On "Remember When" with Harvey Deegan, Bill Liddelow from Boffins Books discusses:

Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World – John Man  $34.99

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century – Geoffrey Parker   $44.99

Jim talks about the history of snow sport in Australia and some rather cool or icy Aussie Heroes.

The movie Viceroy’s House is on at the moment, and Pamela Hicks, the daughter of the last Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, died last week. Bill Liddelow from Boffins Books discusses two books that inspired the movie:

Freedom at Midnight – Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten – Pamela Hicks

This year marks 100 Years of Women serving in the WA Police Force.  

Dr Leigh Straw from Notre Dame University talks to Harvey Deegan on "Remember When" about the Centenary.

Photo courtesy of WA Police. 

Bill Liddelow from Boffins Books chats to Harvey Deegan on "Remember When" about:

True Girt – the Unauthorised History of Australia Vol 2  David Hunt

As the blurb says, it’s the story of the Wild South (as the English perceived it), home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, nervous indigenous people, Caroline Chisholm and sheep.

Food historian Jacqui Newling from Sydney Living Museums discusses the history of soup in her monthly segment with Harvey Deegan on ''Remember When''.

In this segment with Keran we talk about the classics "Jaws", "Rocky" and "Annie Hall"

Richard Offen from Heritage Perth looks at our ‘Humble Dwellings’.

The cottages walls talk as we look at some examples of early cottage settlement including Stirk Cottage which was built in Kalamunda in 1881, the Pensioner Guard Cottage in Bassendean, Settlers Cottage in Herdsman Lake, the recently renovated Warders Cottage in Fremantle and the house which was built in one day, ANZAC Cottage in Mt Hawthorn.

Image of Stirk Cottage courtesy of SLWA

Broadcasting and footy legend John K Watts has passed away at the age of 80 after a long battle with cancer.

Watts was part of the legendary radio duo ‘Wattsie and Martin’ in the 70’s. Watts also played 166 games for East Perth and was a three time premiership player.

In our tribute hour to Wattsie on “Remember When” we speak to son Jon, Barry Martin and John OÇonnell. We play songs from Wattsie and old radio clips and also we hear from listeners on their memories of the great man.

Find out about the gold rushes, how Gold was the third phase of our export history and how Edward Hargrave, the man credited with finding payable gold in Australia, made a prediction about Western Australia. - That gold would never be found there!  Jim Haynes speaks to Harvey Deegan on "Remember When"