Interviews,by reporter Alison Langdon,focused on the intensity of the pair's survival - which looked unlikely because rescuers'initial efforts created risks of another rockfall - and on the ongoing effects of the disaster on their lives.
Russell cried at the mention of his mother who refused to believe he was dead even when things looked hopeless. She died in 2012.
The disaster could have been unremittingly bleak,like New Zealand's Pike River Mine disaster which killed 29 men,but ended up one of story Australia's great tales of survival.
But did that make it worth returning to 10 years on? There's no doubt it's still a feelgood yarn:that moment when Russell and Webb emerge from the mine shaft lift,arms aloft,taking their tags after an unexpected 14 day shift,then hug and kiss their wives,it still packs and emotional punch even if it's no longer guaranteed ratings gold.