First Weapons

First Weapons

Discover the inherent knowledge, innovation, and science of Australia’s oldest and deadliest First Weapons.
Documentary & Factual
Stream only in New Zealand
Season 1

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

Phil observes senior weapon makers craft the Amerr. Experts reveal scientific principles, and a challenge of speed and skill highlights how the weapon was once one of the fastest on earth.

Episode 3

Phil and weapon makers Brendan Kennedy and Trevor Kirby unpack the Leangle and Parrying Shield before honouring an Aboriginal Cricketer’s crowd-pleasing demonstrations from 1868.

Episode 4

Phil joins weapon maker Larry Blight to discover the Kodj. Our experts unpack the science of this weapon before Phil, Larry, and a champion axeman face off in a showdown of speed and skill.

Episode 5

Weapon maker Dave mangeener Gough shows Phil how to craft and use the Allener. He then joins our experts to unpack the intricate scientific principles behind this extraordinary spear.

Episode 6

Australia’s most lethal boomerang, the Wartilykirri. Phil and Joseph Williams unpack this non-returning boomerang and witness its manoeuvrability and force in a medieval battle.

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