7 episodes
The Theory of Objects The Australian
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Six objects. Six stories. The Weekend Australian Magazine's Trent Dalton searches for the things in which we store Australia's history.
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6 - Les Darcy and the locket
The enduring love story that drove one of Australia's greatest boxers who never was.
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I got 99 bro... -
5 - Lynn Santer and the Alby Mangels collection
Searching for the man whose adventures inspired a generation of Australians.
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Big tree (Evan Schaeffer)... -
4 - Li Cunxin and his father's stool
The humble objects treasured by Mao's last dancer.
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Mirror lake (Cyrus)
Opening, Wake up heroic figure... -
3 - Mary Watson and the sea cucumber tub
A young mother makes a desperate bid to save her infant son.
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Deep dive, Persistence with beat (Raphae... -
2- Percy Grainger and his whips
The private pleasures of Australia's greatest composer, only discovered a decade after his death.
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Action i... -
1 - The canoe and the crawl
How a Solomon Island war canoe launched a signature swimming style.
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But enough about me Bill Paxton, Unde...