Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Heather Ewart

1. Angry Boys (2011)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

A mockumentary exploring the issues faced by young males in the 21st century - their influences, their pressures, their dreams and ambitions.

Stars: Chris Lilley, Deborah Jones, Greg Fairall, Liam Keltie

Votes: 4,767

2. Back Roads (2015–2024)

Documentary, Adventure, History

Back Roads is taking viewers to some of Australia's most interesting and resilient communities. The towns chosen for the programnme are full of colourful characters whose grit and good humour continues to uplift and inspire.

Stars: Heather Ewart, Paul West, Lisa Millar, Joe O'Brien

Votes: 36

3. Sweatshop (2009)

Unrated | 90 min | Horror

A group of friends break into an abandoned factory in order to throw a impromptu party; unaware that it is not as empty as they originally believed.

Director: Stacy Davidson | Stars: Ashley Kay, Melanie Donihoo, Peyton Wetzel, Danielle Jones

Votes: 1,334

4. A Country Road: The Nationals (2014)

59 min | Documentary, History

Presented by Heather Ewert, 'A Country Road' is a political history of the National Party of Australia, featuring larger-than-life characters such as Pauline Hanson, Bob Katter, Barnaby ... See full summary »

Stars: Heather Ewart, John Howard, Ian Sinclair, Pauline Hanson

5. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Waterfall Way (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart travels to Waterfall Way in NSW, one of the most beautiful drives in Australia. But it's not just the scenery that's spectacular, Heather meets some wonderful locals including celebrated pianist, David Helfgott.

Stars: Heather Ewart, David Helfgott

6. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Scottsdale (2018)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits Scottsdale in Tasmania's north-east. After losing three major industries, the area's unemployment figures doubled. With the only options to move or innovate, locals started creating new jobs.

Star: Heather Ewart

7. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Robinvale (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart visits Robinvale, in Victoria, which was named after a local soldier, Lieutenant George 'Robin' Cuttle, who was killed at the Somme during the First World War, near the town of Villers-Bretonneux in France.

Star: Heather Ewart

8. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Nyngan (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

In the mid-season final, Heather Ewart travels to the surprising little town of Nyngan. The gateway to the outback in NSW, this isolated spot on the Bogan River, Nyngan locals are changing the lives of others.

Star: Heather Ewart

9. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: The Greengrocer (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart is on a road trip in Queensland with a much-loved travelling greengrocer. For 30 years, Fari Rameshfar has traveled through droughts, cyclones and floods to deliver fresh food to people living in isolation.

Stars: Heather Ewart, Fari Rameshfar

10. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Lightning Ridge (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart heads to the NSW outback town of Lightning Ridge, a place of dreamers and drifters, with most residents lured by the black opals. Heather discovers the many stories of Lightning Ridge's outback grit.

Star: Heather Ewart

11. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Beaufort (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart travels to the historic Victorian town of Beaufort, which is halfway between the two 'rats' - Ararat and Ballarat. 160 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, it's a place where old and new collide.

Star: Heather Ewart

12. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Marble Bar (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Back Roads travels to Marble Bar, known as the hottest place in Australia. Singer-songwriter and ABC Radio's Saturday Night Country presenter Felicity Urquhart takes the wheel as we visit red-dirt country in the Pilbara, WA.

Star: Heather Ewart

13. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Windorah (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart visits the small town of Windorah in Queenslands Channel country between Longreach and Birdsville. Many people live there because they love the splendid isolation, but it comes with a price. (Season Final)

Star: Heather Ewart

14. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Glen Helen Ride (2019)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Back Roads returns with an epic journey in the Northern Territory, from one of the world's most remote cattle stations to some of the most spectacular landscapes in the heart of Australia.

Star: Heather Ewart

15. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Tolmie, VIC (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits Tolmie, tucked away in Victoria's High Country. In the past it was known as a hideaway for bushrangers, near the infamous Stringybark Creek ambush where Ned Kelly and his gang murdered three police officers.

Star: Heather Ewart

16. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Woolgoolga, NSW (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart explores a vibrant coastal community in northern New South Wales, where East meets West and which the locals affectionately call Woopi.

Star: Heather Ewart

17. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Kulin, WA (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

280kms from Perth, Kulin is home to less than 400 people. From the 'Tin Horse Highway' - horse-shaped sculptures made out of 44 gallon drums to a giant waterslide, the quirky town is known for its generosity of spirit.

Star: Heather Ewart

18. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Fish Creek, VIC (2019)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Fish Creek is a whimsical town straight from a storybook, home to children's book authors and illustrators, world-renowned botanical artists, musicians and sculptors. It is near the southernmost tip of Australia's mainland.

Star: Heather Ewart

19. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Flinders Ranges, South Australia (2019)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar traces the footsteps of her Prussian ancestors who migrated to SA in the mid-1800s, discovering a town rich in film history and a spectacularly coloured yellow-footed rock wallaby.

Director: Gerri Williams | Stars: Lisa Millar, Heather Ewart, Mary Droser, Ross Fargher

20. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Riverina, NSW (2019)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits one of the flattest places on earth, the dusty Hay Plains. Home to a fascinating bunch with a dry sense of humour, the town hosts the Hay Rodeo and Rainbow on the Plains - the Hay Mardi Gras. (Midseason Final)

Star: Heather Ewart

21. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Winton (2015)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart visits the Western Queensland town of Winton, in Waltzing Matilda country. Heather spends a day at the races, goes digging for dinosaur bones and meets former Governor-General Dame Quentin Bryce.

Star: Heather Ewart

22. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Yackandandah (2015)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote town of Yackandandah. In the foothills of Victoria's high country, this picture-perfect gold rush town gambled on itself and won.

Star: Heather Ewart

23. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Karumba (2015)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

This week Heather Ewart travels to the remote fishing town of Karumba in Far North Queensland and discovers why the locals love the isolation so much.

Star: Heather Ewart

24. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Birchip (2015)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

This week Heather Ewart explores the heart of wheat country, Birchip in the Victorian Mallee to enjoy a slice of country life in a town that thrives on bucking trends.

Star: Heather Ewart

25. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Derby (2016)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this, she meets the characters and explores the stories from the WA community of Derby.

Star: Heather Ewart

26. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Queenstown (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

In this number, Heather meets Young Tasmanian of the year, Adam Mostogl and explores the stories from the Tasmanian community of Queenstown.

Stars: Heather Ewart, Adam Mostog

27. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Clarence River, NSW (2016)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart swaps reporting from political corridors of power to a new beat around the bush. In this number she meets the characters and explores the stories from the community of Clarence River in NSW. (Season Final).

Star: Heather Ewart

28. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Mundulla (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits Mundulla. This tiny South Australian community cherishes its old world values, but doesn't mind a bit of healthy competition.

Star: Heather Ewart

29. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Innisfail to Normanton (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather joins a big-hearted hairdresser and her 76-year-old apprentice on a ten day road-trip from their home town of Innisfail to Normanton in Queensland's Gulf country. If the ... See full summary »

Star: Heather Ewart

30. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Mallacoota (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits Mallacoota, a remote place at the end of the road on the far eastern tip of Victoria. Known for its natural beauty and wilderness, its isolation has bred a determination in the town to look after its own.

Star: Heather Ewart

31. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Thursday Island (2016)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Thursday Island is a laid-back paradise that most Australians have never visited and know little about. While its isolation can present problems, locals are rising to the challenge and are carving out a new future.

Star: Heather Ewart

32. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Katanning (2017)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

The "ordinary" sheep and wheat town of Katanning in Western Australia has laid out the welcome mat and transformed itself, extraordinarily, holding some delightful surprises.

Star: Heather Ewart

33. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Hermannsburg (2017)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather goes to Hermannsburg (known as Ntaria in Western Arrarnta language), the stunning birthplace of Albert Namatjira. This Northern Territory town is nurturing both culture and creativity in its young people.

Star: Heather Ewart

34. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: White Cliffs (2017)

Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather visits White Cliffs, a tiny underground outback town in NSW, which is full of colourful surprises.

Star: Heather Ewart

35. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Cygnet (2017)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

This week Heather discovers the seaside hamlet of Cygnet in southern Tasmania's Huon Valley is undergoing some big changes with runaways from the city flooding in to town.

Star: Heather Ewart

36. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Corryong (2017)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather heads to Corryong, Victoria. A bucket-load of beauty and a fascinating history haven't been enough to cement the town's success. But that's changing, with some of Corryong's young people starting to move back.

Star: Heather Ewart

37. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Dunalley (2017)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Dunalley is a small town in Tasmania that was almost wiped out by bushfires in 2013. But instead of destroying them, the tragedy has proven to be a catalyst for many people to pursue a new path.

Star: Heather Ewart

38. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Canowindra (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Canowindra might be known as the hot-air ballooning capital of Australia, but there's plenty more going for this town. The Canowindra community is looking to reinvent its future, doing big gestures of kindness along the way.

Star: Heather Ewart

39. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Pine Creek (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather travels to Pine Creek, a pioneering outback town in the Northern Territory. On the fringes of Kakadu National Park, Pine Creek has long been a boom or bust mining area, but the town now finds itself at a cross roads.

Star: Heather Ewart

40. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Pilbara (2018)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart heads to the Pilbara region of Western Australia to meet some of the remarkable locals who are driving change as the mining boom ends. There's also plenty of 'girl power' to be found out in this harsh landscape.

Star: Heather Ewart

41. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Harrow (2017)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

This week Heather visits Harrow, a creative community that took to heart the mantra "reinvent or perish" and found unique ways to bring new people and fresh ideas into the town.

Star: Heather Ewart

42. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: The Best of Back Roads (S3) (2018)

57 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

In this special hour long episode Heather returns to communities whose good humour and inventiveness inspired and uplifted us in the best of Back Roads.

Star: Heather Ewart

43. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Violet Town (2018)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Violet Town, Victoria, is a small place with a very big heart. It might be well-known by some for its popular monthly market, but it's the way Violet Town locals embrace creativity and diversity that really makes a difference.

Star: Heather Ewart

44. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Snow Journey, VIC + NSW (2019)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart discovers a very different type of community on the roof of Australia as she visits the peaks of Victoria and New South Wales' snow country.

Star: Heather Ewart

45. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Bulloo Shire, QLD (2019)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart catches a ride to the Bulloo Shire in south-west Queensland, a community that thrives despite its isolation.

Star: Heather Ewart

46. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Clunes, VIC (2020)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart visits the preserved gold rush town of Clunes, in the Victorian Central Goldfields. Its golden days might be long gone, but a wave of newcomers is putting its untouched 19th century main street back on the map.

Star: Heather Ewart

47. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Koroit, VIC (2020)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart discovers a patch of Ireland tucked away in coastal Victoria. Koroit is reportedly home to the largest Irish community in regional Australia, and it's a place that thrives on music, poetry and potatoes.

Star: Heather Ewart

48. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Show Town, QLD (2020)

27 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather joins a cavalcade of showmen and their little town on wheels on an 800 km run through far north Queensland. It's a journey that will bust every preconceived idea of what the travelling carnival life is like.

Star: Heather Ewart

49. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Nullarbor Plain: Part One - The Endless Horizon (2020)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

'Back Roads' returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.

Stars: Heather Ewart, Nigel Asplin, Rachael Asplin, Felicity Brown

50. Back Roads (2015–2024)
Episode: Nullarbor Plain: Part 2 - Turning Back Time (2020)

28 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.

Star: Heather Ewart