Hellen grew up in a poor family in communist Romania and worked hard to get in to university.

Robert was co-founder, with Grant McLennan, of great Australian band the Go-Betweens.

Magda is well known for her roles in Kath & Kim and Fast Forward; and gained international attention in the film, Babe.

Author and journalist Matt Condon returns to Conversations today, with the true story behind the infamous 'Joke'.

Stephen is renowned for his expertise on Robin Hood, King Arthur and Merlin, and is a prolific writer and reviewer on subjects ranging from crime fiction to medieval literature.

Jeff Kennett was Premier when his daughter asked him to look into the road deaths of two of her friends.

At the age of 43, Jo Cook was enjoying a successful career in education.

Professor Sandy McFarlane's first contact with a community devastated by disaster was in 1983, after Victoria's Ash Wednesday fires.

Pat is a psychiatrist who has devoted his career to developing early intervention programs for young people suffering from mental illness.

Jayne is a print journalist and mother of three sons.