Back Roads

Series 1

2015 · 8 episodes · 3h 45m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Ceduna

   30 Nov 2015 · 28 min

   Award winning journalist Heather Ewart takes a trip to the Nullarbor frontier town of Ceduna on the Great Australian Bight, where breaking conventions is the rule.

2. 

   2. Winton

   7 Dec 2015 · 28 min

   Heather Ewart visits the Western Queensland town of Winton, in Waltzing Matilda country. Heather spends a day at the races, goes digging for dinosaur bones & meets former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce.

3. 

   3. Yackandandah

   14 Dec 2015 · 28 min

   This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote town of Yackandandah. In the foothills of Victoria's high country, this picture-perfect gold rush town gambled on itself and won.

4. 

   4. Karumba

   21 Dec 2015 · 28 min

   This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote fishing town of Karumba in Far North Queensland and discovers why the locals love the isolation so much.

5. 

   5. Birchip

   28 Dec 2015 · 28 min

   This week Heather Ewart explores the heart of wheat country, Birchip in the Victorian Mallee to enjoy a slice of country life in a town that thrives on bucking trends.

6. 

   6. Derby

   4 Jan 2016 · 28 min

   Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the WA community of Derby.

7. 

   7. Queenstown

   11 Jan 2016 · 29 min

   In this episode Heather Ewart meets Young Tasmanian of the year, Adam Mostogl and explores the stories from the Tasmanian community of Queenstown.

8. 

   8. Clarence River

   18 Jan 2016 · 28 min

   Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this episode she meets the characters and explores the stories from the community of Clarence River in NSW.