Burke's Backyard
| Burke's Backyard | |
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| Genre | Lifestyle |
| Created by | Don Burke |
| Presented by | Don Burke |
| Starring |
Team Members (1987–2004) Scott Cam Tara Dennis Geoff Jansz Rebecca Harris Team Members (2007) Scott Cam Giaan Rooney Paul Clitheroe |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 713 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 4.3 PAL (1987-2000) 16.9 576i (SDTV) (2001-2004) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 12 September 1987 – 26 November 2004 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Burke's Backyard is an Australian gardening and lifestyle programme presented by horticulturist Don Burke, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 1987 to 2004.
The program began on the Sydney AM radio station 2UE on Saturday and Sunday mornings before being picked up by the Nine Network in late 1987. Channel 9 broadcast the show on Friday evenings for the next 17 years. It is currently being broadcast on radio by 2UE and syndicated stations on Saturday and Sunday mornings. A magazine of the same name as the television program was published as a merchandising tie-in by Australian Consolidated Press. Don Burke went on to join Jamie Durie in creating the television show Backyard Blitz.
The show is hosted by Don Burke but also includes other presenters. The cooking segment was presented by Geoff Jansz, who also hosted the Channel Nine cooking show Fresh. Tara Dennis coordinated the fabrics and design section, while Rebecca Harris coordinated the pet section as she also did in her own Nine series Animal Hospital. Harris sometimes appeared also on the design and fabric segments. Scott Cam assisted Don as the building, gardening and design expert for more than half the program's duration. Other cast members include The Great Outdoors reporter Ernie Dingo, Jackie French, Elise Pascoe and Rosemary Stanton.
For the 2007 television specials, Don Burke was assisted mainly by Scott Cam. Former Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer Giaan Rooney also joined the cast for the specials, giving environmental tips, while financial expert Paul Clitheroe presented the financial section.
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