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Season 8 - Episode Guide

Episodes

The Great Australian Road Trip

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2022

The Great Australian Road Trip

As the ABC celebrates its 90th year, Heather Ewart takes a look at the evolution of the great Australian road trip, and revisits some of the very best she's taken on Back Roads.

Tom Price, WA

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2022

Tom Price, WA
There are unexpected encounters when colourful South Pacific and traditional cultures kick up the red dust of the Pilbara, as the team head to the town of Tom Price in Western Australia.

Cradle Mountain, TAS

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2022

Cradle Mountain, TAS

Guest presenter Joe O'Brien taps into his inner Bear Grylls in this Back Roads adventure to Cradle Mountain in the wilds of the Tasmanian Highlands.

Boulia, Qld

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2022

Boulia, Qld

Heather Ewart finds there are many surprises in the tiny town of Boulia on the edge of the Simpson Desert about 1700km from Brisbane.

Eyre Peninsula, SA

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2022

Eyre Peninsula, SA

In South Australia, guest presenter Paul West goes on a wild ride along the Eyre Peninsula's rugged west coast, finding a place with an untamed spirit and a fierce self-reliance.

Port Campbell, VIC

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2022

Port Campbell, VIC

Heather Ewart sets course for Port Campbell on Victoria's Shipwreck Coast, known for its wild weather and dangerous seas.

Charleville, QLD

Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2022

Charleville, QLD

Guest presenter Kristy O'Brien heads to the outback town of Charleville in south-west Queensland, where she discovers a place that offers second chances and a community that always finds the silver linings.

Longford, TAS

Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2022

Longford, TAS

Back Roads host Heather Ewart takes an adventurous trip through Longford in Tasmania to find out if keeping an old world alive can still offer some surprises. (Midseason Final).

Leeton, NSW

Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Jul 11, 2022

Leeton, NSW

Back Roads kicks off its Winter series in the vibrant multicultural town of Leeton, in NSW's Riverina region.

Katherine, NT

Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Jul 18, 2022

Katherine, NT
A unique insight into the NT town of Katherine, where blackfella and whitefella walk together, with Bardi-Kidja guest presenter Albert Wiggan.

Hebel, QLD

Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Jul 25, 2022

Hebel, QLD
Heather Ewart travels to the border town of Hebel in south-west Queensland, a little place with a big heart, where folk look for a silver lining in the toughest of times.

Tumut, NSW

Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2022

Tumut, NSW

The Snowy Valleys come alive to the sound of music and traditions, old and new, bring a community together and heal the wounds of the past.

French Island, VIC

Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Aug 8, 2022

French Island, VIC

Guest Presenter Lisa Millar goes on an adventure to Victoria's French Island. World renowned as a haven for many bird, animal and plant species - it is a Noah's ark of diversity.

Leonora, WA

Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Aug 15, 2022

Leonora, WA

Heather Ewart travels to Leonora in the goldfields of WA. 800km north-east of Perth, its home to Australia's richest road mile running race and where heptathlete-turned-bobsleigh Winter Olympian Kiara Reddingius was raised.

Pinnaroo, SA

Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Aug 22, 2022

Pinnaroo, SA

Guest Presenter Kerry Staight travels to Pinnaroo in South Australia, a town that is putting the health and happiness of its people above everything else.

King Island, TAS

Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Aug 29, 2022

King Island, TAS

Heather Ewart heads to King Island, in Bass Strait half-way between Tasmania and Victoria. A place famous for cheese, seafood and the treacherous Roaring 40's winds, she finds out why many who've left are coming back.

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