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After nine years and 500 interviews, Jane Hutcheon prepares to say farewell to the program. In her final interview, Jane speaks with an Australian icon, media doyen and current chair of the ABC, Ita Buttrose.

Escaping from his criminal baptism, Reynaldo Galindez, alias 'Rey', lands in the patio of the house inhabited by Carlos Vargas, a retired security guard. Vargas offers him a deal: the young boy will repair the damage caused to his home when falling in return for not being handed over to the police. In Spanish.

He's one of Australia's leading actors, but as a young man John Howard lacked confidence. After flunking medical and legal studies, his sense of self-worth soared when he discovered acting. He sits down with Jane Hutcheon.