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.
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Back Roads Airs: Monday
Back Roads Status: Break
Returns: Unknown
BACK ROADS - General Information
Series Premiere: November 30, 2015 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller Network: ABC Airs: Monday at 08:00 pm Runtime: 30 Minutes
BACK ROADS - Season 1 -- 8 Episodes
1x1 -- Nov 30, 2015 -- Ceduna 1x2 -- Dec 07, 2015 -- Winton 1x3 -- Dec 14, 2015 -- Yackandandah 1x4 -- Dec 21, 2015 -- Karumba 1x5 -- Dec 28, 2015 -- Birchip 1x6 -- Jan 04, 2016 -- Derby 1x7 -- Jan 11, 2016 -- Queenstown 1x8 -- Jan 18, 2016 -- Clarence River
BACK ROADS - Season 2 -- 9 Episodes
2x1 -- Nov 28, 2016 -- Mundulla 2x2 -- Dec 05, 2016 -- Innisfail to Normanton 2x3 -- Dec 12, 2016 -- Mallacoota 2x4 -- Dec 19, 2016 -- Thursday Island 2x5 -- Jan 02, 2017 -- Katanning 2x6 -- Jan 09, 2017 -- Hermannsburg 2x7 -- Jan 16, 2017 -- White Cliffs 2x8 -- Jan 23, 2017 -- Cygnet 2x9 -- Jan 30, 2017 -- Harrow
BACK ROADS - Season 3 -- 10 Episodes
3x1 -- Nov 27, 2017 -- Corryong 3x2 -- Dec 04, 2017 -- Dunalley 3x3 -- Dec 11, 2017 -- Oodnadatta (Part 1) 3x4 -- Dec 18, 2017 -- Oodnadatta (Part 2) 3x5 -- Jan 01, 2018 -- Robe 3x6 -- Jan 08, 2018 -- Canowindra 3x7 -- Jan 15, 2018 -- Pine Creek 3x8 -- Jan 22, 2018 -- Pilbara 3x9 -- Jan 26, 2018 -- The Best of Back Roads 3x10 -- Jan 29, 2018 -- Violet Town
BACK ROADS - Season 4 -- 17 Episodes
4x0 -- TBA 4x1 -- Jun 11, 2018 -- Waterfall Way 4x2 -- Jun 18, 2018 -- Murray River, SA 4x3 -- Jun 25, 2018 -- Natimuk 4x4 -- Jul 02, 2018 -- Scottsdale 4x5 -- Jul 09, 2018 -- Thallon 4x6 -- Jul 16, 2018 -- Robinvale 4x7 -- Jul 23, 2018 -- Tiwi Islands 4x8 -- Jul 30, 2018 -- Nyngan 4x9 -- Dec 03, 2018 -- The Greengrocer 4x10 -- Dec 10, 2018 -- Lightning Ridge 4x11 -- Dec 17, 2018 -- Furneaux Islands 4x12 -- Jan 14, 2019 -- Beaufort 4x13 -- Jan 21, 2019 -- Marble Bar 4x14 -- Jan 28, 2019 -- The Coorong 4x15 -- Feb 04, 2019 -- Finke 4x16 -- Feb 11, 2019 -- Windorah
BACK ROADS - Season 5 -- 16 Episodes
5x1 -- Jun 17, 2019 -- Glen Helen, NT 5x2 -- Jun 24, 2019 -- Tolmie, Victoria 5x3 -- Jul 01, 2019 -- Woolgoolga, NSW 5x4 -- Jul 08, 2019 -- Burketown, Qld 5x5 -- Jul 15, 2019 -- Kulin, WA 5x6 -- Jul 22, 2019 -- Fish Creek, VIC 5x7 -- Jul 29, 2019 -- Flinders Ranges, SA 5x8 -- Aug 05, 2019 -- Riverina, NSW 5x9 -- Dec 23, 2019 -- Snow Journey, VIC + NSW 5x10 -- Dec 30, 2019 -- Bulloo Shire, QLD 5x11 -- Jan 06, 2020 -- Wynyard, Tas 5x12 -- Jan 13, 2020 -- Clunes, VIC 5x13 -- Jan 20, 2020 -- Koroit, VIC 5x14 -- Jan 27, 2020 -- Menindee, NSW 5x15 -- Feb 03, 2020 -- Show Town, QLD 5x16 -- Feb 10, 2020 -- Jabiru, NT
BACK ROADS - Season 6 -- 8 Episodes
6x1 -- Jun 08, 2020 -- Nullarbor - The Endless Horizon (Part 1) 6x2 -- Jun 15, 2020 -- Nullarbor - Turning Back Time (Part 2) 6x3 -- Jun 22, 2020 -- Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC 6x4 -- Jun 29, 2020 -- Biloela, QLD 6x5 -- Jul 06, 2020 -- Penguin, TAS 6x6 -- Jul 13, 2020 -- Girgarre, VIC 6x7 -- Jul 20, 2020 -- Dampier Peninsula, WA 6x8 -- Jul 27, 2020 -- Omeo, VIC
BACK ROADS - Season 7 -- 16 Episodes
7x1 -- Feb 04, 2021 -- Cobar, NSW 7x2 -- Feb 11, 2021 -- Kyogle, NSW 7x3 -- Feb 18, 2021 -- Coober Pedy, SA 7x4 -- Feb 25, 2021 -- Conquering Isolation 7x5 -- Mar 04, 2021 -- Eugowra, NSW 7x6 -- Mar 11, 2021 -- Agnes Water and 1770, QLD 7x7 -- Mar 18, 2021 -- Local Heroes 7x8 -- Mar 25, 2021 -- Back to Mallacoota 7x9 -- Apr 01, 2021 -- Cooktown, QLD 7x10 -- Apr 08, 2021 -- Tenterfield, NSW 7x11 -- Apr 15, 2021 -- Adelaide River, NT 7x12 -- Apr 22, 2021 -- Central Highlands, TAS 7x13 -- Apr 29, 2021 -- Mallee Road Trip, VIC 7x14 -- May 06, 2021 -- Cloncurry, QLD 7x15 -- May 20, 2021 -- Rupanyup & Minyip, VIC 7x16 -- May 27, 2021 -- Strahan, TAS
BACK ROADS - Season 8 -- 16 Episodes
8x1 -- Jan 03, 2022 -- The Great Australian Road Trip 8x2 -- Jan 10, 2022 -- Tom Price, WA 8x3 -- Jan 17, 2022 -- Cradle Mountain, TAS 8x4 -- Jan 24, 2022 -- Boulia, Qld 8x5 -- Jan 31, 2022 -- Eyre Peninsula, SA 8x6 -- Feb 07, 2022 -- Port Campbell, VIC 8x7 -- Feb 14, 2022 -- Charleville, QLD 8x8 -- Feb 21, 2022 -- Longford, TAS 8x9 -- Jul 11, 2022 -- Leeton, NSW 8x10 -- Jul 18, 2022 -- Katherine, NT 8x11 -- Jul 25, 2022 -- Hebel, QLD 8x12 -- Aug 01, 2022 -- Tumut, NSW 8x13 -- Aug 08, 2022 -- French Island, VIC 8x14 -- Aug 15, 2022 -- Leonora, WA 8x15 -- Aug 22, 2022 -- Pinnaroo, SA 8x16 -- Aug 29, 2022 -- King Island, TAS
BACK ROADS - Season 9 -- 8 Episodes
9x1 -- Jan 02, 2023 -- The Great Australian Pub 9x2 -- Jan 09, 2023 -- Brunette Downs, NT 9x3 -- Jan 16, 2023 -- Marrawah, TAS 9x4 -- Jan 23, 2023 -- Quilpie, QLD 9x5 -- Jan 30, 2023 -- Ord River, WA 9x6 -- Feb 06, 2023 -- Pyramid Hill and Nhill, VIC 9x7 -- Feb 13, 2023 -- Tennant Creek, NT 9x8 -- Feb 20, 2023 -- Musical Road Trip Through Western Queensland
