In this "All things Aussie" segment with Jim Haynes he looks at the history of Aussie pubs and the story behind some of our famous brewies like Fosters, Carlton United and Castlemaine.

Food historian Jacqui Newling from Sydney Living Museums talks about the transformation of the kitchen. Jacqui talks about the early days when the poor cooked in the living area and the wealthy had their kitchens in the rear of the house or the basement (for the servants to cook in).  The kitchen gradually found itself being integrated back into our ‘modernist’ lifestyle in the 60s-70s-80s and is now the hub of the home. 

Historian Cameron Kippen chats to Tony McManus about quacks and quackery in Australia ranging from electrified corsets and belts claiming to cure weak backs and kidney disorders, magic potions and magical creams and monkey gland injections. 

On "Remember When" Chair of the Heritage Council of WA, Anne Arnold discusses the most recent place included in the State Register, Lake Richmond in Rockingham and also the chance find of a very rare 1881 Ticket of Leave to the Fremantle Prison Museum Collection

As the 40th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock n Roll Elvis Presley approaches on the 16th August,  Harvey Deegan on "Remember When" speaks to renowned Elvis historian Cory Cooper.

Richard Offen from Heritage Perth joins Harvey Deegan to discuss the history of bridges in WA.  

Around the World in 80 Cocktails celebrates the globetrotting history of the cocktail through eighty different cocktails - each with its own story to tell. Bartender and writer Chad Parkhill talks to Harvey Deegan on "Remember When"

On our "All things Aussie" segment with Jim Haynes, we talk about those games Aussie kids used to play like Vigoro, knuckles, jacks and marbles to name a few. We also discuss the schoolyard rhymes that went with the games. Listeners also call in to share their memories on "Remember When".

The worlds oldest operating picture garden celebrates 100 years. Sun Pictures in Broome was recognised by the Guiness World Records in 2004 and has survived tidal floods, WW2, cyclones and the surge of television and video entertainment.  

Tony McManus speaks with Sun Pictures Owner, Marisa Ferraz

Did you know the term bushrangers originally referred to runaway convicts in the early years of the British settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities? The term "bushranger" then evolved to refer to those who abandoned social rights and privileges to take up "robbery under arms" as a way of life, using the bush as their base. Heritage Perth's Richard Offen and Harvey Deegan explore this infamous part of our history.