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.
Rating: 7.20/10 (avg out of 33 votes)
Back Roads Airs: Tuesday
Back Roads Status: Airing
BACK ROADS - General Information
Series Premiere: November 30, 2015 Classification: Documentary Genre: Adventure | Documentary | History Network: ABC Airs: Tuesday at 08:00 pm Runtime: 30 Minutes
BACK ROADS - Season 1 -- 8 Episodes
1x1 -- Nov 30, 2015 -- Ceduna, South Australia 1x2 -- Dec 07, 2015 -- Winton, Queensland 1x3 -- Dec 14, 2015 -- Yackandandah, Victoria 1x4 -- Dec 21, 2015 -- Karumba, Queensland 1x5 -- Dec 28, 2015 -- Birchip, Victoria 1x6 -- Jan 04, 2016 -- Derby, Western Australia 1x7 -- Jan 11, 2016 -- Queenstown, Tasmania 1x8 -- Jan 18, 2016 -- Clarence River, New South Wales
BACK ROADS - Season 2 -- 9 Episodes
2x1 -- Nov 28, 2016 -- Mundulla, South Australia 2x2 -- Dec 05, 2016 -- Innisfail to Normanton, Queensland 2x3 -- Dec 12, 2016 -- Mallacoota, Victoria 2x4 -- Dec 19, 2016 -- Thursday Island, Queensland 2x5 -- Jan 02, 2017 -- Katanning, Western Australia 2x6 -- Jan 09, 2017 -- Hermannsburg, Western Australia 2x7 -- Jan 16, 2017 -- White Cliffs, New South Wales 2x8 -- Jan 23, 2017 -- Cygnet, Tasmania 2x9 -- Jan 30, 2017 -- Harrow, Victoria
BACK ROADS - Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
3x1 -- Nov 27, 2017 -- Corryong, Victoria 3x2 -- Dec 04, 2017 -- Dunalley, Tasmania 3x3 -- Dec 11, 2017 -- Oodnadatta, South Australia (1) 3x4 -- Dec 18, 2017 -- Oodnadatta, South Australia (2) 3x5 -- Jan 01, 2018 -- Robe, South Australia 3x6 -- Jan 08, 2018 -- Canowindra, New South Wales 3x7 -- Jan 15, 2018 -- Pine Creek, Northern Territory 3x8 -- Jan 22, 2018 -- Pilbara, Western Australia 3x9 -- Jan 26, 2018 -- The Best of Back Roads 3x10 -- Jan 29, 2018 -- Violet Town, Victoria
BACK ROADS - Season 4 -- 17 Episodes
4x0 -- TBA 4x1 -- Jun 11, 2018 -- Waterfall Way, New South Wales 4x2 -- Jun 18, 2018 -- Murray River, South Australia 4x3 -- Jun 25, 2018 -- Natimuk, Victoria 4x4 -- Jul 02, 2018 -- Scottsdale, Tasmania 4x5 -- Jul 09, 2018 -- Thallon, Queensland 4x6 -- Jul 16, 2018 -- Robinvale, Victoria 4x7 -- Jul 23, 2018 -- Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory 4x8 -- Jul 30, 2018 -- Nyngan, New South Wales 4x9 -- Dec 03, 2018 -- The Greengrocer, Queensland 4x10 -- Dec 10, 2018 -- Lightning Ridge, New South Wales 4x11 -- Dec 17, 2018 -- Furneaux Islands, Tasmania 4x12 -- Jan 14, 2019 -- Beaufort, Victoria 4x13 -- Jan 21, 2019 -- Marble Bar, Western Australia 4x14 -- Jan 28, 2019 -- The Coorong, South Australia 4x15 -- Feb 04, 2019 -- Finke, Northern Territory 4x16 -- Feb 11, 2019 -- Windorah, Queensland
BACK ROADS - Season 5 -- 16 Episodes
5x1 -- Jun 17, 2019 -- Glen Helen Ride, Northern Territory 5x2 -- Jun 24, 2019 -- Tolmie, Victoria 5x3 -- Jul 01, 2019 -- Woolgoolga, New South Wales 5x4 -- Jul 08, 2019 -- Burketown, Queensland 5x5 -- Jul 15, 2019 -- Kulin, Western Australia 5x6 -- Jul 22, 2019 -- Fish Creek, Victoria 5x7 -- Jul 29, 2019 -- Flinders Ranges, South Australia 5x8 -- Aug 05, 2019 -- Riverina, New South Wales 5x9 -- Dec 23, 2019 -- Snow Journey, Victoria to New South Wales 5x10 -- Dec 30, 2019 -- Bulloo Shire, Queensland 5x11 -- Jan 06, 2020 -- Wynyard, Tasmania 5x12 -- Jan 13, 2020 -- Clunes, Victoria 5x13 -- Jan 20, 2020 -- Koroit, Victoria 5x14 -- Jan 27, 2020 -- Menindee, New South Wales 5x15 -- Feb 03, 2020 -- Show Town, Queensland 5x16 -- Feb 10, 2020 -- Jabiru, Northern Territory
BACK ROADS - Season 6 -- 8 Episodes
6x1 -- Jun 08, 2020 -- Nullarbor: The Endless Horizon 6x2 -- Jun 15, 2020 -- Nullarbor: Turning Back Time 6x3 -- Jun 22, 2020 -- Rokewood-Corindhap, Victoria 6x4 -- Jun 29, 2020 -- Biloela, Queensland 6x5 -- Jul 06, 2020 -- Penguin, Tasmania 6x6 -- Jul 13, 2020 -- Girgarre, Victoria 6x7 -- Jul 20, 2020 -- Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia 6x8 -- Jul 27, 2020 -- Omeo, Victoria
BACK ROADS - Season 7 -- 16 Episodes
7x1 -- Feb 04, 2021 -- Cobar, New South Wales 7x2 -- Feb 11, 2021 -- Kyogle, New South Wales 7x3 -- Feb 18, 2021 -- Coober Pedy, South Australia 7x4 -- Feb 25, 2021 -- Conquering Isolation 7x5 -- Mar 04, 2021 -- Eugowra, New South Wales 7x6 -- Mar 11, 2021 -- Agnes Water and 1770, Queensland 7x7 -- Mar 18, 2021 -- Local Heroes 7x8 -- Mar 25, 2021 -- Back to Mallacoota, Victoria 7x9 -- Apr 01, 2021 -- Cooktown, Queensland 7x10 -- Apr 08, 2021 -- Tenterfield, New South Wales 7x11 -- Apr 15, 2021 -- Adelaide River, Northern Territory 7x12 -- Apr 22, 2021 -- The Central Highlands, Queensland 7x13 -- Apr 29, 2021 -- The Mallee, Victoria 7x14 -- May 06, 2021 -- Cloncurry, Queensland 7x15 -- May 20, 2021 -- Rupanyup & Minyip, Victoria 7x16 -- May 27, 2021 -- Strahan, Tasmania
BACK ROADS - Season 8 -- 16 Episodes
8x1 -- Jan 03, 2022 -- The Great Australian Road Trip 8x2 -- Jan 10, 2022 -- Tom Price, Western Australia 8x3 -- Jan 17, 2022 -- Cradle Mountain, TAS 8x4 -- Jan 24, 2022 -- Boulia, Queensland 8x5 -- Jan 31, 2022 -- Eyre Peninsula, South Australia 8x6 -- Feb 07, 2022 -- Port Campbell, Victoria 8x7 -- Feb 14, 2022 -- Charleville, Queensland 8x8 -- Feb 21, 2022 -- Longford, Tasmania 8x9 -- Jul 11, 2022 -- Leeton, New South Wales 8x10 -- Jul 18, 2022 -- Katherine, Northern Territory 8x11 -- Jul 25, 2022 -- Hebel, Queensland 8x12 -- Aug 01, 2022 -- Tumut, New South Wales 8x13 -- Aug 08, 2022 -- French Island, Victoria 8x14 -- Aug 15, 2022 -- Leonora, Western Australia 8x15 -- Aug 22, 2022 -- Pinnaroo, South Australia 8x16 -- Aug 29, 2022 -- King Island, Tasmania
BACK ROADS - Season 9 -- 16 Episodes
9x1 -- Jan 02, 2023 -- The Great Australian Pub 9x2 -- Jan 09, 2023 -- Brunette Downs, Northern Territory 9x3 -- Jan 16, 2023 -- Marrawah, Tasmania 9x4 -- Jan 23, 2023 -- Quilpie, Queensland 9x5 -- Jan 30, 2023 -- Ord River, Western Australia 9x6 -- Feb 06, 2023 -- Pyramid Hill and Nhill, Victoria 9x7 -- Feb 13, 2023 -- Tennant Creek, Northern Territory 9x8 -- Feb 20, 2023 -- Musical Road Trip Through Western Queensland 9x9 -- Jul 03, 2023 -- Strzelecki Track, South Australia (1) 9x10 -- Jul 10, 2023 -- Strzelecki Track, South Australia (2) 9x11 -- Jul 17, 2023 -- Great South West Walk, Victoria 9x12 -- Jul 24, 2023 -- Walhalla, Victoria 9x13 -- Jul 31, 2023 -- Cunnamulla, Queensland 9x14 -- Aug 07, 2023 -- Darkan, Western Australia 9x15 -- Aug 14, 2023 -- Boot Scootin' Tour, Tasmania 9x16 -- Aug 21, 2023 -- Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
BACK ROADS - Season 10 -- 26 Episodes
10x1 -- Jan 09, 2024 -- Brunswick Heads, New South Wales 10x2 -- Jan 16, 2024 -- Naracoorte, South Australia 10x3 -- Jan 23, 2024 -- Uralla, New South Wales 10x4 -- Jan 30, 2024 -- Home Hill, Queensland 10x5 -- Feb 06, 2024 -- Timber Creek, Northern Territories 10x6 -- Feb 13, 2024 -- Wheatbelt Animal Carers, Western Australia 10x7 -- Feb 20, 2024 -- Gemfields, Queensland 10x8 -- Feb 27, 2024 -- Eugowra Recovery, New South Wales 10x9 -- Mar 05, 2024 -- East Arnhem Land, Northern Territories (1) 10x10 -- Mar 12, 2024 -- East Arnhem Land, Northern Territories (2) 10x11 -- Mar 19, 2024 -- Gunbower And Torrumbarry, Victoria 10x12 -- Mar 26, 2024 -- Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania 10x13 -- Apr 02, 2024 -- Braidwood, New South Wales 10x14 -- Aug 20, 2024 -- Julia Creek, Queensland 10x15 -- Aug 27, 2024 -- Tarkine, Tasmania 10x16 -- Sep 03, 2024 -- Kurri Kurri, New South Wales 10x17 -- Sep 10, 2024 -- Bass Coast, Victoria 10x18 -- Sep 17, 2024 -- Heysen Trail, South Australia 10x19 -- Sep 24, 2024 -- 90 Mile Beach, Victoria 10x20 -- Oct 01, 2024 -- South Burnett Rail Trail, QLD 10x21 -- Oct 08, 2024 -- Ongerup, WA 10x22 -- Oct 15, 2024 -- Charlton, VIC 10x23 -- Oct 22, 2024 -- Nimmitabel, NSW 10x24 -- Oct 29, 2024 -- Beechworth, VIC 10x25 -- Nov 05, 2024 -- Port MacDonnell, SA 10x26 -- Nov 12, 2024 -- Evandale, TAS
