When Bill Peach hosted the very first Great Australian Aircruise in May 1984, he was already no stranger to outback travel. Following his eight years as the presenter of the ABC's ground breaking current affairs program "This Day Tonight", Bill began his "Peachs Australia" documentary series. He made 27 programs in 2 years, filming in every part of Australia. The ABC estimated that Bill and his team travelled the equivalent of 5 times around the world without leaving Australia. No wonder we call this a big country.

Bill probably added another 5 times around the world while making his other programs "Holiday with Bill Peach", "Peach's Australian Cities", "Peach's Gold" and "The Explorers". But in 1984 he exchanged the ABC's battered 4 wheel drive vehicles for a more salubrious mode of transport - the F27 Fokker Friendship plane.

Twenty-five years later, as the host of Bill Peach Journeys, Bill has taken many travellers on trips of many thousand kilometres in Australia and overseas. He has also written ten books on Australian history, as well as many magazine stories and newspaper columns. He has received many awards including a special Logie for Outstanding Personal Contribution to Australian Television and has been awarded the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to Australian media and tourism.