When Heath Ledger was just 22-years-old - and an up and coming Hollywood star - he sat down for an intimate interview with 60 Minutes. As reporter Tara Brown reflects, it's Heath's tale - from Perth to Tinseltown at lightning speed - which is really remarkable. Indeed it reads just like a Hollywood script.

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For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Tom Steinfort look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes.

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