Episodes

  • Rosie Batty let the media into her life when her ex-partner killed their 11-year-old son Luke in 2014. She chose to turn a personal tragedy into a catalyst for change, learning to play the game to galvanise support for a national campaign against family violence.


    Music credits:


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Breaking News 5 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5973-breaking-news-5

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Don’t Die on Me - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

    Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

    Troublemaker Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

    What Could Have Been - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

    Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com

    Outsider - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com


    Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Watching The World by Philip Rice

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6824-watching-the-world

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    Hopes And Dreams by chilledmusic

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7059-hopes-and-dreams

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Here And Now by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5658-here-and-now-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Heroes In The Sky by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5356-heroes-in-the-sky-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


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    Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales and News Corp Australia.

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  • Todd Russell was stripped of his anonymity before he’d even emerged after 14 days trapped underground by the 2006 Beaconsfield mine rockfall. Elation was quickly replaced by frustration as the media pursuit and public attention became overwhelming.


    Music credits:


    SFX

    Explosion.wav by Kigofix - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Answer them phones by jobro - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Soccer kick 01 by volivieri - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Itzo Dobreff » Applause_encore.aif - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/


    MUSIC


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    A Darker Heart by Audionautix.com


    Ignotus by Agnese Valmaggia

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6273-ignotus

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Final Step by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Desert Nomads by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5491-desert-nomads-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Rising Tide (faster) by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5028-rising-tide-faster-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    321 - Unitopia


    Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    The Way Out by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4513-the-way-out

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Moments Of Life by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5687-moments-of-life-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Traveler's Notebook by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5316-traveler-s-notebook-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Media credits:


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  • Bruce and Denise Morcombe would do anything to get their 13-year-old son Daniel back after he disappeared in 2003, including sacrificing their privacy to appeal for public help. The couple learnt how the media operates, to secure ongoing coverage.


    Music credits:


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 002 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5789-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-002

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Deeplistening by Lilo Sound

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5778-deeplistening

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Man Down by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4016-man-down

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Moments Of Life by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5687-moments-of-life-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Into The Light by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5674-into-the-light-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.


    SFX

    Bus arriving and departing by Bone666138 - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/


    Media credits:


    Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales, News Corp Australia and Are Media Pty Limited.

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  • Stuart Diver was emotionally shattered, physically weak, and vulnerable to demands from a media pack when he was pulled from the rubble of the Thredbo landslide in 1997. The ski instructor relied on professional help to protect his personal interests.


    Music credits:


    MUSIC


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Final Step by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Assassins by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5289-assassins-

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


    Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Warm Emotions by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5475-warm-emotions-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Beginning Of Conflict by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5288-beginning-of-conflict-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Winter Night by Frank Schröter

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6910-winter-night

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Traveler's Notebook by Rafael Krux

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5316-traveler-s-notebook-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    SFX

    Landslide by bikesnbassboi - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/


    Media credits:


    Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Seven Network, Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales, News Corp Australia, The Canberra Times and Are Media Pty Limited.

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  • James Scott was rescued in 1992 after 43 days alone, without food, in the freezing Himalayan mountains. The medical student defied all expectations of what a human could endure, only to face media speculation about whether he’d staged a hoax.


    Music credits:


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    Waiting For The End Of The Quarantine by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6108-waiting-for-the-end-of-the-quarantine

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Breaking News 5 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5973-breaking-news-5

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Breaking News 2 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5951-breaking-news-2

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide


    Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Universal by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4565-universal

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Walking Into Darkness - Myuu thedarkpiano.com


    SFX

    Hiking in a canyon by ciccarelli - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    Walking on the snow by rivernile7 - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    Karate Class by Digital Gold Pictures - Freesound.org

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0/


    Media credits:


    Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales, News Corp Australia and Are Media Pty Limited.

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  • Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton became recognisable to millions of Australians after a dingo took her precious baby Azaria in 1980. The young mother found her privacy invaded and portrayal twisted as her story and identity became commodities to the media.


    Music credits:


    SFX

    nikon f3 with motordrive by Tim Kahn - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    Old_bakelite_telephone_hang_up_handset by Martin Dürr - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    Rockfall in mine by Benboncan - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    Connex Charlie by Tanoseki - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

    courthouse lobby ambience by Tomlija - Freesound.org

    Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)


    MUSIC


    Theme: Epic Adventure by BlueBirdSound


    Newsflash 2 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/160-newsflash-2

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Breaking News 1 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5950-breaking-news-1

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Urban Gauntlet by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5012-urban-gauntlet

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Dark Secrets (DECISION) by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/246-dark-secrets-decision-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    The Call - Mattia Cupelli

    https://www.mattiacupelli.com/


    Myuu - Countdown https://www.thedarkpiano.com/


    Breaking News 4 by Sascha Ende

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5953-breaking-news-4

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    The Sea Of Meditation by chilledmusic

    Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7023-the-sea-of-meditation-

    License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    Media credits:


    Content supplied and/or licensed for use courtesy of Nine Entertainment Co (incl. The Footage Company Australia / Nine Network Australia), News Corp Australia and Are Media Pty Limited.

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  • Imagine your trauma leads the news. Your private life is then public property. Your anonymity is lost. Ordinary Australians reveal what it’s like to become an accidental celebrity – offering rare insights into the tricks of a competitive trade.

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