The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)

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The Great Outdoors
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Genre	Travel magazine
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	19
No. of episodes	640
Production
Camera setup	Video (1993–2003) HD video (filmized) (2003–2009; 2012)
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	5 February 1993 (1993-02-05) – 15 August 2009 (2009-08-15)
Release	6 October (2012-10-06) – 24 November 2012 (2012-11-24)
Release	5 October 2024 (2024-10-05)

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 again 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 23 September 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. ^[2]

The show returned on the Seven Network in the Saturday 7:00 pm timeslot from 5 October 2024. ^[3]

Presenters

Current

• James Tobin (2024–) ^[3]
• Phil Burton (2024–) ^[3]
• Teigan Nash (2024–) ^[3]
• Kimberley Busteed (2024–) ^[3]
• Lee Carseldine (2024–) ^[3]
• Chris Parsons (2024–) ^[3]

Former

• Bridget Adams (1994–2001)
• Ann-Maree Biggar (2004–2005) ^[4]
• 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] [5]}
• Andrew Dwyer (1994)
• Sophie Falkiner (1999–2005)
• Rachael Finch (2012)
• Sofie Formica (1993–1994)
• Jennifer Hawkins (2005–2009)
• Tony Johnston (1996), (1999–2001) ^[5]
• Terasa Livingstone (1998–2001) ^[5]
• Di Smith (1996–2006) ^[6]
• Pete Wells (2012)
• Tom Williams (2001–2009), (2012)

See also

• List of Australian television series
• List of programs broadcast by Seven Network
• List of longest-running Australian television series

References

1. Idato, Michael (27 April 2007). "The Great Outdoors". Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
2. Nicholson, Larissa (23 October 2012). "The Great Outdoors". Sydney Morning Herald .
3. Jolly, Nathan (25 September 2024). "The Great Outdoors returns to screens after 12 years". Mumbrella . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
4. Cook, Margaret (26 January 1995). "Having fun in the Great Outdoors". The Age . p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021– via Newsbank Australia.
5. "Terasa's tales tall and true". Sunday Mail (Adelaide) . 31 January 1999. p. A10. Retrieved 24 May 2021– via Newsbank Australia.
6. 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