The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)

*The Great Outdoors*
The Great Outdoors
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Genre	Travel Magazine
Presented by	Ernie Dingo (1992–2009); Adam Brand (2012); Rachael Finch (2012); Peter Wells (2012); Tom Williams (2001–2009, 2012);
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	18
No. of episodes	640
Production
Camera setup	Video (1993–2003); HD video (filmized) (2003–2009; 2012);
Running time	30 minutes (Including commercials) ; (initially 30 minutes until 2002)
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	5 February 1993 –; 15 August 2009
Release	6 October –; 24 November 2012
Release	5 October 2024

The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine series broadcast on the Seven Network. It began in 1993 and was broadcast regularly until 2009, with a short-lived revival in 2012. It was revived in 2024.

History

Similar to its long time competitor Getaway on the Nine Network, the program features a team of reporters who travel around Australia and overseas, reporting on travel destinations, tourist attractions and accommodation.

The program premiered on 5 February 1993 in a 30-minute format and was broadcast on Tuesday evenings at 8:00 pm. In 2002, the show was expanded to 60 minutes and moved to the Monday 7:30 pm timeslot, where it had stayed until 2006.

After suffering a gradual decline in ratings, the show moved to a new timeslot of 6:30 pm Saturdays from the 2007 season. On 28 April 2007, the show celebrated 600 episodes,^[1] making it one of the longest-running programs on Australian television. However, after further decline in ratings, The Great Outdoors was cancelled in August 2009. The show did briefly return in October 2012 for a revamped series with 8 episodes airing on a Saturday evening at 5pm, with the possibility of a new season in 2013 which did not eventuate.

The show returned on the Seven Network in the Saturday 7:00 pm timeslot from 5 October 2024.^[2]

Presenters

Current

James Tobin (2024)^[2]
Phil Burton (2024)^[2]
Teigan Nash (2024)^[2]
Kimberley Busteed (2024)^[2]
Lee Carseldine (2024)^[2]
Chris Parsons (2024)^[2]

Former

Bridget Adams (1994–2001)
Ann-Maree Biggar (2004–2005)^[3]
Adam Brand (2012)
Penny Cook (1993–1996)
Shelley Craft (2001–2007)^[1]
Neil Crompton
Laura Csortan (2000–2006)
Andrew Daddo (1994), (2002–2008)
Ernie Dingo (1993–2009)^[1]^[4]
Andrew Dwyer (1994)
Sophie Falkiner (1999–2005)
Rachael Finch (2012)
Sofie Formica (1993–1994)
Jennifer Hawkins (2005–2009)
Tony Johnston (1996), (1999–2001)^[4]
Terasa Livingstone (1998–2001)^[4]
Di Smith (1996–2006)^[5]
Pete Wells (2012)
Tom Williams (2001–2009), (2012)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Idato, Michael (27 April 2007). "The Great Outdoors". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jolly, Nathan (25 September 2024). "The Great Outdoors returns to screens after 12 years". Mumbrella. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
^ Cook, Margaret (26 January 1995). "Having fun in the Great Outdoors". The Age. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Terasa's tales tall and true". Sunday Mail (Adelaide). 31 January 1999. p. A10. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.
^ Everton, Denise (12 March 1999). "No regrets for Aussie actress – television". Illawarra Mercury. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.

External links

The Great Outdoors at IMDb
The Great Outdoors at the National Film & Sound Archive

[600_eps-1] Idato, Michael (27 April 2007). "The Great Outdoors". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.

[Mumbrella25092024-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Jolly, Nathan (25 September 2024). "The Great Outdoors returns to screens after 12 years". Mumbrella. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

[3] Cook, Margaret (26 January 1995). "Having fun in the Great Outdoors". The Age. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.

[Terasa-4] "Terasa's tales tall and true". Sunday Mail (Adelaide). 31 January 1999. p. A10. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.

[5] Everton, Denise (12 March 1999). "No regrets for Aussie actress – television". Illawarra Mercury. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Newsbank Australia.

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