retreat, exclusively for war veterans, on a 9 km2 parcel of government land along the banks of the Normanby River at "Kalpowar Station", adjoining Rinyirru National Park in Cape York Peninsula. The remote and relatively inaccessible area, devoid of amenities of any kind, was named "Pandanus Park". After years of conflict with government over their illegal occupation, the group secured a 15-year lease when the entire Kalpowar Station was returned to Aboriginal title in 2005. Ray Mears made a BBC programme about and with him, shown on BBC Two in June 2009 as part of his Ray Mears Goes Walkabout series. Awards and honours In 1987, Hiddins was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. On 28 March 2008, Hiddins was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by James Cook University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology: TV programmes Series: Bush Tucker Man, Series One (1988 – 8 episodes, released on DVD in 2004) – ABC Episode 1: Arnhem Land (Aborigines of Ngukurr, NT) Episode 2: The Wet in Port Keats (Northwest Northern Territory in the Wet Season) Episode 3: Desert (Desert Country) Episode 4: Prince Regent Gorge (Heart of the Kimberley) Episode 5: Rain Forest (Rainforest at Iron Range) Episode 6: Coastal (Northern Queensland Coastline) Episode 7: Doomadgee (Gulf Country) Episode 8: Aurukun (West Coast of Cape York) Bush Tucker Man, Series Two (1990 – 7 episodes, released on DVD 1 October 2009) – ABC Episode 1: Wet Season Episode 2: East To West Episode 3: Kimberley Episode 4: Top End Episode 5: Wildman Episode 6: Coastal Story Episode 7: Desert Story Bush Tucker Man – Stories of Survival (1996 – 8 episodes, released on DVD in 2004) – ABC Episode 1: The Coffee Royal Affair Episode 2: The Cannibal Convict Episode 3: The Great Misadventure Episode 4: The Best of Them All Episode 5: The Dutch Settlement Episode 6: Gold Fever Episode 7: The Passionate Prussian Episode 8: Into The Vilest Country Books Bush Tucker Man Series Bush Tucker Man – Stories of Exploration and Survival (1996) Bush Tucker Man – Tarnished Heroes (1997) Explore Wild Australia with the Bush Tucker Man (1999) Bush Tucker Field Guide (2002) Children's Books The Coral Coast The Top End The Tropical Rainforest The Living Desert See also Malcolm Douglas Steve Irwin External links Bush tucker bibliography – links Bush Tucker Man-8 Classic Stories Of Survival With Les Hiddins (1996)