This week Jo looks at the cycling boom in London and asks one of its most public advocates, Barry Mason of Southwark cyclists, why?

This week BikeLove catches up with Sue Abbott, a lifelong cyclist from Scone, who is appealing her conviction for not wearing a bicycle helmet.

This month Cadel launches his autobiography, 'Close to Flying'. In it he describes his journey to the world stage of cycling. Having just won the cycling World Championship he now gets to wear the revered rainbow jersey but he is a cyclist that cuts a controversial figure within the cycling scene.

This week we take a look at the brilliant initiative of bicycle valet parking.

This week I talk to Scott Drummond one of the co producers of this years VERY exciting, 2009 Bicycle Film Festival!!!

Interesting to talk to cyclists who have discovered riding by force of hand. If they hadn't had their license taken away they may never have discovered the joys of two wheels!

Awesome art exhibitions located in the hidden laneways of Sydney... best explored... by bike!

This week I speak to an expert on Magpies and get to the bottom of why they like to pursue cyclists. More impressively, she gives us some top tips on how to prevent them from swooping you!

I talk to Elaena Gardner about her up and coming adventures overseas. She has just received a Churchill fellowship to explore how other cutltures do cycling advocacy!

The inaugural bicycle scavenger hunt gets underway... an inspiring way to see the very best of Sydney!

Robin Moore's music video has had 500,000 hits. Lance Armstrong has even tweeted about it. Does poking fun a the different cycling factions have universal appeal or is it only funny to those in the 'club'?

I speak to Meindert... a charismatic Dutch man about his optimism for the Sydney cycling dream!

This week I leave the microphone with my husband at The Golden Barley in Enmore, Sydney. What happens as the penultimate stage of the Tour de France unfolds. A gruelling slog up a killer mountain which is Ventoux

I chat with Daniel Talmont at La Grande Cafe on Level 9, 301 George St at the Alliance Francaise.

This week on BikeLove I get to speak to Rick Smith, creator of the very cool Yehuda Moon comic strip. Based in Ohio, Rick accurately captures the most engaging aspects of cycling culture via his cartoon charcters, Yehuda, Joe and Thistle. Together with their adventures and wardrobe of customers you're able to dip into the charming world of the Kickstand cyclery!

If you're a cyclist... fancy a job at Fairfax? Their facilities are the best in town!

Sydney's first Tweed Ride...

Geoff Huntley talks about his one wheeled adventures through India, Bangladesh and Nepal

Staying dry as the heavens open...

Over the last 25 years, Brettski has become at one wtih the Sydney cityscape. His buns of steel defy gravity and his road manners are impecable... he is the longest serving bike messenger and he does Sydney proud!

This week I leave the bike at home... Ever walked along the coastal park of the Royal National Park? It's beautiful and I'd thoroughly recommend it, especially the wild, fresh water swimming holes along the way. I went this Easter and I didn't take my camera, instead I took my audio recorder.

This week a brief glimpse at how involved we are with our bikes. Do you take yours into your bedroom? Are you addicted to bike porn? Can you spend hours admiring your metallic playmate?

A very special BikeLove this week. This time last year I was lucky enough to watch The Tour of Flanders in Belgium. An awesome one day race that tests the brute strength of the riders. 260kms in total, the race begins from the flat low lands and then makes 15 climbs heading towards the finish at Ninove. Many parts of the race are cobblestone, big, flat, gruesome barbaric cobblestones… the kind that make you teeth jitter and arms kill.

This week BikeLove visits London and more specifically interviews Jack Thurston from The Bike Show. London is riding on the tide of the bicycle revolution. The number of cyclists is astounding compared to just a few years ago. If London can perform such a great turnaround, so can Sydney. I talk to Jack about riding in London and the more recent bicycle renaissance.

This week BikeLove heads to Evandale in Tasmania to witness the very special National Penny Farthing Championship! This race has been gaining in popularity over the years and 2009 had a record turn out! Not for the faint hearted, the competitors zip around the tight circuit at 40kms an hour whilst balanced over 5 foot in the air. And it's the original fixed wheel bicycle, even as you take the corners you still have to pedal.. Exhilarating to watch, listen to the MP3 and find out how the race unfolds.

This week on BikeLove I interview Susan Goodwin of Rocket Fuel. A female entrepreneur, she has put the Shazammm into the style of cycling with her retro caps and capes! She previously designed for Mambo and decided the cycling world could do with a re-style. No more do you need to grace the streets wearing lycra or high viz!

this week on BikeLove I took part in Rider Spoke which came to the MCA. An interactive bicycle art project - it's pretty compelling! Roaming around the city with a GPS/mobile strapped to your bike. Listening to a seductive voice ask you questions and encourage you to make recordings around the city. You also have the chance to listen to other people's recordings. I spoke with Matt Adams one of the founding artists of this project.

This week I spoke to Rod Cooper and Robin Fox of Pursuit. They, along with Jon Rose, have created a number of amazing instruments… all propelled by bicycles! there’s drums, a turntable, pipes, violins and ukuleles. The experience is going to be an all senses extravaganza as bicycles roll around creating sounds in snychronised tandem under the old Carriageworks. They’re playing at Sydney Carriageworks on 14th February 8pm… should be a good one!

This week BikeLove talks to members of the Nunnery! A bicycle workshop in Redfern where you can take your bike and learn how to fix it for free! Lots of tools and spare parts to use… even whole bikes if you want to get into cycling but don’t want to spend up until you know you’ll enjoy it! (as if you wouldn’t!!) We spoke to Julian who has been there the longest so is kind of in charge… We also spoke to many other volunteers and users of the workshop. They are always on the look out for spare bike bits… so if you have a bike or some tools you no longer need why not donate! Find them at 1 Phillip St, Redfern every Monday from 5pm til dark!

This week I interview Pete McDonald, Australia’s current National Road Cycling Champion. He had a stunning, exciting victory where Michael Rogers, three times world champion, was left eating his dust. Just five years ago, Pete worked as a bicycle messenger in Sydney’s CBD… no wonder he got good at sprinting fast! The National Road Championships lasted a gruelling 4hr 10min 34sec, along a course of 163.2km at Buninyong, near Ballarat. His victories don’t stop there, since picking up the National champion jersey, Pete has won the Tour of Wellington! Who knows what victories lay next in store!

What influence, if any, does Hollywood have on violence against women? And, when it comes to violence and horror on-screen, are there certain cinematic conventions that render them gender specific? This program produced by Daz Chandler includes two in-depth interviews with Dr Gabrielle Murray, Senior Lecturer - Cinema Studies Program at La Trobe University, Melbourne and Jennifer Stokes, Lecturer - School of Communications, International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia.

In this podcast Daz Chandler speaks with the director of the Palestinian Film Festival, Aaron Darc catches up with film composer Anthony Partos who is nominated for a number of Screen Music Awards and Warren Armstrong drops in with the latest in screen/literature, the very first DigiNovel, put together by the creator of CSI no less. All that and plenty more on Celluloid Dreams.

On this week's Celluloid Dreams podcast we hear all about the WOW, world of women film festival, discover an exciting event at Metroscreen all about Oz film and Oz audiences plus special studio guest Richard Buckland will get you enthused to start your very own film group.

Included in our stories: The Sri Lankan government says the war has ended, but what future is there for Sri Lankan Tamils? A rise in dodgy debt collection processes; and we investigate whether you can really get addicted to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

Volunteering overseas can be a life-changing experience. Participants learn about the life and culture in a different country, learn a new language and develop heaps of valuable skills. Not only do students get all of this out of volunteering - they also get academic credit. Sounds awesome but does it seem to good to be true? Reporter Rosie King found out the real story.

We're in the midst of an obesity epidemic. We're also in the midst of a reality TV epidemic. So its only fitting that these two would've merged together to produce the health - orientated weight-loss TV show 'The Biggest Loser' But Four Season's later, it's time to ask the question Just how successful is the Biggest Loser at promoting healthy weight loss? Kellie Adcock prepared this report.

Do you like a drink or two? Do you ever know when enough is enough? Perhaps you take on too much and your body just can handle it. When you get to this stage, are you invading other people’s personal space? On a night out we all like to share some fun. But when do these limits become too much? And when is it time for the bartender to cut your supply? When Jacqueline Camus spoke to a few bartenders the issues of personal space, intoxication and sexual assault became worrying to those who are just out to have a good time.

Society functions in certain ways. As members of civilised society we're expected to conduct ourselves accordingly. We must share public space, but avoid contact with strangers. Lingerie must never be seen in public but somehow swimmers are okay. When said out loud it seems absurd yet hardly any of us question such social conventions. But what would happen if someone crossed these social boundaries and why are these boundaries hardly ever crossed? Kellie Adcock and Liam Monroe put social conventions to the test when they decided to conduct a few experiments of their own.

Have you ever heard that song by the Police? It goes "Every move you make. Every step you take. I'll be watching you." Sounds creepy. But, imagine if your every step and every move really was being watched? Have you ever been stalked? Under the Domestic and Personal Violence Act 2007 Stalking is a crime that can lead to sentence of up to 5 years in prison. Wendy Evans and Alice Hu went on the hunt for information about stalkers. If you believe you are being stalked and would like to take action or talk to someone about it, call 131 444 for the Police Assistance Line or 1800 656 463 for the Domestic Violence Line. Person 2: No I didn’t. I guess stalking isn’t a topic often spoken about. Luckily Wendy and Alice went out to investigate.

Mentally and physically disabled people face some considerable barriers when undertaking study. However, these boundaries are being broken down through the use of technology and a variety of services the disabled are able to access. Nicole Commander and Nishtha Handa prepared this report.

A radio play produced by Alex Davey and Claudia Rocca: In the 1930's brothers Johnny and Gerald break out of the New Hampshire State Penetentiary. By foot, car and whatever means necessary - and no time to waste - the two brothers must continue on their risky journey without looking back. The two young men are now in the chase of their lives. Are they freedom bound or are they headed for oblivion?

Do you like going fast? What excites you? Speed is all around us; drag racing, jets, Olympics. When Usain Bolt broke the world record, or even on the way to uni if you sleep in, you have no choice but to put your foot down to overtake learners to get to your class. Well maybe that isn’t the only reason to speed? Some do it for the excitement, and the rapid adrenalin rush. So ladies please don’t stick your pinkies at them, it’s a matter of life and death, literally. When Yusuke Nakashima and Jacqueline Camus spoke to amateur drag racers, Gary Brown and Roy Brand they took us on a journey beyond the boundaries of speed and what is takes to keep on truckin’ it.

Are psychics intuitive people who push the boundaries of normal human instinct or do the sskeptics have good reason to be skeptical? Scientists have been trying to prove the existence of psychic and paranormal powers for decades, with no success. Even psychics themselves can't seem to prove their supernatural powers. Since 1980 the Australian Skeptics have offered a cash prize - now $100,000 - to anyone able to demonstrate psychic powers under controlled conditions. Despite several attempts the money is still up for grabs. Yet many people continue to not only believe, but also pay huge amounts for these services. Reporters Mike Williams and Rosie King attempt to make sense of this intriguing world

On the final show for 2009: Biwa Kwan examines the danger and the appeal of reporting from conflict zones, 10 stories that the mainstream missed in 2009, public housing commissions in Victoria yield a wealth of stories to local citizen journalists and a consortium of major cinema outlets seek exemption from the federal Disability Discrimination Act.

Exciting times in Canberra this week, but did the media miss the point? Murdoch's latest bid to get paid for online content, Fiji's military backed government takes licenses away from broadcasters and a new exhibition turning the spotlight on our newsmakers.

What happens when you mix Hammertime with Twitter? Is internet access a right as opposed to a privilege? And have vampires always been hot, rich and sexy? Listen in to this podcast to find out more!!

Community radio avoids the final flick with the announcement of federal funding for the transition to digital, can arts and culture bridge the cultural divide when it comes to the conflict in the Middle East? And Leigh Sales on ethics and journalism in the social media age.

This episode takes an in depth look at journalism today- when it's good, how to make it good, and how it's changing. John Pilger talks about winning the Sydney Peace Prize for his work exposing human rights abuses and government corruption, Alex Angel looks as how community-funded journalism could revolutionise investigative journalism and Ande Gregson and Julie Posetti from Media140 Sydney drop into the studios to chat about how social media is changing journalism.

A new health program combining knowledge from the world's oldest civilisation and modern western medicine and New York University Music Professor Suzanne Cusick talks to us about her research into the American military's use of music as a weapon.

War photography: it's purpose, impact and the people behind the lens.. Murdoch v Scott: the battle between commercial interest, quality journalism and online access to free content and how to fund your films online.

On today's show... a battle in the Australian Federal court that could have major ramifications for internet service providers, Commercial Radio Australia defends their right to keep controversial segments-now with a seven second delay and fighting wars through new media, how the Coalition forces are falling behind in Afghanistan.

Was Kraft's Isnack2.0 all a big hoax? Are commercial free to air channels guilty of racism in their coverage of current affairs? also, we take a look at how Nick Cave is pushing the boundaries of publishing with his new novel The Death of Bunny Monroe and speak to Gerard Noonan, former editor of The Australian Financial Review, about why the Fairfax board needs a journalist.

We break the bread with "Hungry Beast" web content producer Elmo Keep, investigate why French politicians are hot under the collar about retouching models, Cale Bain tells you how to store your digital data safely and we speak to citizen journalist Solomon King about tweeting riots in Uganda.