Series 6

1. Nullarbor, SA (Part 1) The Endless Horizon

June 8, 2020 · 29m

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.

2. Nullarbor, SA (Part 2) Turning Back Time

June 15, 2020 · 29m

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.

3. Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC

June 22, 2020 · 29m

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.

4. Biloela, QLD

June 29, 2020 · 29m

The Central Queensland town of Biloela hit the headlines in its bid to stop a Sri Lankan Tamil family being deported. The town, traditionally conservative, is now welcoming and full of opportunity.

5. Penguin, TAS

July 6, 2020 · 29m

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.

6. Girgarre, VIC

July 13, 2020 · 28m

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.

7. Dampier Peninsula, WA

July 20, 2020 · 29m

Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, an the 'undiscovered' part of the coastline. Presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.

8. Omeo, VIC

July 27, 2020 · 29m

Victoria's High Country is famous for cattlemen & horsemen. Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and its surrounds whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts & bushfires.