Every Family Has A Secret

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Every Family Has A Secret

In this masterfully crafted observational documentary series, distinguished Australian historian Professor Grace Karskens investigates her Dutch family during World War II, exploring what her father’s role in the Resistance was, and where his brother, a suspected member of the S...

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Season 4
In this masterfully crafted observational documentary series, Koori woman Paula Morrison traces the difficult life of her tormented Austrian born father, uncovering disturbing allegiances to the Nazi party within her family's European history.
Melbourne academic Dr Sofia Rios Miranda examines whether there is any truth to persistent family rumours that her great grandparents abducted a British baby boy, raising him as their own. Meanwhile, adoptee Dr Penny Mackieson investigates how she was a victim of a baby swap at a Melbourne hospital in 1963.
This series takes audiences on a truly global adventure. Participants travel to Mexico, Greece, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and The Netherlands in a bid to solve gripping family mysteries. Among the questions being posed: Did my great grandparents abduct a newborn child? What happened to the uncle who went mis...
Season 3
Growing up, the identity of Linda Lawless' father was kept hidden from her. Only recently Linda learnt the startling truth - her father was a Catholic priest. Confronted with shame and sometimes denial, Linda has been grappling to be recognised. She is now hoping to discover more about the father she never knew, to find co...
Arrernte woman Danielle Chisholm seeks answers to a 100 year old mystery - is she descended from an illegitimate child born to Prince Edward VIII after his 1920 tour of Australia and therefore a member of the British Royal family?
Indian born siblings Priti Gatto and Prashant Ieraci go in search of the truth surrounding their mother's death, and the family they left behind when they were adopted by an Italian-Australian couple.
South Australian businessman Peter Eden searches for the truth about his Hungarian born father. Was he a war criminal responsible for a murderous rampage in Budapest during World War II?
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