Getaway (TV series)

Getaway
File:Getaway (TV series) logo.png Getaway logo
Genre	Travel
Presented by	Current Catriona Rowntree Natalie Gruzlewski Dermott Brereton Sophie Monk Jennifer Hawkins Kelly Landry
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	22
Production
Executive producer	John Walsh
Producers	Scott Sinclair, Tim Thatcher, Anita Lane, Josh Martin, Rochell Martin, Nia Pericles
Production location	International & Domestic
Camera setup	Steve Davis, Jamie Hamill, Chris Miller, Gilbert Farkas, Max Polley,Stuart Bruce
Running time	30 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	14 May 1992 – present

Getaway is Australia's longest-running travel and lifestyle television program. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC. Its main competitor was The Great Outdoors on the Seven Network until 2009. It is hosted by Catriona Rowntree with various project contributors.

New Zealand version

A New Zealand version of the program, with some local content, used to be broadcast on TV One and Prime TV.

Overseas locations

The first season only looked at only Australian tourism, including resorts and locations, but by 1993 had expanded to look at overseas travel and tourism destinations.

Presenters

• Catriona Rowntree (1996 – present)
• Natalie Gruzlewski (2004 – present)
• Dermott Brereton (2007 – present)
• Kelly Landry (2008 – present)
• Sophie Monk (2010 – present)
• Kate Ceberano (2011–present)
• Jennifer Hawkins (2011–present)

Former presenters

• Giaan Rooney (2008 –2012)
• Jules Lund (2004–2012)
• Henry Azaris (2003-2007)
• Jason Dundas (2007–2011)
• Ben Dark (1999–2010)
• Erik Thomson (2006–2007)
• Jodhi Meares (2006)
• Megan Gale (2005–2006)
• Brendon Julian (2004–2005)
• Sorrell Wilby (1996–2005)
• David Reyne (1992–1993, 1996–2005)
• Lochie Daddo (1994–1999)
• Jeff Watson (1992–1998)
• Rebecca Harris (1992–1997)
• Chrissy Morrisey (1995)
• Jane Rutter (1994)
• Tina Dalton (1992–1993)
• Anna McMahon (1992–1993)

New Zealand presenters

• Suzy Aiken
• Charlotte Dawson
• Clarke Gayford
• Lance Hipkins
• Renee Wright

Awards

Getaway won a People's Choice Award in 1994 and an Australian Tourism Award for Excellence in the Media in 1995.

Getaway has also been nominated for the Most Popular Lifestyle Program Logie Award at the Logie Awards of 2003, 2004 and 2005, each time being beaten by Backyard Blitz. It was also nominated at the Logie Awards of 1999 and nominated as the Favourite Lifestyle Program at the Australian People Choice Awards of 1999.

"Seven Wonders of the World"

In a recent episode, Getaway viewers were asked to choose a new Seven Wonders of the World based on several destinations which had been pre-selected by the show's producers.

The destinations were (winners are shown in bold):

Natural wonders:

• Milford Sound
• Mt Everest
• Grand Canyon

Ancient: one wonder

• Machu Picchu
• Pyramids of Giza
• Petra

Ancient: two wonders

• Angkor Wat
• Great Wall of China
• Easter Island

Waterfall wonders

• Niagara Falls
• Victoria Falls
• Iguazu Falls

Modern wonders

• Eiffel Tower
• Taj Mahal
• Sydney Opera House

City wonders

• Rome
• New York
• Shanghai

Island wonders

• Bora Bora
• Aitutaki
• Santorini

See also

• List of longest-running Australian television series
• List of Australian television series
• List of Nine Network programs

External links

• Official Getaway website
• Getaway at IMDb
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• Getaway at the National Film and Sound Archive