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Run Like The Wind

Episode number: 1

Overview: In the country town of Turalla, Victoria in the early 1900s Alan Marshall had not long started school when he contracted the crippling disease poliomyelitis.

The Weight of Air

Episode number: 2

Overview: With the aid of crutches and a wheelchair, young Alan is able to attend school, where he makes new friends and confronts the class bully.

Starlight

Episode number: 3

Overview: Young Alan adapts quickly to walking on crutches and goes on to the new challenge of horseback riding.

Crutches Are Nothing

Episode number: 4

Overview: An interest in writing is awakened by Alan's experiences on his first trip away from home.

Bona Fide Traveller

Episode number: 5

Overview: Nineteen-year-old Alan travels to Melbourne in search of a job and finds that few employers are eager to hire a handicapped person.

Getting Your Breath

Episode number: 6

Overview: Alan receives word that Australia's leading literary magazine is preparing to publish his first story.

Take It Or Leave It

Episode number: 7

Overview: Because of his handicap, Alan is forced to work for half pay. Meanwhile, he travels the streets of Melbourne in search of material for his stories.

Boots, Boots, Boots!

Episode number: 8

Overview: The year 1929 finds Alan working as an accountant in a boot factory, and falling in love for the first time.

Walk Into Paradise

Episode number: 9

Overview: The Depression takes its toll on the boot industry, so Alan helps his employer meet the payroll, and ultimately attempts to save the factory.