The Outback is what makes Australia truly unique. Out there everything happens on an enormous scale - some of the working stations are the size of European countries.

Like most businesses, cattle stations are not open to the general public, but Evan McHugh, author of The Drovers, takes us behind the scenes to reveal the effort and dedication it takes to run these massive operations. These are places with rich history, settled by our country's greatest and most intrepid pioneers. Early stockmen and their families endured isolation, drought, cattle duffers and hardship to develop what is still one of Australia's most important industries - beef production.

Following in the footsteps of all the pioneering greats, Evan travels across the Northern Territory's vast grasslands of the Barkly Tableland, the sandy red country of the northern Alice Springs region, and historic stations of the Victoria River district. He gives us the fascinating history of ten of the biggest stations in the world, and an insight into the lives of those who work there today.