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Peter Brock is the most famous and popular race car driver Australia has known. Having retired in 1997 after an outstanding career in V8 Supercar racing, the 'King of the Mountain' is preparing to make...

Rodney Rude is one of Australia's comedy greats. He has released nine standup comedy albums throughout his career, and the latest album 'Rude Bastard' is his best yet. It is available on CD and Tape Cassette at all major retailers....

This week's celebrity gardener was former champion breaststroke swimmer, Sam Riley. In our segment Don spoke to Sam and her mother Lin about their new book, the 'Life of Riley'. This is the dramatic and...

Don and the Burke's Backyard team travelled to Margaret River, in Western Australia, to meet this week's celebrity gardener, Olympic champion swimmer, Shane Gould. At the 1972 Munich Olympics Shane won 5 individual medals...

Our celebrity gardener this week is nuclear physicist, Shirley De La Hunty. Many people remember her as track and field star Shirley Strickland, who competed in three Olympic Games (1948, 1952 and 1956) and won...

  Look out for 'The Alice', soon to be aired on the 9 Network. It is the story of several people heading to Alice Springs to witness a solar eclipse. One of the lead roles is played by...

Our first celebrity gardener for 2003 is pop singer and former Bardot member, Sophie Monk. Don visited Sophie at her parents' place on the Gold Coast. Since Bardot disbanded in May 2002, Sophie has released two...

This week’s celebrity gardener is cricketer, Steve Waugh. In the summer of 2000-2001 the Australian team, with Steve as Captain, won every Test and One-Day International, taking their consecutive Test wins to a record...

Tara Dennis is the craft and decorating star of 'Our House'. Don visited Tara, her daughter, Avalon, and boyfriend, Martin, at the house they are currently renovating. Tara has a commonsense approach to design...

Our celebrity gardener this week was model and author, Tara Moss. Although Tara has spent most of her working life as an international fashion model, she has always loved writing. After immigrating to Australia in...