Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC – This week, Tony travels out to the suburbs of Sydney and discovers an avid motorbike enthusiast whose passion for restoration has led him to a rare 1914 racing motorbike.
There he introduces him to the grandsons of the original record-breaking motorbike owner.
Tony ventures into an area in country Victoria once ravaged by fire, to meet the owner of a signet ring that holds the emotional story of a firefighter’s extraordinary sacrifice during the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires.
In Sydney’s Redfern, he finds a young indigenous boxer who has become the first woman to win a coveted boxing trophy.
He finds an award-winning disability advocate and learns how a letter from a prime minister changed the course of her life as a young girl.
And he hears how an ordinary paint tray has become the symbol of a daring anti-war protest on the sails of Sydney Opera House.
Production Credit: Fremantle Australia
Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC and ABC iview – Tuesday 28 May at 8:00pm.
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Tony Armstrong’s Extra-Ordinary Things on ABC