Back Roads (TV series)
Back Roads is an Australian factual television show that looks at Australian towns. This observational documentary series began on the ABC on 30 November 2015.[1] It follows political journalist Heather Ewart as she visits remote towns and regions to discover some of Australia's most remarkable and inspiring communities. The executive producer is Brigid Donovan and the supervising producer is Kerri Ritchie. The field producers are Karen Michelmore and Louise Turley.[2] A second series will screen in 2016.[3]
Episodes
- Series 1 Ep 1 "Ceduna"
Ceduna is a Nullarbor frontier town on the Great Australian Bight, where breaking conventions is the rule.
- Series 1 Ep 2 "Winton"
Winton is a western Queensland town in "Waltzing Matilda" country, where you can spend a day at the races, go digging for dinosaur bones and meet a former Governor-General of Australia, Dame Quentin Bryce.
- Series 1 Ep 3 "Yackandandah"
Yackandandah, in the foothills of Victoria's high country, is a picture-perfect gold rush town which gambled on itself and won.
- Series 1 Ep 4 "Karumba"
Karumba is a remote fishing town in Far North Queensland, where locals love the isolation.
- Series 1 Ep 5 "Birchip"
Birchip, in the Victorian Mallee, is a town in the heart of wheat country which thrives on bucking trends.
- Series 1 Ep 6 "Derby"
Derby, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, is rich in cultural diversity.
- Series 1 Ep 7 "Queenstown"
Meet the Young Tasmanian of the year, Adam Mostogl, and explore the stories from the community of Queenstown, in the West Coast region of Tasmania.
- Series 1 Ep 8 "Clarence River"
The Clarence River is in the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales.