Backs to the Blast: An Australian Nuclear Story Filming Locations

Adelaide is South Australia’s cosmopolitan coastal capital. Its ring of parkland on the River Torrens is home to renowned museums such as the Art Gallery of South Australia, displaying expansive collections including noted Indigenous art, and the South Australian Museum, devoted to natural history. The city's Adelaide Festival is an annual international arts gathering with spin-offs including fringe and film events.

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres, it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population.

Thebarton is a hip, up-and-coming area with cafes, artisan bakeries and breweries occupying mural-covered former industrial buildings. The 1920s art deco Thebarton Theatre presents alternative bands in an intimate setting, while Adelaide Entertainment Centre hosts big-name acts. Shaded by gum trees, Bonython Park has a water play area and a riverside food kiosk. Adelaide United soccer club plays at Coopers Stadium.

Northern Areas Council is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The council seat and main council offices are at Jamestown, while the council also maintains district offices at Gladstone and Spalding.

Maralinga is a desert area around 3,300 square kilometres large located in the west of South Australia, within the Great Victoria Desert. The area is best known for being the location of several British nuclear tests in the 1950s.

Roxby Downs is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 511 kilometres north of the state capital of Adelaide. The town has a highly transient population of around 4,000 people.

Yalata is an Aboriginal community located 200 kilometres west of Ceduna and 140 km south of Ooldea on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia.

Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, 223 km north of the state capital, Adelaide. Port Pirie is the largest city and the main retail centre of the Mid North region of South Australia. The city has an expansive history which dates back to 1845.

Central Australia is a huge outback region in the Northern Territory, centred on the town of Alice Springs. Also known as the Red Centre, its vast terrain spans dusty red desert, mountain ranges and gorges home to cockatoos and kangaroos. It’s known for Uluru, or Ayers Rock, a massive rock monolith and sacred Aboriginal site. Close by is Kata Tjuta, or The Olgas, a group of 36 immense ochre rock domes.

Woomera, unofficially Woomera village, refers to the domestic area of RAAF Base Woomera. Woomera village has always been a Defence-owned and operated facility.