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7 Episodes 1990 - 1990
Episode 1
In a battered army truck, Les Hiddins seeks out and records the different types of bush food and medicines used by Aboriginal people for thousands of years. Having been a bush survival expert for the Australian Army, Hiddins travels vast tracts of uninhabited Australia from Cape York to the Kimberley, taking viewers on an entertaining and informative journey across rugged and inhospitable terrain. Les travels through the wetlands of Arnhem Land, down through the Gulf of Capentaria and up the Cape York peninsula giving viewers a first hand account of the effects of the wet season on the countryside.
Episode 2
Heading west from Cairns, Les travels around the gulf country and across the Northern Territory to Jasper Gorge, stopping along the way to visit the lava tubes at Undara.
Episode 3
Les travels around the vast area of the Kimberleys, discovering ancient Aboriginal cave paintings, a rare species of tree, and explores the harsh locations encountered by both a WWII Japanese landing party and a pair of lost German aviators.
Episode 4
Les explores one of the most remote locations in Australia, the Cobourg Peninsula in the NW corner of Arnhem Land where, in 1838, the British established a garrison to defend and manage the north. Touring the ruins of the failed settlement, Les points out the failures of the poorly equipped settlers and the missed opportunities that surrounded them.
Episode 5
Les explores Shoal Bay east of Darwin before stopping for supplies and setting up camp on the Mary River.
Episode 6
Starting from the western edge of the Simpson Desert, Les travels north through central Australia to Wave Hill where he meets a friend for a game a cricket. Along the way, Les stops to explore the greening desert.
Episode 7
Les starts his journey by flying in to the east coast of the Cape York peninsula. He travels up the coastline and across the peninsula via the Jardine RIver emerging on the Gulf coast.