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	60 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

Last updated November 10, 2023

The Great Outdoors was 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.

History

Similar to its long time competitor Getaway , on the Nine Network, the program featured a team of reporters who travelled 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.

Former presenters

Bridget Adams (1994−2001)
Ann-Maree Biggar (2004–2005)^[2]
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]^[3]
Andrew Dwyer (1994)
Sophie Falkiner (1999–2005)
Rachael Finch (2012)
Sofie Formica (1993–1994)
Jennifer Hawkins (2005–2009)
Tony Johnston (1996), (1999−2001)^[3]
Terasa Livingstone (1998−2001)^[3]
Di Smith (1996–2006)^[4]
Pete Wells (2012)
Tom Williams (2001−2009), (2012)

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References

1 2 3 Idato, Michael (27 April 2007). "The Great Outdoors". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
↑ Cook, Margaret (26 January 1995). "Having fun in the Great Outdoors". The Age . p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2021– via Newsbank Australia.
1 2 3 "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.

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[600_eps-1] 1 2 3 Idato, Michael (27 April 2007). "The Great Outdoors". The Sydney Morning Herald . Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2007.

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

[Terasa-3] 1 2 3 "Terasa's tales tall and true". Sunday Mail (Adelaide) . 31 January 1999. p. A10. Retrieved 24 May 2021– via Newsbank Australia.

[4] 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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