1Breaking Ranks A young man who had set his heart on joining the gunners in the NZ Navy speaks out about violence and bullying within the division. Correspondent: Mike Valintine Producer: Steve Butler Che McLenanan spoke out against the code of silence - and instead of being labelled a hero he has lost his dream career with one of the toughest units in the Navy - the Gunners. By 'Breaking Ranks' McLenanan revealed the verbal and physical assaults that he and other recruits regularly suffered at the hands of their instructors and other seamen. One junior seaman could have died after one assault. McLenanan says he and others were threatened with further violence if they were to ever speak out. However, things got so bad Che felt his life, and others, were in danger. He went to his Navy bosses but feels they let him down and, while his persecutors are still in the Navy, Che is now a civilian. Mike Valintine confronts the New Zealand Navy's top brass with Che's allegations and investigates how the Navy dealt with them. [03/06/01]
2Eyes Wide Open Actress Nicole Kidman is interviewed about her life; love and dodging the rat-pack. She also talks briefly about her marriage break-up. Correspondent: Ray Martin Producer: Sandra Cleary From the outside looking in it seemed the perfect life - marriage to Tom Cruise, mother to beautiful adopted children and a hugely successful film career of her own. Nicole Kidman's life seemed as good as it gets. Therefore it was a total shock when earlier this year Tom and Nicole announced they were divorcing. With her 'Eyes Wide Open' she is moving forward with her life. Since then there has been a frenzy of tabloid speculation - but through it all Nicole has maintained her silence. Now, as she launches her new film, Moulin Rouge, she opens up to Ray Martin. Nicole speaks frankly about love and life. [03/06/01]
3The Lost Boys An exodus of Biblical proportions in Southern Sudan where thousands of children have walked across the mountains to a better life. Correspondent: Bob Simon Producer: Draggan Mihailovich There were 'The Lost Boys' in Peter Pan who fought off pirates and crocodiles and then flew off to Never Never Land. In Sudan there is a very different group of boys - who have fought off dangers we can never imagine and are now happily flying off to the U.S. Their journey began 14 years ago in the midst of a civil war in which at least two million people died. Their parents were killed and sisters sold into slavery. So the surviving boys started to walk - how many died along the way of starvation, thirst or enemy fire is unknown. But in 1992, five years after they began, thousands arrived in a refugee camp in Kenya. Now they're ready for a new journey into a foreign land. Many of these boys - who are technically not boys anymore - have never seen lights, eaten with a knife or a fork, and don't know what a TV is. Bob Simon reports from the camp in Kenya and follows some of the boys to their new home. [03/06/01]
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