Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC – This week, Tony discovers how ribbons won by a champion sheep shearer in a remote outback town, show how one woman fought her way into the history books.
And not one to back down from a challenge, Tony reluctantly tries his hand in the shearing shed.
In Melbourne, he finds a piece of barbed wire from an unusual and eye-popping sport that brings a community together.
He hears of a cafe owner’s seemingly ordinary cooking pans that tell an extraordinary story of freedom from and oppressive regime.
He finds a theatre pamphlet from the 1970s, that reveals how dance became a source of expression and empowerment for First Nations performers.
And in a town that’s experienced more than its fair share of hardship, he comes across a hand-knitted blanket rescued from the Lismore floods, that reveal the threads of a woman’s identity.
Production Credit: Fremantle Australia
Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 4 June at 8:00pm.
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Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC
