Producer's Pick

Funny, warm insightful, hilarious and occasionally a little bit wise... Libbi Gore is looking at how we judge each others' parenting - and why it might be best to refrain from doing so!

The debate about women being allowed to have combat roles in the armed services has ignited this week. Should those women who complete the training, and who pass the physical criteria be allowed to do the job they want? Author and military historian Peter Fitzsimons has some strong views onthe topic.

Travellers' woes might be awful to endure, but they make great stories for the rest of us!

Perth writer, uni lecturer and former ABC broadcaster, Liz Byrski has published her latest novel which celebrates the energy of women, their commitment and their friendships.

When a victim of bullying retaliates, who is in the right? Complexities of the issues were aired by listeners with very personal experiences. The impression seems to be that, despite every school having anti-bullying policies, it's still happening, kids are still making each other wretched and parents still feel helpless.

His could have been a tragic story, but instead he's a man of laughter.

What would you do with handfuls of yak hair? A Perth technician in a shcool drama department has won Oscar success as part of the team that won the prize for best make-up.

The acclaimed author Armistead Maupin, creator of the 'Tales of the City' series explains why he once hated his name, now loves it and declares that the rumour it's an anagram of "a man I dreamt up" is false!

Broome beach should no longer be used by naturists who prefer to enjoy the outdoor life unclothed, according to the Shire Council.

The governor general has too much Grange in her cellar, so she's donating 100 bottles to charities so they can auction them off in their fund-raising efforts. Also in our wine segment with Blair Hill, can chardonnay make a comeback?

Making the fly in, fly out life work for families, so no-one feels confused, displaced or disrupted.

In the Afternoon Program's travel segment, Gillian got Quentin Long, a writer with Australian Traveller Magazine, to nominate what he considered the most beautiful cities of the world - and why. And listeners had many and varied suggestions of their own.

A team of cricket players from tough Los Angeles lives, where guns and gangs rule, have learned self-reliance, restraint, control and respect. They did it by playing cricket in the traditional spirit of the game.

Audiences are being spellbound by a new trend in theatre - the art of telling an engrossing, true life, story, and doing so without using a script or notes. It's proving hugely popular and there are sessions throughout February at Perth's Blue Room theatre.

Why do we live and love as we do? Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá's book 'Sex At Dawn' sets out to debunk almost everything we think we know about sex. They say that humans have a promiscuous past which haunts our thinking about monogamy, sexual orientation, and family dynamics.

James Morrison about to start the first day of rehearsals for a show that will probably have the best music of any recent play in Perth. "Boundary Street" follows the story of three African-American soldiers in Brisbane. Off duty, they frequent a jazz club set up where the new and exotic music permits prejudices to be dispelled and genuine friendships blossom. But then simmering racism erupts violently. Part of Perth International Arts Festival

You'll know television'sDr Karl Kruszelnicki for his passion for science and for his crazy, colourful shirts. But his family story involves parents who experienced concentration camps and the worst that can be inflicted by one human being on another. Yet when the opportunity for revenge was presented, it was humanity that was the victor.

A low-paid factory worker found 50-thousand dollars on the train and, even though it was more than his year's salary, he didn't hesitate to hand it in to police. The owner was ecstatic and we enjoyed hearing other stories of strangers doing the right thing by each other.

How can you be both breadwinner and father? The Tasmanian premier has resigned after he found his child's diary full of references to dad being unavailable because of work.

They were needed, but often, not wanted. The sense of displacement and unwelcome affected so much of the Italian experience in WA. The lives and histories of Italians in WA have been charted in loving detail in Susanna Iuliano's book 'Italian Lives in Western Australia'.