The First Inventors

Season 1

Australia is an ancient continent, full of secrets, waiting to be unlocked. Rob Collins takes a journey through time and Country as he meets and collaborates with First Nations experts, revealing ancient innovations and discoveries.

Where to Watch The First Inventors • Season 1

4 Episodes

Design To Survive
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Design To SurviveRob Collins and his team explore the innovative creations that enabled First Nations people to thrive, ranging from transforming volcanic terrains into fish farms to mastering the art of harnessing dangerous fire for survival.
Episode 2
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Episode 2Can oral stories accurately store vital knowledge? A bold expedition sets out to prove that the First Nations science of storytelling recorded ice age events ten thousand years ago.
Episode 3
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Episode 3Vast communication networks, trade superhighways and sophisticated kinship systems. First Nations people built an extraordinarily connected society on this enormous and often inhospitable continent.
Episode 4
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Episode 4