60 Minutes: April 4

On Sunday’s 60 Minutes there are two new stories, on Robin Williams plus lockdown working from home, and one repeat.

No Joke
The mere mention of Robin Williams’ name is enough to make most people smile, and why not – he really was a one-of-a-kind entertainer. A masterful comedian and a skilled actor, he lived his life at a wonderfully frantic pace. Sure, he had some problems, including well-known struggles with drugs and alcohol, but that didn’t make him at all unusual among his Hollywood peers. What no one realised though, including Williams himself, was that he was also suffering from a rare degenerative brain disease. It’s incredibly painful, but his wife, Susan Schneider Williams, and his closest friends including Australian director, George Miller, now know why Robin took his own life seven years ago, and they want the world to know too.
Reporter: Liam Bartlett
Producer: Naomi Shivaraman

The Hidden Pandemic
In the chaos of COVID, abandoning the office to work from home has become the norm for many Australians. Of course the intention has been to keep us safe, but it hasn’t been so for everyone. In some cases, lockdowns have turned homes into prisons, which in turn has made escape from abusive relationships virtually impossible. But now, the outcome of a legal battle that actually began long before COVID could change all the rules about working from home. As Sarah Abo reports, it’s a decision putting bosses on notice that they need to look after their workers, no matter where they’re working.
Reporter: Sarah Abo
Producer: Darren Ally

60 Minutes Timeless: Unforgiven
There’s no question Harry and Meghan’s very public criticism of the royal family has been damaging. But the Windsors are used to crises. And there’s been none greater than when Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, was killed in a car accident in Paris in 1997. She died alongside her boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed. He was the son of billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed, who at the time was the controversial owner of Harrods. In 1999, and still inconsolable, Fayed set about apportioning blame for Dodi and Diana’s deaths. He invited 60 Minutes’ Ellen Fanning into his extraordinarily lavish world to share his wild conspiracy theories and vent his fury.
Reporter: Ellen Fanning
Producers: Stephen Taylor, Kathryn Bonella