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Airdate: River Cottage Australia

Lifestyle series produced for Pay TV is getting a Free to Air debut on SBS.

In a bit of a rarity, River Cottage Australia, which was produced for Foxtel is getting a broadcast on SBS.

Season one, which screened on LifeStyle in 2013, will air weeknights at 6pm from next Monday.

Starring Tassie chef Paul West, these were produced as 8 x one hour episodes, but will be cut into 16 x 30 minute editions on SBS.

Last week production company KEO Films Australia announced it was closing up shop in Australia at the end of the year.

Fifteen years ago, English celebrity chef, television personality, food writer and campaigner on food and environmental issues Hugh-Fearnley-Whittingstall embarked on an experiment in sustainability and self-sufficiency. He moved to a cottage on a small land- holding in Dorset, and set about learning how to grow his own produce, raise livestock, and become part of a community where sharing not only knowledge, but the fruits of farm labour, were an important part of life.

Hugh is taking that experiment in downshifting and the message of sustainability Down Under. In River Cottage Australia, Hugh hands the River Cottage baton to Australian counterpart and Tasmanian chef, Paul West, who faces new challenges as he attempts to set up his own farm near the historic and picturesque village of Central Tilba on the New South Wales far South Coast.

Weeknights at 6.00pm from Monday July 3rd on SBS.

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