Fatal Call
Sarah
Durazza was a 26 year old woman, with the world at her feet. She was a
beautiful Miss World runner up, who was devoted to charity and helping those
less fortunate than herself. Last month, upset and emotional, Sarah got behind
the wheel of her car. Then she made a phone call. Sarah was distracted,
distressed and, in a split second, out of control. When she careered off the
road and slammed into a tree, she was on the phone to her mother. Fiona Durazza
will forever be haunted by the sound of her daughter’s final, terrible moments. This
Sunday, the Durazza family are speaking out, in the hope Sarah’s death will
mean something. It’s a raw and powerful plea, from a family heartbroken by
their loss.
Reporter: Karl Stefanovic
Producers: Steve Jackson, Lincoln Howes
The
Girl
It
was one off the biggest scandals in the world. In 1977, Hollywood director and
producer Roman Polanski drugged and raped a 13 year old girl, at the home of
actor Jack Nicholson. The story made international headlines and when he fled
America to avoid sentencing, it only got bigger. 36 years later, US authorities
are still trying to bring Roman Polanski to justice. His 13 year old victim was
Samantha Geimer. She’s never forgotten what happened to her all those years
ago. This Sunday, Samantha tells her story. What she has to say is
difficult, challenging and most definitely not what you might expect.
Reporter: Liz Hayes
Producer: Phil Goyen
Curse of the Bounty
All
great stories of the sea tend to end in disaster, usually involving reckless
human error in which people take the sea for granted. Such is the story of HMS
Bounty. The first Bounty was burned to the water line off Pitcairn Island by
Fletcher Christian, after history’s most famous mutiny. The second Bounty was a
twentieth century replica, built for the 1962 movie starring Marlon Brando.
Last year, it too sank, after deliberately sailing straight into Hurricane
Sandy – one of the worst storms ever recorded. It was an unbelievable decision
on the part of her skipper. One of the crew to perish was Claudene Christian, a
descendant of the original mutineer, Fletcher. The Captain also went down with
his ship, leaving behind many unanswered questions about his actions on that
fateful voyage.
Reporter: Charles Wooley
Producer: Nick Greenaway
