Rick Stein's Australia
Rick Stein's Australia is a TV show on BBC2. Rick revisits his Aussie home from home. Catching up with old friends and foodie favourites, he explores exciting new dishes, from the arid Outback to the dazzling Sapphire Coast. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 16 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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Rick Stein's Australia
Rick travels north along his favourite coastline as he recalls the catastrophic bushfires of the Black Summer of 2019 which ravaged this area of the South Coast.
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Rick Stein’s journey around New South Wales takes him from the country’s interior to the Sapphire Coast.
Rick Stein travels south from the dry outback into the Riverina, a region that defies Australia’s reputation as the world’s most arid inhabited continent.
Leaving Moree, Rick travels through the traditional lands of the Gomeroi people, where he meets First Nations’ pioneer Kerrie Saunders.
Rick Stein leaves the verdant coast and turns inland, travelling 400 kilometres west to the farming hub of Moree.
Rick travels to Australia's famous holiday hotspot Byron Bay. On his way, he takes a detour to the fishing town of Ballina, just south of the Byron Bay hinterland.
Rick Stein retraces the journey he first made as a 19-year-old hitchhiker, travelling up from Sydney towards Queensland on the north coast of New South Wales.
Rick Stein heads to the Central Coast on Sydney’s northern fringes for a taste of Australia's outdoor lifestyle.
Rick Stein heads north out of Sydney and explores the Hawkesbury River on the city’s fringe – a region defined by both the water and the bush.
Rick Stein kicks off his nearly 5,000-kilometre road odyssey by exploring Sydney, the city where he first arrived in Australia as a 19-year-old in the 1960s.
February 2026
Rick returns to his beloved Sapphire Coast and its exquisite seafood: his home away from home in Australia.
Rick explores the Riverina, where people have reinvented their lives and the landscape to create the nation’s food bowl.
January 2026
Rick explores the vast plains of Moree and Bourke and the food heritage of its resilient and pioneering farm communities.
Rick motors up the NSW North Coast to see how the popularity of its iconic laid-back lifestyle is shaping food and dining.
Rick Stein explores the Central Coast on Sydney’s northern fringes, meeting chefs, foragers and producers, who reveal how the outdoors shapes their approach to food.
Rick Stein retraces his first steps in Sydney, reconnecting with old friends and exciting new influences to explore how the culinary landscape is evolving.