Royal Flying Doctor Service (TV series)
Encyclopedia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service or RFDS, was an Australian television series on the Nine Network
based on the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
.
personnel in Broken Hill
and Dubbo, documenting their operations as they respond to emergencies.
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
based on the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
.
Overview
The series follows the daily working lives of RFDSRoyal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is an emergency and primary health care service for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia...
personnel in Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
and Dubbo, documenting their operations as they respond to emergencies.
Broadcast History
The first two episodes of the program were broadcast on 24 September and 1 October 2007 before being pulled from the schedule. Nine then scheduled the remainder of the series at 7:00 Sunday from 16 March 2008.Ratings
| Episode # | Air Date | Total Viewers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2007 | 561,000 |
| 2 | 1 October 2007 | 691,000 |