Wanted Down Under BBC1 9.15am. Watch and tut here.

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Hi all. Shiny new thread.

They weren't very likeable were they? Good tut today.

Has anyone Googled them? They could be back home now!

Me too Fatima

My 8 year old only gets hair gel in his hair on special occasions, he does wear a scent (I refuse to call it aftershave as he doesn't shave) everyday though

I go back to work after maternity leave in a weeks time, I am gutted to have only just discovered this show . I think I am going to have to record it

Very "comprehensive" revisit, but yeah they've just recreated their old lives with more sun. Why that requires a 10000 mile relocation is beyond me (and this is coming from someone who is 4000 miles from home)
She's deluded if she thinks they're settled after 3 months though. That's still very much a honeymoon phase. The worst is yet to come...

Vagndidit wise words. It did seem a bit pointless.

Just watched todays - and found you all. Can only watch Mon-Weds sadly.

Agree it was all a bit pointless. 2 thoughts -

Dislike the dad more than the mum this time. He clearly didn't give a shit about leaving his stepdaughter.

WTF is with the dad's hair?! Why is his quiff grey but not the rest?

Yep well mine are on the laptop in the sunshine .. And rarely in yhe pool
Sounds spoilt i know..but novelty really does wear off

Oh just catching up now. I warmed to them actually. Quite low key but seem decent enough. And they do seem to benefit from lifestyle more outdoorsy

watched on iplayer - feel for Kirsty, did they say what she was studying at university?

Fashion design I think.

A real teacher or a teaching assistant - ow lol - if she's a teacher she can go but not as a TA, they don't have them in Oz as far as I know.

Lovely family...just watching it now.

Dizzy - I missed where she said she was a teacher, and the Australian teacher seemed to indicate that she would have to work in a non-qualified role to start with, hence me asking if she was a teaching assistant and being confused. I didn't know they made teachers re-qualify or take tests once there.

Anne thats right they did say that she would have to take on an unqualified role first.

Speaking as an expat, would love to have seen much more of the revisited( rather than rehashed cheap telly) bits yesterday. Them 1 month6 months, 1 yr on. Progress/regrets etc

In most of Australia's states UK teachers would be told to requalify - basically a years retraining. There are very few classroom assistants (generally only in Prep which is the equivalent of reception in the UK) and parents are expected to help out in schools a lot more (there was a rota at dc's school, each parent was expected to help the equivalent of roughly once a week, although it could be done in a block, ie a couple of whole mornings would probably be ok for the term).

It isn't necessarily the case all over Oz of course, but something I was wholly surprised by is the constant fundraising/demands for money.

Each child is expected to return to school in January (start of Aussie school year) with a 'book pack' that contains all their stationery needs for the year. This is a specific list, includes copy paper and tissues, folders, text books, specific types of pencils etc. each list was an average of $190 (about 110 pounds) and did not include trips or extras. Plus trips not paid for won't allow your child to be included (so some children did miss out which felt horrible).

Anyway, enough blathering and on to today!

Me too Salbertina. I think the savage homesickness which kicks in about 8 months in would make for a very different programme (although still not realistic of course).

A weeks holiday is in no way what it is like to move somewhere for a normal life (whether you are there for 2 years or forever).

Morning.

Hi Scone. These lot look a bit familiar.

Yay the husband didn't want to go originally.

46? Husband looks way older.

Gosh, she is a bit fierce.

Morning .

Oh dear, he is looking for negatives already whereas she wants to be there no matter what