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.
Back Roads is taking viewers to some of Australia's most interesting and resilient communities. The towns chosen for the programnme are full of colourful characters whose grit and good humour continues to uplift and inspire.
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Back Roads Airs: Thursday
Back Roads Status: Break
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BACK ROADS - General Information
Series Premiere: November 30, 2015 Classification: Documentary Genre: Adventure | Documentary | History Network: Airs: Thursday at 08:00 pm Runtime: 0 Minutes
Language: en
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 (Part 1) 3x4 -- Dec 18, 2017 -- Oodnadatta, South Australia (Part 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 (Part 1) 9x10 -- Jul 10, 2023 -- Strzelecki Track, South Australia (Part 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 (Part 1) 10x10 -- Mar 12, 2024 -- East Arnhem Land, Northern Territories (Part 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
BACK ROADS - Season 11 -- 24 Episodes
11x1 -- Jan 09, 2025 -- Andamooka and Roxby Downs, SA 11x2 -- Jan 16, 2025 -- Camperdown, VIC 11x3 -- Jan 23, 2025 -- Theodore, QLD 11x4 -- Jan 30, 2025 -- Kandos, NSW 11x5 -- Feb 06, 2025 -- Outback Way, NT (Part 1) 11x6 -- Feb 13, 2025 -- Outback Way, NT (Part 2) 11x7 -- Feb 20, 2025 -- Kangaroo Island, SA 11x8 -- Feb 27, 2025 -- Great Keppel, QLD 11x9 -- Mar 06, 2025 -- Hilltops Region, NSW 11x10 -- Mar 13, 2025 -- Wheelbarrow Way, QLD 11x11 -- Mar 20, 2025 -- Bibbulmun Track, WA 11x12 -- Jul 17, 2025 -- Outback Dressmakers (Moree), NSW 11x13 -- Jul 24, 2025 -- North East Tasmania 11x14 -- Jul 31, 2025 -- 10 Years of Back Roads: Heather's Farewell 11x15 -- Aug 07, 2025 -- Snowy River, NSW 11x16 -- Aug 14, 2025 -- Mataranka, NT 11x17 -- Aug 21, 2025 -- Forrest, VIC 11x18 -- Aug 28, 2025 -- Harvey, WA 11x19 -- Sep 04, 2025 -- Van Life (Part 1) 11x20 -- Sep 11, 2025 -- Van Life (Part 2) 11x21 -- Sep 18, 2025 -- Gippsland Lakes, VIC 11x22 -- Sep 25, 2025 -- Tambo, QLD 11x23 -- Oct 02, 2025 -- Lucindale, SA 11x24 -- Oct 09, 2025 -- Tassie Woodchoppers, TAS
BACK ROADS - Season 12 -- 16 Episodes
12x1 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Shark Bay, WA (Part 1) 12x2 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Shark Bay, WA (Part 2) 12x3 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Eldorado, Vic 12x4 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Shearers, NSW 12x5 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Copper Coast, SA 12x6 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Gayndah, Qld 12x7 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Outback Kids' Choir, NSW 12x8 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Mission Beach, Qld 12x9 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Binns Track (Part 1) 12x10 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Binns Track (Part 2) 12x11 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Coonamble, NSW 12x12 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Barcaldine, Qld 12x13 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Cocos Islands, WA 12x14 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Spa Country, VIC 12x15 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Gulf Country, NT 12x16 -- Mar 05, 2026 -- Wycheproof, VIC
