Outback truckers, Season 9

Resource Information

The work Outback truckers, Season 9 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Outback truckers, Season 9

Title number

Season 9

Title variation

Outback truckers

Subject

• Documentary television programs
• Nonfiction television programs
• Reality television programs
• Transportation, Automotive -- Australia -- Drama
• Truck drivers -- Australia
• Trucking -- Australia
• Trucks -- Australia

Genre

• Documentary television programs
• Drama
• Nonfiction television programs
• Reality television programs

Language

eng

Summary

The forbidding extremes of the vast Australian interior challenge the cast of Outback Truckers as they return for an exciting 9th season. From extreme heat to deadly bushfires to life threatening breakdowns in the back of beyond, Outback Truckers captures the real-life dramas of truckers as they race deadlines and the elements to deliver on time. Outback legend, Steve Grahame, a trucker for 46 years, shares his time tested outback wisdom as he battles the searing heat of the desert and truck bashing corrugations to deliver loads to remote destinations. Married couple Anthony and Danyelle Haigh return with baby Theo and six year old Heath on board. Spending 9 months of the year on the road, the couple's marriage is tested as they search for precious water for those who need it most, drought ravaged farmers. There is emotion, heartache, joy and triumph as the truckers confront croc infested rivers, corrugated dirt tracks and mechanical challenges delivering cargo to places triple road trains were never designed to travel. Outback Truckers, an observational television series that offers a unique window on the vast and forbidding interior of the Australian outback and what it takes to tame it. The series is a cocktail of entertainment, revelation and high stakes with a cast of characters that don't know the meaning of the word defeat. Buckle up and get ready to battle the dirt roads, downpours and dramas of Outback Truckers, Series 9

Characteristic

videorecording

Dewey number

388.324

Intended audience

Rated: M

Language note

In English. No subtitles. No captions. No audio description

Runtime

572

Technique

live action