Back Roads

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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, July 7

2:29pm

Back Roads ‘Fish Creek, Vic’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Fish Creek, Vic'

ABC TV, 2:29pm, Mon, 7 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.

Series, 2019, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 6


Back Roads ‘Fish Creek, Vic’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Fish Creek, Vic'

ABC TV HD, 2:29pm, Mon, 7 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.

Series, 2019, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 6


Tuesday, July 8

12:30am

Back Roads ‘Kangaroo Island, SA’

ABC NEWS

Back Roads

'Kangaroo Island, SA'

ABC NEWS, 12:30am, Tue, 8 Jul 2025, 30 minutes

REPEAT

Take a road less travelled and visit some of the small towns and communities that make Australia special. Heather Ewart and guest presenters return to discover more remarkable stories and inspiring people you'll never forget.

Series, 2025, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 11 Episode 7


2:29pm

Back Roads ‘Flinders Ranges, SA’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Flinders Ranges, SA'

ABC TV, 2:29pm, Tue, 8 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Incoming News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.

Series, 2019, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 7


Back Roads ‘Flinders Ranges, SA’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Flinders Ranges, SA'

ABC TV HD, 2:29pm, Tue, 8 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Incoming News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.

Series, 2019, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 7


Wednesday, July 9

2:29pm

Back Roads ‘Riverina NSW’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Riverina NSW'

ABC TV, 2:29pm, Wed, 9 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Heather visits one of the flattest places on earth, the dusty Hay Plains. Home to a fascinating bunch with a dry sense of humour, the town hosts the Hay Rodeo and Rainbow on the Plains - the Hay Mardi Gras. (Midseason Final)

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 8


Back Roads ‘Riverina NSW’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Riverina NSW'

ABC TV HD, 2:29pm, Wed, 9 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Heather visits one of the flattest places on earth, the dusty Hay Plains. Home to a fascinating bunch with a dry sense of humour, the town hosts the Hay Rodeo and Rainbow on the Plains - the Hay Mardi Gras. (Midseason Final)

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 8


Thursday, July 10

10:32am

Back Roads ‘Port MacDonnell, SA’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Port MacDonnell, SA'

ABC TV, 10:32am, Thu, 10 Jul 2025, 40 minutes

REPEAT

Presenter Tom Forrest explores the fishing town of Port MacDonnell, the Southern Rock Lobster capital of the world, on the rugged and most southerly point of South Australia.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 10 Episode 25


Back Roads ‘Port MacDonnell, SA’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Port MacDonnell, SA'

ABC TV HD, 10:32am, Thu, 10 Jul 2025, 40 minutes

REPEAT

Presenter Tom Forrest explores the fishing town of Port MacDonnell, the Southern Rock Lobster capital of the world, on the rugged and most southerly point of South Australia.

Series, 2024, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 10 Episode 25


2:28pm

Back Roads ‘Snow Journey VIC + NSW’

ABC TV

Back Roads

'Snow Journey VIC + NSW'

ABC TV, 2:28pm, Thu, 10 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Heather Ewart discovers a very different type of community on the roof of Australia as she visits the peaks of Victoria and New South Wales' snow country.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 9


Back Roads ‘Snow Journey VIC + NSW’

ABC TV HD

Back Roads

'Snow Journey VIC + NSW'

ABC TV HD, 2:28pm, Thu, 10 Jul 2025, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Heather Ewart discovers a very different type of community on the roof of Australia as she visits the peaks of Victoria and New South Wales' snow country.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 9


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