This week on 60 Minutes: 20 February 2011

Sunday, February 20 at 7.30pm on Nine

 

The Zahra Baker Mystery

The body of a little Australian girl is found dumped in the backblocks of America. Her dad has some suspicious holes in his memory. Her stepmother has been locked up, but so far hasn’t been charged with murder. So what happened to ten-year-old Zahra Baker? It’s a crime that’s horrified and fascinated people on both sides of the Pacific. On Sunday night, for the first time, Zahra’s dad tells his version of events. It’s no wonder police are having so much trouble solving the mystery.

Reporter: Liz Hayes

Producers: Phil Goyen, Kirsty Thomson

 

Faith, Love and Happiness

Nicole Kidman has been to hell and back more than once. There was the divorce, a miscarriage, marital troubles and fertility issues. Not that you could tell anything was wrong from watching her on the red carpet. No matter what was going on in our Nic’s personal life, she always presented a cool and unflappable image, even icy at times. But love and motherhood seem to have melted away a lot of that reserve, because when Karl Stefanovic met Nicole in Los Angeles, she was up for a chat. She was even happy to go into the nitty gritty of surrogacy.

Reporter: Karl Stefanovic

Producer: Sandra Cleary

 

The Gift

It would have been easy to write off Derek Paravacini as a hopeless case. He was born with the cards stacked against him – blind, severely brain damaged and profoundly autistic. But behind Derek’s limitations lay a secret gift; he was blessed with one of the greatest musical minds of his generation. Derek is a classic study of disability and genius all bundled up in the one extraordinary package. Meet him and be amazed. The human brain really does work in mysterious ways.

Reporter: Liam Bartlett

Producer: Howard Sacre

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