First Weapons

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  • Premiered: Jul 2023
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 0
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  • ABC (AU)
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  • Documentary History

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Season 1
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Returning Boomerang
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 07, 2023
In South Australia, host Phil Breslin, weapon maker Moogy Sumner and our team of experts unpack the science of Australia's most iconic and scientifically complex weapon - the Returning Boomerang.
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Amerr
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 14, 2023
Host Phil Breslin observes senior weapon makers as they craft the Amerr. Experts reveal the scientific principles, followed by a challenge of speed and skill highlighting how the weapon was once one of the fastest on earth.
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Leangle and Parrying Shield
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 21, 2023
Host Phil Breslin and weapon makers Brendan Kennedy and Trevor Kirby unpack the Leangle and Parrying Shield before honouring Aboriginal Cricketer Dick-a-Dick's crowd-pleasing demonstrations from 1868.
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Kodj
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 28, 2023
Phil Breslin joins weapon maker Larry Blight in Albany, WA, to discover the Kodj. Our experts unpack the science of this versatile weapon before Phil, Larry and a champion axeman face off in a showdown of speed and skill.
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Long Spear
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 04, 2023
Weapon maker Dave mangenner Gough shows host Phil Breslin how to craft and use the Allener. He then joins our experts to unpack the intricate scientific principles behind this extraordinary spear.
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Wartilykirri
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 11, 2023
Phil Breslin and weapon maker Joseph Williams unpack the science behind the manoevrability of the Wartilkirri, a lethal boomerang.

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