Episodes (8)
Jun 08, 2020
'Back Roads' returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.
Jun 15, 2020
Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.
Jun 22, 2020
Guest presenter Lisa Millar presents a COVID-19 special program about how the Rokewood-Corindhap community has come together when the heart of the town is not able to beat.
Jun 29, 2020
The Central Queensland town of Biloela hit the headlines in its bid to stop a Sri Lankan Tamil family being deported. The industrial town, a traditionally conservative heartland, is now a welcoming place full of opportunity.
Jul 06, 2020
Heather meets a community embracing rejuvenation and taking life head on. Once the overlooked Cinderella of Tasmania's picturesque north-west coast, a makeover transformed Penguin - its crowning glory penguins big and small.
Jul 13, 2020
How Girgarre got its groove back. Heather visits a Victorian town transformed by the power of music. The dairy industry and the community was hit hard by the Millennium Drought but creative ideas included a Moosic Muster.
Jul 20, 2020
Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, one of the last 'undiscovered' parts of Australia's coastline. Guest presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.
Jul 27, 2020
Victoria's High Country is famous for its cattlemen and horsemen, but Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and the surrounding region, whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts and bushfires.
About
Back Roads Season 6 (2020) is released on Jun 08, 2020 and the latest season 9 of Back Roads is released in 2023. Watch Back Roads online - the English Documentary TV series from Australia. Back Roads is directed by Gerri Williams and created by Damian Estall with Heather Ewart and Paul West.