Australian Story · S19E28 — Searching for C11
Season 19 episodes
1. The Other SideFeb 3, 20142. The Back of His MindFeb 10, 20143. No Half MeasuresFeb 17, 20144. Call Me CateFeb 24, 20145. His Driving ForceMar 3, 20146. An Unnatural HistoryMar 10, 20147. The House of TaraMar 17, 20148. Out of the BoxMar 24, 20149. Set in StoneMar 31, 201410. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 1Apr 7, 201411. A Complicated Life: Kerry Packer , Part 2Apr 14, 201412. A Man Called BoyApr 21, 201413. A Very Good RascalApr 28, 201414. The Edge of the MountainMay 5, 201415. In Tracy's CornerMay 12, 201416. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 1May 19, 201417. All the Right Moves: Kieren Perkins , Part 2May 26, 201418. Out of the KitchenJun 2, 201419. The Last Commando , Part 1Jun 9, 201420. The Last Commando , Part 2Jun 16, 201421. Driving Miss DavisJun 23, 201422. Forget Me NotJun 30, 201423. Talk of the TownJul 7, 201424. The Game ChangerJul 14, 201425. Leaps and BoundsJul 21, 201426. Divide and ConquerJul 28, 201427. Lock Me AwayAug 4, 201428. Searching for C11Aug 11, 201429. Searching for C11 (2)Aug 18, 201430. Before the StormAug 25, 201431. Out of the ShoeboxSep 1, 201432. Getting the Hang of ItSep 8, 201433. The Past Is a Foreign CountrySep 15, 201434. The Past Is a Foreign Country (2)Sep 22, 201435. The Pursuit of HappinessSep 29, 201436. I Am JackOct 6, 201437. Vanishing ActOct 13, 201438. The InnocentOct 20, 201439. The Innocent (2)Oct 27, 201440. How I Met Your FatherNov 3, 201441. Just Call Me BobNov 10, 201442. Just Call Me Bob (2)Nov 17, 2014
43. Letter from WooleenNov 24, 2014Synopsis
At the age of 21, aeronautical engineer Lauren Burns was told a family secret that turned her world upside down. Barbara Burns revealed that Lauren was conceived in a Melbourne clinic using donor sperm. The man she knew as her father was infertile. Mrs Burns says the culture at the time was to 'take the child home and forget how it was conceived. Just pretend it was your child and nobody knew.' Helped by her mother, Lauren embarked on a long and arduous search to discover the identity of her donor father – a man she knew only as 'C11' – from the first letter of his surname and his height, 5'11". Four fruitless years later, Lauren had one final card to play. What she managed to finally discover was truly astonishing. 'Searching For C11', a two part Australian Story special, untangles a complex ethical and emotional web involving not just Lauren Burns but two other young women...
