Burke's Backyard
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Burke's Backyard was an Australian gardening and lifestyle television program that broadcast on the Nine Network from 12 September 1987 to 26 November 2004.
Hosted by Don Burke, it was one of the most watched and adored programs in Australian television history.
History
The program initially began on the Sydney AM radio station 2UE on Saturday and Sunday mornings before being picked up the Nine Network in late 1987. It then broadcast on Friday evenings from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the next 17 years.Theme song
The theme to Burke's Backyard was a modified version of John Nicholson's "Home Among the Gum Trees", with the last line of the chorus changed from "and an old rocking chair" to "all in Burke's Backyard".See also
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