The popular ABC News Breakfast presenter criss-crossed the country on a bike in search of people’s most precious possessions for his new show.
Everyone has, among all their possessions, one special thing. A simple treasure that marks a turning point in their lives. That’s what AFL player turned broadcaster Tony Armstrong firmly believes after filming the ABC’s five-part series, which coincides with a free exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra opening on June 24.
Conceived around the time of the 2019-20 bushfires, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the onset of the pandemic, the series, a neat follow-on from Armstrong’s first two ABC factual programs,“We needed something hopeful, where everyone could feel proud of themselves,” says Armstrong. “Not saying this is a silver bullet, but it was in response to that feeling of doom and gloom. Everyone’s got a strand of the fabric that is Australia, and everyone’s strand is their own.
Cycling around the country on a fold-up commuter’s bicycle that becomes a comedy prop, Armstrong travels from Darwin to Birdsville and beyond, hearing bizarre yarns and deeply personal anecdotes. As a Gamilaroi man, he found meeting 11-year-old Perth rapper Inkabee, who shared his lyric book, particularly affecting.
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