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Back Roads transports audiences to some of the nation's most remote and inspiring communities that highlight rural Australia's trademark grit, generosity, humour and innovation. Each week award-winning ABC journalist, Heather Ewart, who grew up on a sheep and wheat farm in Victoria, uncovers corners of Australia where misfortune has brought some to their knees, but imagination, faith and fun has lifted them back up.

Genres: Travel
Station: ABC (AU)
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Status: Running
Start: 2015-11-30

Back Roads Season 8 Air Dates


S08E01 - The Great Australian Road Trip Air Date: 03 January 2022 09:00 -

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As the ABC celebrates its 90th year, Heather Ewart takes a look at the evolution of the great Australian road trip, and revisits some of the very best she's taken on Back Roads.


S08E02 - Tom Price, WA Air Date: 10 January 2022 09:00 -

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There are unexpected encounters when colourful South Pacific and traditional cultures kick up the red dust of the Pilbara, as the team head to the town of Tom Price in Western Australia.

S08E03 - Cradle Mountain, TAS Air Date: 17 January 2022 09:00 -

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Guest presenter Joe O'Brien taps into his inner Bear Grylls in this Back Roads adventure to Cradle Mountain in the wilds of the Tasmanian Highlands.


S08E04 - Boulia, Qld Air Date: 24 January 2022 09:00 -

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Heather Ewart finds there are many surprises in the tiny town of Boulia on the edge of the Simpson Desert about 1700km from Brisbane.


S08E05 - Eyre Peninsula, SA Air Date: 31 January 2022 09:00 -

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In South Australia, guest presenter Paul West goes on a wild ride along the Eyre Peninsula's rugged west coast, finding a place with an untamed spirit and a fierce self-reliance.


S08E06 - Port Campbell, VIC Air Date: 07 February 2022 09:00 -

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Heather Ewart sets course for Port Campbell on Victoria's Shipwreck Coast, known for its wild weather and dangerous seas.


S08E07 - Charleville, QLD Air Date: 14 February 2022 09:00 -

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Guest presenter Kristy O'Brien heads to the outback town of Charleville in south-west Queensland, where she discovers a place that offers second chances and a community that always finds the silver linings.


S08E08 - Longford, TAS Air Date: 21 February 2022 09:00 -

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Back Roads host Heather Ewart takes an adventurous trip through Longford in Tasmania to find out if keeping an old world alive can still offer some surprises. (Midseason Final).


S08E09 - Leeton, NSW Air Date: 11 July 2022 10:00 -

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Back Roads kicks off its Winter series in the vibrant multicultural town of Leeton, in NSW's Riverina region.


S08E10 - Katherine, NT Air Date: 18 July 2022 10:00 -

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A unique insight into the NT town of Katherine, where blackfella and whitefella walk together, with Bardi-Kidja guest presenter Albert Wiggan.

S08E11 - Hebel, QLD Air Date: 25 July 2022 10:00 -

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Heather Ewart travels to the border town of Hebel in south-west Queensland, a little place with a big heart, where folk look for a silver lining in the toughest of times.

S08E12 - Tumut, NSW Air Date: 01 August 2022 10:00 -

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The Snowy Valleys come alive to the sound of music and traditions, old and new, bring a community together and heal the wounds of the past.


S08E13 - French Island, VIC Air Date: 08 August 2022 10:00 -

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Guest Presenter Lisa Millar goes on an adventure to Victoria's French Island. World renowned as a haven for many bird, animal and plant species - it is a Noah's ark of diversity.


S08E14 - Leonora, WA Air Date: 15 August 2022 10:00 -

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Heather Ewart travels to Leonora in the goldfields of WA. 800km north-east of Perth, its home to Australia's richest road mile running race and where heptathlete-turned-bobsleigh Winter Olympian Kiara Reddingius was raised.


S08E15 - Pinnaroo, SA Air Date: 22 August 2022 10:00 -

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Guest Presenter Kerry Staight travels to Pinnaroo in South Australia, a town that is putting the health and happiness of its people above everything else.


S08E16 - King Island, TAS Air Date: 29 August 2022 10:00 -

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Heather Ewart heads to King Island, in Bass Strait half-way between Tasmania and Victoria. A place famous for cheese, seafood and the treacherous Roaring 40's winds, she finds out why many who've left are coming back.

Next Episode of Back Roads is

Season 10 / Episode 13 and airs on 02 April 2024 09:00

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