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Back Roads (2015)

Embrace your spirit of adventure and join Heather Ewart and friends as they discover the amazing people living life just off the back roads of Australia.

Series, 2015, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture


Back Roads - TV Showtimes

Monday, April 27

11:30am

Back Roads ‘Darkan, WA’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Darkan, WA'

ABC TV, 11:30am, Mon, 27 Apr 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Back Roads is heading to Western Australia's vast wheatbelt region, to the little town of Darkan. Deep in the golden plains of sheep country, Heather Ewart discovers how a very small community saved itself from extinction.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 9 Episode 14


Back Roads ‘Darkan, WA’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Darkan, WA'

ABC TV HD, 11:30am, Mon, 27 Apr 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Back Roads is heading to Western Australia's vast wheatbelt region, to the little town of Darkan. Deep in the golden plains of sheep country, Heather Ewart discovers how a very small community saved itself from extinction.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 9 Episode 14


2:30pm

Back Roads ‘Mission Beach, Qld’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Mission Beach, Qld'

ABC TV, 2:30pm, Mon, 27 Apr 2026, 29 minutes

ON NOW REPEAT

Lisa Millar explores Australia's very own Jurassic Park. Mission Beach is a tropical paradise in Queensland where two World Heritage natural wonders meet, and home to the modern-day dinosaur, the Southern Cassowary.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 8


Back Roads ‘Mission Beach, Qld’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Mission Beach, Qld'

ABC TV HD, 2:30pm, Mon, 27 Apr 2026, 29 minutes

ON NOW REPEAT

Lisa Millar explores Australia's very own Jurassic Park. Mission Beach is a tropical paradise in Queensland where two World Heritage natural wonders meet, and home to the modern-day dinosaur, the Southern Cassowary.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 8


Wednesday, April 29

11:19am

Back Roads ‘Mission Beach, Qld’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Mission Beach, Qld'

ABC TV, 11:19am, Wed, 29 Apr 2026, 41 minutes

REPEAT

Lisa Millar explores Australia's very own Jurassic Park. Mission Beach is a tropical paradise in Queensland where two World Heritage natural wonders meet, and home to the modern-day dinosaur, the Southern Cassowary.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 8


Back Roads ‘Mission Beach, Qld’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Mission Beach, Qld'

ABC TV HD, 11:19am, Wed, 29 Apr 2026, 41 minutes

REPEAT

Lisa Millar explores Australia's very own Jurassic Park. Mission Beach is a tropical paradise in Queensland where two World Heritage natural wonders meet, and home to the modern-day dinosaur, the Southern Cassowary.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 8


Thursday, April 30

8:01pm

Back Roads ‘Binns Track - Part 1’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Binns Track - Part 1'

ABC TV, 8:01pm, Thu, 30 Apr 2026, 30 minutes

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 9


Back Roads ‘Binns Track - Part 1’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Binns Track - Part 1'

ABC TV HD, 8:01pm, Thu, 30 Apr 2026, 30 minutes

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 9


Saturday, May 2

7:30pm

Back Roads ‘Eldorado, Vic’

ABC NEWS

Back Roads

'Eldorado, Vic'

ABC NEWS, 7:30pm, Sat, 2 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Guest Presenter Myf Warhurst travels to the Victorian goldfields town of Eldorado, where the locals like to do things differently - from living in teepees, to composting human manure!

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 3


Sunday, May 3

5:00pm

Back Roads ‘Binns Track - Part 1’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Binns Track - Part 1'

ABC TV, 5:00pm, Sun, 3 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 9


Back Roads ‘Binns Track - Part 1’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Binns Track - Part 1'

ABC TV HD, 5:00pm, Sun, 3 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 9


10:30pm

Back Roads ‘Binns Track - Part 1’

ABC NEWS

Back Roads

'Binns Track - Part 1'

ABC NEWS, 10:30pm, Sun, 3 May 2026, 30 minutes

REPEAT

In the first of a two-part special, Back Roads guest presenter Rae Johnston tackles the iconic Binns Track through the red heart of Central Australia.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 9


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