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Loungeroom SafariThere are some 7000 tigers being kept in the backyards and even loungerooms of everyday Americans. Transcript Video Photos

Save MeLet us tell you a few things about Claire Murray. She's young, just a few days short of her 25th birthday. She's mum to two little kids. And she's critically ill with liver failure. Transcript Video

Vicious CycleThe fact is, cars and bicycles just don't play that well together. For some drivers, the merest glimpse of lycra in the distance, turns them into homicidal madmen. Transcript Chat transcript Video

DoomedImagine what it would be like in those last awful seconds before a plane crash. Well strap yourself in, you're about to take that white-knuckle ride. Transcript Chat transcript Video

The ContenderCome on, admit it. Many of us use our mobile phones while we're driving. Latest research shows we're four times more likely to crash. Transcript Video Blog

Oh, Mr Darcy!Women cheered when he put that cad Hugh Grant in his place in Bridget Jones's Diary. And how they fell for his charm in Mamma Mia. Transcript Video

Closing the NetIt's the new stranger danger and, what's so disturbing is, it could be happening to your kids, in your house, right now. Transcript Video

Journey of HopeThere are some places on Earth that seem beyond hope. Like the earthquake-ravaged island of Haiti. Transcript Chat transcript Video Blog Photos

Sex bombHe's the coal miner's son who hit pay-dirt with his great voice. The original, hip-swivelling smoothie from the swinging sixties. Now he's pushing seventy, but Tom Jones is still a sex bomb and hard at it, singing, that is.Transcript Video

True BeautyShe was a stunning young woman with a career in the spotlight. Now Katie Piper has a new insight into what it really means to be beautiful. Transcript Video Chat Blog

Coming CleanAndre Agassi was one of the most respected tennis players ever. Then a few weeks ago — a bombshell. He openly admitted taking the drug ice. Transcript

Interview with a VampireAll around the world this week, the big fuss is about a new star, 23-year-old British actor Robert Pattinson. And even if you are not abreast of popular culture, this young man is unavoidable. Transcript Video

LifesaverWe love the Australian sun, but every year 1500 people die from skin cancer. Now, an incredible breakthrough could stop Melanoma in its tracks. Transcript Video Chat transcript

The TigerThis week, Tiger Woods competes at the Australian Masters in Melbourne. And every time he walks out to the tee, he's hunting for a win. Transcript Video

Burning QuestionYou'd think we'd learn. Another bushfire season is almost upon us and yet again our forests are tinderboxes full of fuel — just waiting for a spark. Transcript Video Blog

Search for JusticeThey were five Australian journalists — executed in cold blood. The Balibo Five were shot down by Indonesian soldiers in East Timor in 1975. Transcript Video Photos Blog

The StorytellerIf anyone has the inside story on Ray Martin ... it's Ray Martin. And now, after four decades of telling other people's stories, Ray's telling his own. Transcript Chat transcript

Little HeroesHe may be tiny, but the young bloke you're about to meet has a huge heart. Leo Lagana is 9 years old yet he's only 79 centimetres tall. Transcript Video

The Human TideIf you're on the run from a place like Afghanistan, Australia must look like paradise. But you'd have to be desperate to join the wave of refugees. Transcript Video Blog

Ending the HeartbreakA staggering one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. But finally, scientists are hopeful they have found a way to end the heartbreak. Transcript Chat transcript

Hollywood's Wild ChildShe comes from Hollywood royalty. But in many ways, Drew Barrymore was an orphan. Now she's an actor, producer and director. How does she do it? Transcript

Going SoloIt's the ultimate challenge. This weekend, 16-year-old Jessica Watson sets off hoping to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Transcript Chat transcript Video Blog

Dying DaysFor decades the good guys, the cops and the FBI were fighting a losing battle against these Mafia clans. But now, they may just be winning. Transcript Photos

Recipe for SuccessA year or so ago, the kitchen was the most obsolete room in the house. It's remarkable what a global recession and a couple of hit TV shows can do. Transcript Video

Saving the DolphinsRic O'Barry is a man on a mission - to free the dolphins. And to show he's deadly serious, he's organised the most dangerous rescue operation ever. Transcript Video Blog Photos

The Boom is Back!From the coal mines of Queensland, across to the huge gold, iron ore and natural gas fields in the west, the job opportunities are now endless. Transcript Chat transcript Video

Smooth OperatorHe's young, good looking and he tells a great joke. But above all, Michael Buble can sing. This Canadian crooner is now the hottest ticket in town. Transcript Video

Disaster in ParadiseIt was 48 hours that shook the world. First Samoa and then Indonesia were struck by killer quakes and thousands are still feared dead. Transcript Chat transcript Video

The FamilyAnne Hamilton-Byrne has spent years dodging the truth about what went on inside her bizarre cult. Children stolen at birth, brainwashed, beaten... Transcript Video

You Beaut!Each October, tens of thousands of rev-heads descend on Deniliquin in southern NSW to pay homage to a symbol of Australian manhood, the ute. Transcript Video

Plea for JusticeNanette May was stalked by an ex-boyfriend, brutally attacked and left for dead. He faced 25 years in jail — but he will only serve six. Transcript Video

The Lion WhisperersLiving, hunting, even sleeping, with man-eating lions — it's a controversial new experiment to habituate lions to humans.

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