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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'.
Aired: Jul 22, 2013 Genre: Documentary NewsCasts: Caroline JonesDuration: 30m Rating: 0 Country:Production:
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01: The Light of Day02: On the Precipice03: So Much to Say04: The First Word05: The Chosen One06: Suddenly Last Summer (1)07: Suddenly Last Summer (2)08: On the Warpath09: Letters to the Editor10: Down by the Sea (1)11: Down by the Sea (2)12: Fade to Black13: Call of Duty14: Know Thy Enemy (1)15: Know Thy Enemy (2)16: Listen to Me17: The Hazel Effect18: A Life Laid Bare19: Northam Exposure20: When Blood Runs Cold21: The Men Who Fell to Earth22: No More Than a Ghost23: The Music Lesson24: Irons in the Fire25: There but for Fortune26: Too Good to Refuse27: Corridors of Power28: A Place for Us29: Long Walk Back30: A Voice in the Wilderness31: Driving Greg Norman (1)32: Driving Greg Norman (2)33: In Your Face34: Turning the Gaze35: Count On Clive36: A Sapper's Lullaby37: On Maggies Farm38: Cracking the Code39: Letters From Elizabeth40: Think Big41: A Feeling for the Water (1)42: A Feeling for the Water (2)43: Taking Flight