hospitals for two decades before it was approved by the TGA, and another 15 years before it was finally taken off the market. Mounting medical evidence about the human toll from Trasylol was ignored by the company, which even withheld its own bombshell research from drug regulators. Chief investigations reporter Ross Coulthart meets the courageous Australian nurse who vowed as a young child to find out what happened to her super fit father, who died suddenly following a routine operation in 1978. It took her more than 30 years but when Jenny finds out the truth about her dad being given Trasylol she travels to Germany for an extraordinary face-to-face showdown with the bosses of the drug company that made it, and then hid its deadly secret. Tens of thousands of Australian families who lost a loved one to stroke, heart attack or kidney failure will not realise the cause of their pain and loss could be Trasylol. There is only one thing they can do to find the truth. In the United States, thousands of law suits have been launched, and the drug company has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars. But here in Australia, not one cent

Exclusive: Trapped in Love Molly Meldrum Exclusive: Trapped in Love An Aussie mum, a dedicated schoolteacher… hunted and trapped in a dangerous and foreign land. Facing years in jail – for the crime of falling in love. This week on Sunday Night the astonishing exclusive story of a woman who loses everything for following her heart. Trapped in a broken marriage, disowned by her own family and taunted by her cruel husband, Mahassen secretly leaves Australia to meet the one person who doesn’t judge her. Within days she’s wearing a white dress and pledging her love and commitment to him. It is the biggest mistake of her life. For the next two months Mahassen is a fugitive from Lebanese authorities. An arrest warrant is issued, she is accused of bigamy and adultery, and she faces punishment under strict Islamic law. In this special undercover Sunday Night investigation, Walkley Award-winning journalist Steve Pennells is with Mahassen during her time on the run, he’s with this desperate mother when she is refused contact with her children back in Australia, and he’s there when she finally finds freedom and returns home. But back in Australia comes the biggest, most unexpected, twist of all. It’s raw, dramatic and nail-biting television. Molly Meldrum The extraordinary never-before-told full story of Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum. He’s a legend of Australian television, an icon of our music industry, and a damn good friend to many of the world’s biggest names in showbiz. A remarkable career all the more remarkable because of the tough early life Molly had – his mother suffered with mental illness and his father, a soldier, never recovered from his experiences of war. Reporter Melissa Doyle, a close personal friend, takes Molly on a gripping and emotional journey through his amazing life. From The Beatles to Bruce Springsteen, John Paul Young to Madonna, Elton John and Michael Jackson – there are stories galore. Then there’s the moment that re

Exclusive: Naked and Afraid Stand By Me Exclusive: Naked and Afraid It is one of the greatest survival stories of our time. Seventeen days, lost in a far North Queensland rainforest. Naked and afraid, Shannon Fraser survived on nothing but water and her wits in a hostile jungle teeming with spiders, snakes and crocodiles. The thirty-one-year mother of three went missing on Sunday, September 21. In her own words, Shannon tells her story exclusively to Sunday Night — how she became lost and how she stayed alive. Reporter Denham Hitchcock also meets Heath Cassady, Shannon’s fiancé, who became a suspect and ultimately was the only person who never gave up believing she was alive, and never gave up searching for her. Stand By Me This is one of the saddest but most inspiring stories we’ve ever had on Sunday Night. It’s the story of two young people brought together by their battles with cancer and an enduring bond that can never be broken, even by death. Cass and Jason knew of each other when they were both diagnosed as teenagers. Throughout treatment they were at each other’s side and pretty soon became inseparable. But they would only have a few incredible years together before the news they both feared — while Jason entered remission; Cassie had run out of time. Their story should have come to an end but they did something that will make it last forever. Cass and Jason weren’t just fighting for their own lives — they set about trying to help other teens facing the same battles. It is an emotional and uplifting story made incredibly personal by Sunday Night guest reporter Sally Obermeder, who first met Cass and Jason through her own struggle with cancer and followed them on their amazing journey.

Hero to his Mates Milk of Goodness Hero to his Mates See history in the making on Sunday Night this weekend. For the first time ever witness the ‘conspicuous act of bravery’ that earned a humble boy from the bush a Victoria Cross. It is the highest award an Australian soldier can receive, and Dan Keighran earned his VC for repeatedly putting his life on the line to save his mates in battle. The vision captured on the helmet cameras of Aussie troops involved in the three-hour gunfight with Taliban fighters in Southern Afghanistan is extraordinary. Ambushed on open ground and heavily outnumbered by the enemy, one digger shot and seriously wounded, something needed to happen to avoid a disaster. Corporal Keighran from Delta company didn’t hesitate. What he did to draw enemy fire away from his wounded mate and those treating him defies belief. Time and time again Dan made himself a target for Islamic fighters armed with semi-automatic machine guns, keeping them occupied while a chopper was called in to evacuate his fatally injured mate, Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney. Dan’s incredible bravery and willingness to sacrifice his life for his men is all the more remarkable considering he’d soon marry the love of his life, and his days in the army were numbered. Reporter Rahni Sadler meets Dan, his wife Katherine and some of those men whose lives he saved that dusty day when death seemed inevitable. Milk of Goodness Science is starting to confirm evidence about a remarkable natural milk that shows amazing results treating a range of disorders including autism, diabetes, some cancers and food allergies. This milk is the nearest thing in Mother Nature to human breast milk; it has 10 times more iron, three times more vitamin C and is lower in lactose and cholesterol than cow’s milk. This week on Sunday Night reporter PJ Madam meets Australian families who have seen amazing health benefits for their children after giving them this super food milk, that ex

Raising Boys Under Siege Raising Boys One of the most controversial stories in the history of Sunday Night this weekend. A plea from a famous dad and some surprising supporters to have a national discussion about how we are raising boys today. Mambo founder Dare Jennings, who entered fatherhood in his 50’s, firmly believes that in today’s world just being a man is a problem: “As men our noses are rubbed in our bad behaviour… and it’s sort of just created a culture where it’s just too easy now for women to blame men for everything.” He says the kind of adventurous activities he enjoyed as a kid are now considered too dangerous – the pendulum has swung too far. It’s a view shared by clinical psychologist Bettina Arndt, who says there has been a shift away from dads having a role in how their sons are raised because in many families mothers are now making all the parenting decisions. Reporter Rahni Sadler talks to Australian mums who worry that today’s society is eroding the manhood out of Aussie men, turning them more into females by constantly telling boys “no” – and stopping rough and tumble games and playing with toy guns. We travel to the remarkable school where the headmaster sets no rules – pupils ride bikes without helmets, build ramps for their scooters, and can climb trees as high as they like without supervision. It sounds like chaos, and at lunchtime it is. But school discipline and academic results have improved, and kids are learning about risk management. The extraordinary experiment has to be seen to be believed. Finally, in the UK, we meet Sasha whose parents are raising him gender neutral. He plays with dolls and teapots and doesn’t think there is a difference between boys and girls. A thought-provoking story and sure to cause debate. Under Siege They go to work prepared to put their lives on the line to protect us, but more and more of our front line police officers are paying a terrible price. In this speci

Exclusive: The Crowe Files Exclusive: Outbreak Honour for our Forgotten Heroes Exclusive: The Crowe Files Russell Crowe doesn’t give many interviews these days – and certainly not like this one. So when the Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar has something to say it’s well worth listening. The day the ‘Gladiator’ sat down with Sunday Night’s Mike Willesse there was a feeling of magic on set – and he didn’t disappoint. From his revelations about his assault conviction for throwing a telephone at a hotel employee to his less-than-stellar early singing career, Crowe doesn’t hold back. And Willesee doesn’t pull any questions. Crowe, who now calls Australia home, also lifts the lid on his controversial new movie The Water Diviner in which he makes his debut as a director. Exclusive: Outbreak A life-destroying disease is breaking out all over Australia. Thousands of fit and healthy people from all walks of life are falling victim to the mysterious illness – which the Federal Government insists can’t be caught here. Victims slowly lose control of their limbs, experience violent seizures and suffer chronic fatigue. Many struggle to find treatment because doctors and hospitals turn them away saying the condition is psychological. Hundreds of Australians are now travelling overseas to Europe to undergo a radical new treatment that is claimed to be a cure. Sunday Night reporter Rahni Sadler joins three of them on their journey – and the results are remarkable. Honour for our Forgotten Heroes Last week Sunday Night revealed the hidden human tragedy of Aussie police officers whose lives have been crippled battling post-traumatic stress disorder. The condition strikes one in five officers yet State governments are reluctant to deal with the crisis, abandoning once proud policemen and women and leaving them to struggle for benefits from insurance companies. On Sunday Night this week, the campaign to change the criteria so that those offi

B-E-E A-M-A-Z-E-D-! Rerun stories: Dash Cam Revolution Redfoo B-E-E A-M-A-Z-E-D-! One contest. 11 million entrants. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is an academic sporting event like no other. The young contestants from all over the USA travel to Washington, D.C. to compete against each other and the dictionary on national television in a three-day battle of the brains. One wrong letter spells the end of a dream. The winner gets $30,000 in cash. No wonder then that these young competitors need cool heads and nerves of steel to be top of the class. We follow 13-year-old Ethan Perrins who grew up with a stutter but found his voice competing in Spelling Bees. Sunday Night’s PJ Madam is given a behind-the-scenes tour of the big event by the most famous speller of all – Nupur Lala, the 1999 winner and star of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Spellbound”. Sunday Night will also encore two popular stories from earlier this year: Dash Cam Revolution Imagine the world’s worst drivers on the most lawless roads on earth. Throw in corrupt police, aggressive motorists and a few million video cameras and you have the ingredients driving Russia’s dash cam revolution. These dash cams capture a windscreen-wide, warts-and-all view of Russian roads today – from the most spectacular and heart-stopping crashes and near misses to meteors flying across the sky and random acts of kindness. Join Sunday Night’s intrepid reporter Denham Hitchcock as he gets behind the wheel of a Soviet-era Lada motor car to experience the roads of Moscow first-hand. What he finds is that the dash cam revolution is helping to make driving in Russia a whole lot safer. Redfoo He’s one of the biggest music stars on the planet. Aussies also know him as the big-haired judge from The X Factor. But there’s more to Stefan Gordy – aka Redfoo – than catchy dance tunes. Redfoo opens up to Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler about domestic violence, racism, bullying and near-c

Endless Summer Rerun stories: Watch Your Step. Love in a Cold Climate Endless Summer It’s 50 years since Dorian ‘Doc’ Paskowitz and his wife Juliette began a bold family experiment. They raised nine children in a small campervan with hardly any money, no school and the beach as their backyard. Doc Paskowitz was a successful GP with a busy practice, but he gave it up along with his home and all his possessions to bring up his children unaffected by money and unspoiled by the real world. They travelled from beach to beach in the campervan and lived an endless summer for 15 years. Then it all went wrong. The radical approach to parenting is controversial and has been labelled as either inspired or completely misguided. Everyone will have a view. Sunday Night guest reporter Kerri-Anne Kennerley tracks down Doc, Juliette and the children to find out if the grand experiment worked or failed. You’ll be surprised to learn what happened and what the children missed the most. Sunday Night will also encore two popular stories from earlier this year: Watch Your Step. Be careful where you step. At any time, without warning, the ground can open up and swallow everything. It might be a whole street. It could be a house or a building. Sometimes it’s a pedestrian. More sinkholes than ever are opening up around the world and devouring prime real estate in unexpected places. Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen travels to the sinkhole capital of the world and ventures inside an active sinkhole to find out why this frightening phenomenon is on the move. Alex also witnesses the birth of a new sinkhole as he explores an Australian sinkhole hot spot. Love in a Cold Climate Join a remarkable young Aussie couple who plunged their entire savings into a leaky boat and big dream. Jess and Chris put their lives and their love on the line in a high-risk magical journey to sail the North West Passage to Alaska. Sunday Night host Chris Bath reports on all the drama of t

Ship of Hope Rerun stories: 5:2 Revolution Ghost Island Music Mash Up Ship of Hope A story that will make you proud. Guest reporter James Thomas meets an amazing bunch of big-hearted Australians on the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. The Mercy Ship delivers free surgery and health-care to some of the poorest people in Africa. We meet a thoracic surgeon from NSW and a paediatric nurse from Queensland who are among the dozens of volunteer doctors and nurses treating thousands of patients at every place the Mercy Ship docks. James also catches up with an engineer from Sydney who is sharing the incredible experience with his wife and three children. The generosity of these Aussie heroes is only matched by the joy of those they’re helping. Sunday Night will also encore popular stories from earlier this year: 5:2 Revolution There is a revolution sweeping the world. It’s called the 5:2 Diet and it’s changing lives, even saving lives. Millions have tried it successfully to shed a few kilos, but modern science is now discovering the benefits don’t end with weight loss. Regular fasting can also help reducing your risk of diabetes and dementia. It can even make you smarter. Sunday Night chief investigations reporter Ross Coulthart travels to the U.K. to meet the man behind the 5:2 revolution, Michael Mosely. Ross takes Michael’s advice and puts his diet and a new way to exercise to the test. Ghost Island Forty years ago, it was the most crowded place on earth – then everyone disappeared. Japan’s Hashima Island was home to 5000 coal miners and their families. The small speck of land surrounded by sea was a thriving metropolis, packed with high rises, several schools, businesses and supermarkets. Then the boom went bust. Almost overnight it was abandoned and made off limits. But a starring role in a James Bond movie led to the rediscovery of Hashima. Join PJ Madam on a tour of one of the strangest places on earth. Music Mash

The Final Days Sunday Night returns for 2015 with an intensely personal account from veteran reporter Mike Willesee on how he formed the profound belief condemned Bali 9 ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran had become ‘two decent human beings’. In this moving report, featuring previously unseen material from Mike’s 4-day assignment in Kerobokan prison, we discover Myuran tried to trade information about his drug bosses in Australia to beat the death sentence but was rebuffed. This searing story also features Andrew Chan writing a candid, heartfelt letter to his teenage self about what might have been. Sunday Night will also air what’s believed to be the last video to emerge from the jail featuring Andrew’s response to the previous round of executions. He wonders what it takes to get a second chance. As Australia rallies against their imminent firing squad executions, this is an important, unmissable story. How Could She? They’re two Aussie boys who lost their father to a grisly murder and now they may lose their accused-killer mum to a death sentence. Perhaps surprisingly the brothers say if that’s the punishment for the crime then their mother must face the consequences. It’s the life and death court-room drama in Bali you haven’t heard about. Steve Pennells has this incredible exclusive report on how a murder that claimed one parent may also claim the other. Being Carl Hit Aussie comic Carl Barron rarely gives interviews but when he sat down with Sunday Night host Chris Bath, the star of stand-up came ready to spill his guts on life, love and the tough job of kissing five actresses in his new movie Manny Lewis. Carl is at cross-roads in his life as he prepares to take the leap from selling out stand-up comedy shows to being a famous movie star. Get ready to smile with one of Australia’s favourite and funniest comedians.

Lonesome Losers Sunday Night goes inside the music industry’s most bitter feud. Australia’s Little River Band was once one of the biggest groups in the world with hits including Reminiscing, Cool Change and Help Is On Its Way. But as members came and went the famous name changed hands and the original band members were left with little more than memories. In fact, there’s not a single member of the original Little River Band line up in the Little River Band that performs today. The question left for fans is; will the real Little River Band please stand up? Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler sits down with the current and former members to find out how LRB lost its identity. Is It Safe? If your loved one was attacked and killed by a shark would you want to come face to face with the creature? That’s the question Sam Young answers when he joins a team of fishermen and scientists on a quest to tag and track large tiger sharks off the coast of Queensland. Sam’s brother Zach was mauled by a tiger shark near Coffs Harbour two years ago. He’s been invited by the US shark tagging organisation, OCEARCH to join their expedition. In 2013, Sunday Night went to sea with OCEARCH tagging great white sharks off Cape Cod in north eastern USA. This is their first trip to Australia where they hope their real-time tracking technology can be used to help us know when large sharks are near our beaches. In an action-packed story, Alex Cullen rides with the shark taggers – and finds out whether this technology can actually save lives.

Coming Home In a world exclusive, Sunday Night’s Denham Hitchcock travels to one of the most dangerous war zones in the world to meet an Australian father-of-two who is fighting Islamic State. The Melbourne man gave up his comfortable life to join a local militia and make a stand against Islamic State fighters who have driven thousands of Assyrians from their villages in northern Iraq. With IS forces just two kilometres away, they’re in constant danger of attack. The attacks come mostly at night in the form of gunfire, mortars and suicide bombers. As Denham says in his report, this is as close as anyone would ever want to be to Islamic State. But for our Melbourne dad, volunteering as a foreign fighter was something he just had to do despite the concern and fears of his wife and family. The region he is defending is where he grew up as a boy before moving to Australia. But he has another worry. Australia’s new laws which prevent citizens joining foreign forces, no matter what side, means he now faces the possibility of jail when he returns home. Denham’s riveting report puts the spotlight on a war which Australia is well and truly engaged in. Words & Music Sunday Night has exclusive access to country legend Lee Kernaghan as he takes on the biggest project of his life. With more than two million albums to his name, 33 Golden Guitars and three ARIAs, Lee has found a new inspiration in of all places, the Australian War Memorial. Lee was so moved when he read the letters Australian servicemen and servicewomen wrote to their families in the event they never returned home that he wanted to put them to music as a special tribute. What resulted is a beautiful and poignant album and Sunday Night is behind the scenes as some of Lee’s mates – who just happen to be some of the biggest names in show business including Jessica Mauboy and Guy Sebastian – put their voices to the words of our diggers. It’s both moving and memorable.

I Am Sam It’s the intriguing case of Sam, a girl from Townsville with a seemingly ordinary life. For most of her 21 years, Sam had no idea of her extraordinary past – that she was at the centre of one of America’s longest running international kidnapping cases. For Samantha was born Savanna, and as a baby, she was kidnapped by her mother following a bitter custody battle with her father. Sam grew up in South Africa and Australia believing another man was her Dad. But the truth finally came out when her mother was arrested by the FBI and extradited back to America. Sunday Night’s Rahni Sadler is in Charleston, South Carolina, with Sam for her mother’s trial and to find out whether she’ll finally meet her real father. Strokes For Australian stroke victims John Peard and Kylie Newlove, it was the news they’d been waiting years to hear – a new treatment that may help with their debilitating condition. The footy legend and mother of five put their faith in an experimental drug that’s being used in America. With no clinical trials to back up its use with people who’ve suffered a stroke, they were treated with Etanercept. The results are extraordinary and within minutes, both claimed they underwent a dramatic transformation. Sunday Night host Chris Bath was there to witness the moment John and Kylie say their lives were changed forever.

“For our nation this is Sacred Ground. The site of the first battle ever to involve our ANZAC soldiers. I wanted to understand what it was really like,” Roberts-Smith explains. “It was a campaign fought on nothing but courage and determination. It was a battle that made heroes of many but 10 stand out. They are The Power of Ten. “For me, this is a personal mission to find out where they fought and what led to them being awarded the Victoria Cross.” Like the carpenter who single-handedly took wounded soldiers out of the firing line; the cricketer who used his skills with the ball to catch live bombs for 48-hours straight; and the lovesick young soldier told the only way to get a mother’s blessing to marry her daughter was to come back with a VC. “We’ve recreated their world in precise detail so we can fully understand their stories,” says Roberts-Smith. “It’s one of the ways we’ve been able to get a real understanding of what they experienced in the heat of battle and what drove them to carry out acts of incredible bravery.” Ben also tracks down the relatives of each of the Gallipoli VC recipients. He uncovers hidden secrets and reveals how the heroic actions of a century ago still play a powerful part in the lives of children and grandchildren today. “These are my heroes. They are my inspiration and it’s their stories that I want to share with Australia.”

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith heads to Gallipoli to follow in the footsteps of the ten ANZACs who became heroes amongst heroes, uncovering the details of their extraordinary stories.

First Blood In a major, exhaustive investigation Sunday Night has discovered Ivan Milat’s bloody, brutal trail began well before the backpacker murder spree. We’ve uncovered a hitherto unknown Milat crime – his first secret victim. Our breakthrough is a stunning surprise to the cops most intimate with Milat’s appalling crimes. It’s a shock to the family of the victim. And it’s an absolute gut-wrenching revelation for the man who did the time for Milat’s crime. We’ve unearthed and amassed compelling evidence and assembled persuasive testimony – notably the first person account of his brother Boris – that this was Milat’s first and defining violent crime. Importantly it contained signatures evident in the backpacker killings. Incredibly, another man was convicted for this crime and in an incendiary chapter in this powerful program, Sunday Night finds and reveals to him that Australia’s most infamous serial killer was responsible. The question for authorities, the families of the slain backpackers and the general public is that if Ivan had been held accountable for this first chilling crime, would criminal history have played as devastatingly and tragically as it did. Gold Walkley Award recipient Steve Pennells reports this explosive story. Home on the Road They don’t have bucket loads of money but the Cairns family consider themselves among the wealthiest Australians. Ten years ago they swapped their suburban lives for life on the road, on a bus. Mum, dad and 11 children all live and sleep on board and they wouldn’t have it any other way. The kids don’t go to regular schools, don’t have a fixed address and never stay in one place long enough to settle down. Guest reporter Kerri-Anne Kennerley finds the Cairns family deep in the outback and asks if all this freedom comes at a cost and if so, who’s paying?

Moving Mountains Actor Hugh Sheridan’s personal mission to earthquake ravaged Nepal. The story begins as a family emergency as Hugh races to Nepal when brother Zach, who was hiking near the earthquake-hit Everest Base camp, goes missing. Soon after landing in Kathmandu, Hugh learns that Zach is safe. At that point Hugh, a World Vision Ambassador, resolves to do whatever he can to help in the relief effort while he and brother Tom wait to be reunited with Zach. They roll up their sleeves and join the massive operation clearing debris in the worst hit areas of the city. Australian Red Cross Ambassador Dr Andrew Rochford, who’s reporting the story, also provides assistance and insights into the way Nepal is dealing with this overwhelming crisis. Deadly Deja Vu The crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 six weeks ago in the French Alps has raised new and disturbing questions about the mental health of commercial aviation pilots. This special investigation reveals other passenger airlines have been deliberately crashed by mentally-disturbed pilots. Alex Cullen interviews an Australian investigator who sounded the alarm on a suicide-suspected air crash closer to home. His warnings have been ignored by the industry. If the airline industry had acted decisively after Silk Air Flight 185 slammed into an Indonesian River in December 1997 might the Germanwings disaster been prevented? First Blood: Testing the Truth As a result of our breakthrough Ivan Milat investigation last week, NSW police are reviewing our evidence and interviews to determine if Australia’s most notorious serial killer can be prosecuted for the cold blooded shooting and maiming of a taxi driver more than 50 years ago. This week, Ivan’s brother Boris and the man who was jailed for the crime put their incredible stories to the test on a polygraph machine. Boris also reveals the day he almost killed his younger brother.

Person of Interest After 24 years, is the brutal unsolved murder of a sweet country girl about to be cracked? Twenty-year-old Penny May Hill left mum, dad and a loving home to start work as a nanny in a new town a few hours away. Three days later her battered, near lifeless body was found dumped on the outskirts of town. She died two weeks later. Two coronial inquests have failed to solve the mystery of who killed Penny Hill. Now, a relentless cop, driven by Penny’s heartbroken parents and a determination that justice be done, is on the trail looking for the one clue everyone’s missed. His new lines of inquiry are angering Penny’s ex-boyfriend, who tells Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen in an extraordinary interview that he’s bewildered why police would suggest that he is now a person of interest. Andre’s Last Chance As many as a thousand Australians are trapped in their homes by extreme obesity. They are often too large to leave their beds and too ashamed to ask for help. Australia’s largest man weighed nearly half a tonne when he asked for help. Sunday Night goes on an incredible journey with the 35-year-old father who has a choice; lose hundreds of kilograms or lose his life. How did he gain so much weight, why wasn’t his problem with food and obesity dealt with earlier and what he’s doing to get rid of it is an unforgettable story of love, support and survival.

Getting Away With Murder The former head of the Western Australian Police task-force responsible for catching the notorious Claremont killer has spoken out about the investigation that never hit its mark. The New Big Thing She's Australia's biggest Indie export and if you haven't heard of Courtney Barnett yet, you soon will. Flight Warning It’s a concerning lapse in the aviation industry policy but what should be done about surveillance of the mental health of pilots?

Lost and Found Four orphans abandoned at different times and in different locations by the same mother and they all grew up never knowing each existed. What are the chances they’d ever find each other? It took one defining twist of fate to trigger an incredible, against-all-odds trail of discovery and the most remarkable, heart-warming reunion you’ll see. In this deeply moving Sunday Night exclusive, Rahni Sadler tells how one baby, then another were left in public places so they’d be discovered. Later two toddlers, a brother and a sister – are left behind. Decades later one sibling’s yearning to know sets in train the most unlikely series of events all leading to the one moment none of the children ever dreamed possible – the ultimate family get-together. There’s only one piece missing. Is mum still out there and if so can they find her? Someone in the Sunday Night audience may hold the key. The Ultimate Pit For Australians, real estate and home renovations are national obsessions. So many home owners set off on what they think will be their dream renovation and encounter such financial and emotional pain vow never to do it again. Well, prepare yourself for the ultimate renovation agony: renovating America’s biggest house, while it’s still under construction. It’s a drama that all the money in the world can’t seem to crack. And that’s because money’s no object, only the best will do and the fussy owners keep changing their mind. Or at least one of them does. The one who thinks she’s in charge. Billionaire David Siegel doesn’t have a budget for his dream home and that’s lucky because his wife Jackie doesn’t pay much attention to the bills. She just wants the finest and grandest home in America. When she invited Sunday Night’s Alex Cullen back to the mega-castle he thought it would be a grand opening. Instead Alex finds a sprawling build still unfolding. It’s been going on for 11 years so much of the house is already dat

Eyes Wide Open If you knew you were going blind, what would you want to see before it was too late? That’s a vital question confronting the three gorgeous, fun-loving White kids who’ve recently learned they are carrying the same genetic trigger that sent their mum blind in her early 20s. That means Beth White has never seen her children but she and husband David are determined they see as much as they can, while they can. The family’s spending the limited money they have chasing dazzling sights and experiences around the world, enabling the kids to build a big visual archive they can take with them into the darkness of their blindness. In this deeply moving and inspirational story, Sunday Night’s Peta-Jane Madam joins the Whites as they go star-gazing in the outback and on an adrenaline ride through New Zealand, building their catalogue. All the time medical science is racing against time to find a cure or a treatment for this extremely rare optical condition. Long Shot Will the sharp-shooters from Australia’s How Ridiculous sink the greatest basketball shot of all time? The four boys from Perth already hold the world record for the highest shot ever landed. But this is an epic new level with a bunch of new challenges. Sunday Night has taken the boys to the dizzying heights at the top of Gordon Dam in Tasmania. With an enormous reservoir on one side and a deep valley on the other, the dam has created its own microclimate that brings with it swirling, unpredictable conditions. Sunday Night’s Denham Hitchcock tells the extraordinary story of the internet sensation, charting How Ridiculous’ amazing parade of all-but impossible shots, and then sets them their biggest challenge by far. A shot of more than 120 metres – a distance so great they need a set of binoculars just to see the basketball ring. Can they do it? Well if they do, you’ll need to see it to believe it. Don’t miss this eye-popping Sunday Night event.

The Case Against Cosby He was the lovable comic who broke down racial barriers, inspired generations of African-American performers and who was a top-rating visitor to Australian living rooms during his television heyday. Bill Cosby. But is the superstar of American comedy a sexual predator who drugged and raped dozens of women? According to the women featured in this devastating Sunday Night investigation, there is no doubt. They describe in startling detail a man who used his star power to woo them into his world only to attack them and send their lives spiralling into oblivion. These are harrowing stories among a catalogue of allegations detailed by more than 40 women. The sheer weight of these independently presented accounts is profoundly damaging to Cosby and yet he has not spent a moment in court to face these claims nor has he set out to clear his name with a detailed public rebuttal. Why did it take so long for these accusations to emerge and be taken seriously? And why haven’t the authorities investigated and prosecuted? The answers are as shocking as the horrific ordeals recounted to Sunday Night. Lawyer Gloria Allred, who continues to accumulate clients in this extraordinary drama, said: “If he is a sexual predator, he’s one of the worst in this nation’s history.” Mum, Where Are You? Tiny fragments of information and a simple twist of fate finally brought them together – total strangers who became one of the most heart-warming, united families we’ve ever encountered. They were the four orphans, abandoned by their mother in different locations and at different times decades ago, whose astonishing story of discovery featured on Sunday Night two weeks ago. Only one big part of the puzzle was missing. Where was their mother? Now, thanks to Sunday Night’s amazing network of viewer sleuths and amateur genealogists and our own dogged investigations, the amazing final chapter of this family-in-the-making can now be told. It is a profound

A Face for Yaha He’s an adorable little boy with a big, effervescent personality and loving parents. But Yahya was born without a face. Sunday Night viewers fell in love with the Moroccan toddler when we first told his story last year. Now Yahya has been granted an extraordinary opportunity to live more normally. A crack team of Melbourne surgeons have dedicated themselves to an incredibly challenging, high-risk assignment – what one calls ‘cranio-facial neurosurgery at its extreme’ – to give Yahya something we all take for granted – a face. Lead surgeon Professor Tony Holmes said: “I think this one is about as difficult as it gets. A 9.5-out-of-10 degree of difficulty. Yahya may not die if we don’t operate but he might if we do.” In this enthralling, emotion-charged Sunday Night special, Dr Andrew Rochford takes us inside Yahya’s world and the inspirational effort to transform his deformities. We’ll meet the irrepressible Melbourne woman who worked to bring the toddler and his parents to Australia and into the hands of the same surgery team that deftly separated conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna. “I don’t see a deformed child I just see this beautiful little child, a beautiful little soul, that’s all I see,” Fatima Baraka said. We’ll hear the hopes and fears of Yahya’s parents and the concerns of doctors as long and complicated surgery turns into a marathon of skill and precision. And in the end a happy little boy will smile for the first time. Back in the Building Las Vegas was the scene of Elvis’ spine-tingling, explosive comeback in the late ‘60s and he came to dominate the city like no other performer before or since. Now The King is making another comeback and Elvis is all anyone’s talking about in the gaudy, flashy entertainment capital. Australia’s and indeed one of the world’s biggest Elvis fans, former Wiggle Greg Page, has assembled a stellar cast of Elvis’ closest – including former wife Priscill

Sold! Many of the world’s largest nations are on a global hunt for farmland and a secure way to feed their populations and that race is rolling to and through Australia’s rich agricultural country. China’s leading the way, determined to acquire land, livestock, indeed, in many cases, the entire supply chain. Trouble is that for many farmers the shopping spree is coming at a time when they’ve been beaten by drought and crushed by debt so they’re in no position to repel the aggressive buyers or secure the best possible price for their life’s work. Sunday Night’s Chris Bath hitches a ride with a busload of cashed-up Chinese investors sizing up our big backyard and looking to snap up big chunks of Australia’s agriculture industry for their own. On the trail through central Queensland, Chris discovers heartbreaking stories of farmers on the brink and whose farms are vulnerable to acquisition. Many are concerned we’re selling off our own national capacity to feed ourselves. In this important Sunday Night investigation Chris also questions the shameful lack of information about who owns what in the bush. And as policy makers play catch-up with ownership registers and new rules for foreign buyers, Canberra’s newly signed Free Trade Agreement with China is also set to dramatically change the landscape. Raging Bulls As if bull riding wasn’t crazy enough. Now promoters of the sport have turned all the settings up to 11 and the result is one of the fastest growing, most ridiculously dangerous arena sports around. There’s more money, more fame and a whole new world of risk and pain. Breeders have decided to take nature into their own hands and build the perfect beast. They’re genetically engineering some of the meanest, most ornery animals ever to enter the ring and it takes a special kind of lunatic to take them on. Get aboard, Ben Jones. The Aussie has taken so many bone-crunching spills on his way to the top of the US Professional Bull Ridin