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The Hidden ConflictOctober 1984: Our team made contact with key members of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka and recorded disturbing eye-witness accounts.

The WallApril 1980: If there is one place in the world that symbolises the deep divisions between East and West it is Berlin - the capital of the cold war.

No FearMay 2005: Australian base jumpers want to change their image. To them, this is an elite sport and they're world class athletes.

True Blue ChampJune 1991: When Liz Hayes spent a week with Andre Agassi in his home town of Las Vegas, she found another - entirely different - Agassi. The private Andre is every inch the family man; gentler, funnier and more caring than his on court alter ego.

Fatal AttractionJune 1991: Two of the world's best vulcanologists, Maurice and Katia Krafft, wanted to die in a volcano. And it happened on Japan's Mt Unzen.

Saint CatherineNovember 2001: This Australian surgeon has changed the lives of 20,000 Ethiopian women whose bodies were ripped apart by childbirth.

Leap to FreedomSeptember 1996: There was Nureyev, then Barishnikov, now Li Cunxin — who defected from communist China to global stardom as a dancer.

Secret CitySeptember 2000: In the heart of Siberia there is a city marked on no map. A city built with one purpose — to produce weapons of mass destruction.

RedMay 1989: When the sea catches fire there's one man to call — Red Adair. His job is so dangerous only astronauts pay as much for insurance.

Ladies' ManSeptember 1995: Patrick Swayze's childhood dream was to become a movie star. But when it happened, he hated it.

On The Road AgainOctober 1995: Paul McCartney goes on the road again - for the first time in 13 years - and it was captured on film. That movie, Get Back, is about to be released in Australia.

Pest BustersJuly 1990: Jennifer Byrne discovers a tribe in southern India, called the Irulas, who know everything there is to know about all creatures small and pestilent.

Goodbye SunshineOctober 1987: Sharks, crocodiles, stingers - they always catch the headlines as summer aproaches, but there's a much scarier menace stalking our beaches.

Sons of the SamuraiJune 1982: You could wrap up two of our footballers in one Sumo body. But the rough stuff in the ring is nothing compared to what happens in training.

The Legend of ShaolinFebruary 1997: In the heartland of China, monks put themselves through terrible ordeals to reach a pinnacle of spiritual enlightenment.

Valley of the ChampionsJuly 1996: The African nation of Kenya dominates distance events like no other. The secret is having no cars, no bikes and having to run everywhere.

Rolling OnFebruary 1984: Mick Jagger shares some laughs and some thoughtful moments as the Rolling Stone now rolls past 40.

Greatest Show on EarthMay 2000: For the first time in around 20 years Lake Eyre is a real lake again and with the arrival of the water has come a multitude of wildlife.

The StingNovember 1997: 60 Minutes tracked Australia's most wanted pedophile Robert 'Dolly' Dunn. Then, with police, lured him to a Honduras hotel room.

Come In SpinnerJuly 1993: Shane Warne is the boy wonder of international cricket. The kid, who's bowled and beguiled England to probable Ashes defeat.

Bad CompanyOctober 1987: Michael Jackson chose Australia's Molly Meldrum to do his first major television interview of the decade.

Game, set & matchYou've got to give it to John McEnroe. His temper tantrums over have made him the most reviled and controversial player in tennis.

Jekyll and HiteNovember, 1987: Feminist author Shere Hite storms out of an interview after being questioned over her research on adultery.

The Cruel DanceSeptember 1995: In Turkey bears with chains round their necks and through their noses still dance in front of tourists for money.

Going BallisticMarch 2003: North Korea is technically still at war with South Korea and is exercising its political might like never before.

Cocaine CountryOctober 2000: The West's thirst for cocaine is fuelling Colombia's slide into lawlessness.

A night to rememberMarch, 1987: Two sophisticated girls find city discos are tame compared to a typical Aussie Bachelors and Spinsters Ball.

Beauty and the beastFebruary 1986: When multi-millionaire Lang Hancock married Philippines Rose it raised eyebrows in high financial circles.

INXSMarch 1991: Jeff McMullen gains rare access to Australian band INXS - in concert, backstage and on the road.

Voodoo being performed in Benin, Africa.

Voodoo magic1994: Charles Wooley reports from Benin, Africa, the home of voodoo and where it's practiced in its rawest form.

60 Minutes was there for the 10-hour ethically delicate operation.

French connectionSeptember 1998: Richard Carleton reports on an Australian surgeon who transplanted the hand of a dead man onto his patient.

Those who succeed in the course call themselves 'graduates of hell'.

Graduates of HellMarch 1984: Ian Leslie reports on a course in Japan designed to turn out the world's most aggressive salesmen.

Live to rideOct 1979: A bikie gang who defend their 'bad guy' image and reveal some secret codes of honour.

The Next Big ThingHe's just your average 22-year-old Aussie bloke who just happens to be Hollywood's next big thing.

Death in the familyJeffrey Gilham called police saying his brother had stabbed to death their parents and he had stabbed his brother.

The Hanson PhenomenonVeteran political watchers have never seen anything like it. She was the woman who changed politics forever.

MobutuWhichever way you look at it, Mobutu Sese Seko has had a spectacular career.

SuperKISSVintage 60 Minutes report on the raging success behind glam rock band KISS.

A Clash of FaithAugust 1980: The geurilla war begins between the Philippines' Muslim minority and Christian government.

The GladiatorsSeptember, 1979: Roy Masters of Wests allowed Ray Martin to film locker room situations rarely seen by any outsider.

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