Back Roads TV Showtimes

ABC NEWS · 7:31pm, Sat, 7 Nov 2026 · 29 minutes

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‘Shearers, NSW’

Back Roads meets today's sheep shearers. Lisa Millar heads to the Riverina in NSW to join a new breed of shearers, and finds out what it takes to be a competitive sheep shearer.

Series, 2026, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 12 Episode 4

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 2:01pm, Mon, 9 Nov 2026 · 29 minutes

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‘Riverina NSW’

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

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 2:00pm, Tue, 10 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Snow Journey VIC + NSW’

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

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 2:01pm, Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · 29 minutes

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‘Bulloo Shire QLD’

Heather Ewart catches a ride to the Bulloo Shire in south-west Queensland, a community that thrives despite its isolation.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 10

ABC TV / ABC TV HD · 2:00pm, Thu, 12 Nov 2026 · 30 minutes

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‘Wynyard, TAS’

Guest presenter Joe O'Brien leaves the ABC newsroom for the wilds of Wynyard in north west Tasmania.

Series, Australia, English, Documentary, Real Life, Society & Culture, Season 5 Episode 11