Outback 8

Outback 8
Outback 8
Country of origin Australia
United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8
Broadcast
Original channel Network Ten (Australia)
BBC (UK)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run 22 September 2008 – 10 November 2008

Outback 8 is a show that aired on Network Ten[1] in Australia and BBC in the UK in 2008. The show consisted of 4 children from the UK ( 2 girls and 2 boys) and 4 children from Australia (2 girls and 2 boys). The show is set at the Agricultural Training College in Longreach, Queensland. The show is made up of 13 episodes and commenced on 22 September 2008 and ran every Monday for 13 weeks

Synopsis

The show consists of the children learning the skills to become jackaroos and jillaroos in an effort to be able to participate in a final muster of 200 head of cattle of hectares of land. The skills they learnt included horse riding, sheep shearing, pregnancy testing of cattle, bush survival skills, camping and mustering skills.

Episode guide

Episode Content Airdate
1 Leaving home and arriving at Longreach. Having their riding tests. 22 September 2008
2 How to feed horses and clean stables. The basics of a flight zone. 29 September 2008
3 Bush survival skills and spending a night camping out. 6 October 2008
4 Mini muster, cattle sorting and pregnancy testing. 13 October 2008
5 At the sheep station. 20 October 2008
6 The Dunny race and girls vs. boys camping competition 27 October 2008
7 Longreach show ground prep, Cattle drafting challenge, surprise hospital trip. 3 November 2008
8 The hard labour of outback work- fence building, irrigation pipes, bail stacking and fire management. 10 November 2008

They would have learnt many leadership skills and the skills of working with cattle and sheep. With these skills they have become jackeroos and jillaroos.

References

  1. ^ www.ten.com.au/outback8

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