Australia Uncovered - Season 3

First aired: 2/8/2024 4 episodes

Australia’s most compelling documentary collection, Australia Uncovered, returns with a curated strand of four captivating stand-alone documentaries that explore incredible untold Australian stories and reveal new insights into some of the biggest issues facing Australian today.

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Episodes

1. Hitler’s Jewish Soldier?

Aired: 2/8/2024

A Jewish boy witnesses the murder of his family and survives the Holocaust by becoming Hitler's youngest soldier. He has had four false names, and is now on the cusp of discovering his true identity after 30 years of searching.

2. Last Chance to Save a Life

Aired: 2/15/2024

Follows patients, doctors and scientists in nail-biting real time to discover the power and challenges of `phage therapy', a strange and elusive 100-year-old treatment that promises to not only save patients' lives but give hope to the world.

3. The Carnival

Aired: 2/22/2024

The Bells have been hauling their convoy of carnival rides and workers across Australia for six generations. Now, facing shutdowns and bushfires, and a dwindling economy, the family battle to keep their show, and their legacy alive.

4. Psychedelics: Stepping into the Unknown

Aired: 2/29/2024

Dr Paul Liknaitzky, head of Australia's first clinical psychedelic laboratory, investigates if psychedelic-assisted therapy can effectively treat General Anxiety Disorder in a two-year-long clinical trial.