Nick - Looking for work, traveled more than 5,500 miles from his birthplace in Trinidad, and found home on the North Slope of Alaska.

Andrew - The sole paramedic in an outback town of 100. Responsible for the health of anyone wandering into the the Simpson Desert.

Robert - A young Iñupiat man from the North Slope of Alaska dreams about whaling and his people's traditions.

Nell - A strong mother who found solace in her small Australian Outback community during a time of family tragedy.

Lyndall - Looking for adventure, left her home in Florida for the northern most community in the USA - on the edge of the Arctic Ocean.

Don - A descendant of the Watti Watti family and a Wangkangurru Yarluyandi Elder who was forced into the cattle industry.

Janelle - Leaving the heat of Montgomery, Alabama for the wilds of Alaska, and the edge of the world.

Dusty - A baker of camel pies and purveyor of coffee at a bakery on the boundary of a red desert. A lover of the Outback who has found purpose in a remote lifestyle.

Back of Beyond - Voices from the extreme North Slope desert of Alaska (USA) and arid south of the Munga-Thirri National Park/Simpson Desert region of outback Queensland (AUS) discuss the joys and difficulties of life in remote communities.