Hector Goes

Intrepid traveller Hector Ó hEochagáin heads 'Down Under' for an epic adventure across Australia and New Zealand. He dives straight into Melbourne's cultural melting pot, hitching a ride with the city's happiest tram driver. He then teams up with Irish AFL stars Áine McDonagh and Aileen Gilroy to explore Australia's capital of comedy and sports. Beyond the city, he discovers the booming business of snake-catching before heading north to cruise the Murray River by paddle boat. Rounding out his Victorian adventure, Hector tastes life on a bustling sheep station before taking in the thrills of the rodeo.

Hector Ó hEochagáin hitches a ride with an Australian Outback pilot to the town of Coober Pedy, where father and son opal miners share a slice of daily life. In the desert dust, he meets Protein Pete and his gyrocopter, explores the local power station, and checks out an underground hotel. An early morning mail run takes him deeper into the Outback toward the red centre of Alice Springs, where he joins a youth-focused community group, samples ancient bush foods and sends some Irish across the airwaves at the School of the Air

Hector Ó hEochagáin's Western Australian adventure begins in Perth, where he meets the state's most famous Sharon. He discovers why so many Irish workers flock to the region and meets an ex-pat whose career is soaring as a flying doctor. Beyond the city, he rides with a trailblazing female trucker and stargazes in the shadows of ancient astronomers. Further north in Broome, Hector meets a man with deep ties to the region's iconic pearl industry

Hector Ó hEochagáin beefs up his Aussie adventures at a Cloncurry cattle station where Wagyu roam the dusty plains. He then heads to Mount Isa to dig into Queensland's iconic mining town. He joins a local AFL team in Townsville, before visiting Magnetic Island to meet a wildlife warrior nursing koalas back to health. Before departing the Sunshine State, the presenter tracks down Australian rugby union great Stephen Moore

The Irish are out in force as Hector Ó hEochagáin hits Brisbane, crossing paths with Wexford scaffolder Joe and champion jockey Robbie Dolan, still buzzing from his Melbourne Cup win