Australian Story
Season 18 Episode 25 - There but for Fortune
This week's program is about a man who's made a big name in London but is little known back in Australia. Richard Farleigh amassed an early fortune as a young gun in the financial markets and went on to star on a top-rating British television program. But what's remarkable about Farleigh is his background. He was one of a family of eleven children born to an itinerant, violent and alcoholic sheep shearer. Farleigh and several of his older siblings were removed by Welfare authorities to an orphanage and he was subsequently fostered. Initially diagnosed as 'backward', his luck changed when a school teacher recognised his abilities and became 'the first person that I felt really cared about me'. He excelled at maths and tournament chess and by his mid-thirties was a multi-millionaire business entrepreneur, moving to the UK five years ago. Now in his fifties, he has been back in Australia, retracing a past that he says continues to haunt him in ways he 'can't control'.
Episodes in Season 18
The Light of Day
30 min
On the Precipice
30 min
So Much to Say
30 min
The First Word
30 min
The Chosen One
30 min
Suddenly Last Summer (1)
30 min
Suddenly Last Summer (2)
30 min
On the Warpath
30 min
Letters to the Editor
30 min
Down by the Sea (1)
30 min
Down by the Sea (2)
30 min
Fade to Black
30 min
Call of Duty
30 min
Know Thy Enemy (1)
30 min
Know Thy Enemy (2)
30 min
Listen to Me
30 min
The Hazel Effect
30 min
A Life Laid Bare
30 min
Northam Exposure
30 min
When Blood Runs Cold
30 min
The Men Who Fell to Earth
30 min
No More Than a Ghost
30 min
The Music Lesson
30 min
Irons in the Fire
30 min
There but for Fortune
30 min
Too Good to Refuse
30 min
Corridors of Power
30 min
A Place for Us
30 min
Long Walk Back
30 min
A Voice in the Wilderness
30 min
Driving Greg Norman (1)
30 min
Driving Greg Norman (2)
30 min
In Your Face
30 min
Turning the Gaze
30 min
Count On Clive
30 min
A Sapper's Lullaby
30 min
On Maggies Farm
30 min
Cracking the Code
30 min
Letters From Elizabeth
30 min
Think Big
30 min
A Feeling for the Water (1)
30 min
A Feeling for the Water (2)
30 min
Taking Flight
30 min
