Name: The First Inventors
Released: 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rob Collins

TV Show · Documentary · Special Interest

Rob Collins and a team of First Nations investigators delve into 65,000 years of Aboriginal Australian invention, looking at how landscapes were transformed, how events were recorded, the use of navigation tools, and how societies were organized.

2023 · 46m

Starring Rob Collins

Director Larissa Behrendt

EPISODE 1

Design to Survive

A look at whether a person could survive in Australia 65,000 years ago; from engineering volcanic landscapes into fish farms to mastering deadly fire, the unique survival inventions that let First Nations people thrive.
EPISODE 2

The Science of Story

A bold expedition sets out to prove that the First Nations science of storytelling recorded ice age events ten thousand years ago.
EPISODE 3

A Connected Continent

How First Nations people built an extraordinarily connected society in North America.
EPISODE 4

Navigating the Future

Indigenous knowledge teams up with cutting-edge science to develop lifesaving medicines and combat climate change, but to tackle humanity's future challenges, first the past needs to heal.