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Tony Armstrong's Extra-ordinary Things

  • 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • ~58m / ep
  • 1 season

Tony Armstrong unfolds his bike and hits the road to learn about the untold history of Australia. He travels the length and breadth of the country to meet Aussies with ordinary things that hold extra-ordinary stories.

Latest: Season 1 · 2024

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    May 21, 2024 · 59m

    Tony discovers a satchel that holds the history of an Outback racing obsession, a novelty cheque that symbolises the lack of gender equality in sport and a young rapper's lyric book that brings him to tears.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    May 28, 2024 · 59m

    From a paint tray, a firefighter's signet ring to a 100-year-old restored motorbike, Tony Armstrong discovers the story of Australia, one thing at a time.

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Jun 4, 2024 · 58m

    From a zinc pan to a shearing ribbon, a theatre pamphlet to a blanket, Tony Armstrong discovers the story of Australia, one thing at a time.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Jun 11, 2024 · 60m

    From an airstrip in the Outback to a refugee's photo, from a gum leaf to a women's soccer trophy, Tony Armstrong discovers the story of Australia, one thing at a time.

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Jun 18, 2024 · 59m

    From silk sashes to a dictionary, from a trunk to a photo, Tony Armstrong discovers the story of Australia, one thing at a time.

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