Episode
60 Minutes Australia: Close Encounters, Going Back, The Folbigg Tapes
Overview
A warning for Australians visiting the beach this summer; Hollywood director Peter Jackson's latest blockbuster – the real story of the breakup of the Beatles.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes Australia
- Season
- Season 2021
- Episode
- Episode 39
- Air date
- 2021-11-21
Episode context
Close Encounters, Going Back, The Folbigg Tapes is Episode 39 in Season 2021 of 60 Minutes Australia. It aired on 2021-11-21.
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