The Great Outdoors
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The Great Outdoors was an Australian travel magazine series broadcast on the Seven Network
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and So Many Worlds, 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 . In 2002, the show was expanded to 60 minutes and moved to the Monday timeslot, where it had stayed until 2006.
After suffering a gradual decline in ratings, the show moved to a new timeslot of Saturdays from the 2007 season. On 28 April 2007, the show celebrated 600 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs on Australian television. However, after further decline in ratings, The Great Outdoors last screening was in August 2009, and no new episodes have been made since.
Repeat episodes are currently airing on 7TWO
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Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
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History
Similar to its competitors GetawayGetaway
Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC...
and So Many Worlds, 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 . In 2002, the show was expanded to 60 minutes and moved to the Monday timeslot, where it had stayed until 2006.
After suffering a gradual decline in ratings, the show moved to a new timeslot of Saturdays from the 2007 season. On 28 April 2007, the show celebrated 600 episodes, making it one of the longest-running programs on Australian television. However, after further decline in ratings, The Great Outdoors last screening was in August 2009, and no new episodes have been made since.
Repeat episodes are currently airing on 7TWO
7Two
7TWO is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel which was launched by the Seven Network on Sunday 1 November 2009 at 12pm....
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Presenters
- Ernie DingoErnie DingoErnie Dingo AM is an Indigenous Australian actor and television presenter originating from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia.-Background:...
(1993–2009) - Tom Williams (2001–2009)
- Jennifer HawkinsJennifer HawkinsJennifer Hawkins is an Australian beauty queen, model and television presenter best known as Miss Universe 2004 and the face of Australian department store Myer.-Early life:...
(2005–2009) - Andrew DaddoAndrew DaddoAndrew Daddo is an Australian actor, author and television personality.Andrew has been a long time presenter on the Seven Network in Australia and has been involved in hosting many Seven specials...
(1994, 2002–2008) - Shelley CraftShelley CraftShelley De Billinghurst Craft and known professionally as Shelley Craft is an Australian television personality....
(2001–2007) - Laura CsortanLaura CsortanLaura Csortan is an Australian model and television presenter. Her national pageant titles include Miss Universe Australia 1997 and Miss World Australia 1998....
(2000–2006) - Di Smith (1996–2006)
- Sophie FalkinerSophie FalkinerSophie Falkiner is an Australian television presenterSophie has previously presented an entertainment news series Confidential on FOX8...
(1999–2005) - Tony JohnstonTony JohnstonTony Johnston is an Australian television presenter, producer and radio broadcaster. Tony began his career in 1986, as a presenter on the music video show 'Saturday Jukebox' on the Seven Network in Australia....
(1996) - Bridget Adams (1994)
- Penny CookPenny CookPenny Cook is an Australian actress. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1978.Cook first appeared in the 1970s Australian television soap opera The Restless Years...
(1993–1996) - Neil CromptonNeil CromptonNeil Crompton is a well-known V8 Supercars presenter and commentator for Australia's Channel Seven, having previously worked in a similar role at Network Ten...
- Andrew Dwyer (1994)
- Terasa LivingstoneTerasa LivingstoneTerasa Livingstone is an Australian theatre, film and television actress.-Career:She began her career as a roving reporter for Agro's Cartoon Connection on the Seven Network, eventually taking over the role of co-host from Ann-Maree Biggar in 1996. She also served as a reporter for Seven's The...
External links
- http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A371574%20|%20Number%3A504746%20|%20Number%3A504747%20|%20Number%3A504748%20|%20Number%3A504749%20|%20Number%3A504750%20|%20Number%3A504751%20|%20Number%3A504752%20|%20Number%3A504753%20|%20Number%3A585655%20|%20Number%3A733572%20|%20Number%3A733573%20|%20Number%3A733574;querytype=;resCount=10The Great Outdoors at the National Film and Sound Archive]