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A Morley Safer Classic: It's a Long Way to Furudu | 60 Minutes Archive

2026-05-20 News & Politics
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From 1979, Morley Safer's report on the faraway atolls of the Maldives, where he stumbled across an unusual story of crime and punishment. This week marks 10 years since the 60 Minutes correspondent died. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/full-episodes/ Get more "60 Minutes" from "60 Minutes: Overtime": https://cbsnews.com/60-minutes/overtime/ Follow "60 Minutes" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/60minutes/ Like "60 Minutes" on Facebook: https://facebook.com/60minutes Follow "60 Minutes" on X: https://twitter.com/60Minutes Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@60minutes 2026-05-20

This week at 60 Minutes, we are remembering and missing our dear friend and colleague, Morley Safer ⏱️

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@riboflavinz 2026-05-20

In the 70s and 80s when there was no internet, this show was the bomb diggity! So many fascinating places. So many fascinating people. So many incredible stories.

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@antoniobar1948 2026-05-21

A classic 60 Minutes story, Morley Safer always had a way of turning remote places into compelling, human-focused investigations.

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@arfriedman4577 2026-05-21

Thank you for posting old shows so i can see how things were in the past.

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@JoyPhone-r4g 2026-05-21

Wonderful thank you.

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@SamuelCícero-w7d 2026-05-21

I just searched on the internet, and, incredibly, the Maldives are still leading the world in divorce rates. Almost 50 years after this report was recorded, the Maldives remain the country with the highest number of divorces per capita in the world. It's almost 11 divorces per thousand people annually.

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@JHillNC 2026-05-22

Amazing surfing in The Maldives. Great to see Morley Safer in his prime. I watched him every Sunday growing up and up until his retirement, and he passed away just eight days after retiring. What an absolute legend.

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@hao.5788 2026-05-21

I remember this segment

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@trashpanda314 2026-05-20

Those evangelicals paid for that radio time because they saw untapped donors in the Maldivians.

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@miles2127 2026-05-20

Throwback 💯💯💯💯

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