''Outback 8'' is a TV show that was broadcast on

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

in Australia and

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in the UK in 2008. The show features two girls and two boys each from the UK and Australia and was set at the Agricultural Training College in

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. There were 13 episodes, beginning on 22 September 2008 and every Monday for 13 weeks

Synopsis

''Outback 8'' shows the children learning the skills to become

jackaroo A jackaroo is a young man (feminine equivalent jillaroo) working on a sheep or cattle station, to gain practical experience in the skills needed to become an owner, overseer, manager, etc. The word originated in Queensland, Australia, in the ...

s and

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s in an effort to be able to participate in a final muster of 200 head of cattle from 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

References

{{reflist Network 10 original programming Australian children's television series 2000s British children's television series 2008 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings 2008 British television series debuts 2008 British television series endings Television shows set in the Outback