We're generally told not to give up - to make it to the finishing line, to complete a task. But what about when it become an addiction and destructive? In this instance, giving up can be the hardest task.

For most of us, the world is filled with noise. But in this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil Badami explores silence. He chats with Mary-Lou Stephens, Drive presenter at ABC Sunshine Coast, and Catherine Marciniak, ABC Open producer NSW North Coast. He also chats to Kate Matairavula, who is deaf, through her sign interpreter.

We dance freely as children, but become more self-conscious about it as we age. In this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil Badami puts his dancing shoes on. His dance partners are Andrew Collins from ABC Great Southern WA and North Coast reporter, Margaret Burin. Sunil also meets 99 year-old Eileen Kramer who has danced all over the world. Think I'd better dance now.

A picture tells a thousand words, so the saying goes. As the photographer Diane Arbus put it, 'A picture is a secret about a secret: the more it tells you, the less you know." On Sunday Takeaway, we explore pictures and what they reveal or conceal. Hear Emily Bissland, ABC Open South West Victoria producer, and Jo Joyce, from ABC Open Sunshine Coast talk about their take on pictures. You'll also hear William Yang, well-known photographer and artist.

From marvelling at superheroes to being airborne in your dreams - who can resist the allure of flying. No wonder people risked their lives to invent aircraft.

What's in a name? We've all got them - and whether we like it or not, they've all got a story.

Pull on your lycra, put on your hat... and get ready to go on a bike ride with us.

She may not have been the first to see you, but she was probably the first to hold you. This episode of Sunday Takeaway is devoted to mothers.

This week's Sunday Takeaway is devoted to kids.

From stamps to snow domes, butterflies to beer cans, records to Bakelite radios, plenty of people love collecting things.

This week, Sunday Takeaway takes a walk on the wild side with the theme of animals. You'll hear 1233 ABC Newcastle's Aaron Kearney talk about being a vegetarian, and ABC Tasmania's Penny Terry discuss the 1960s myterious sea monster. And Rob Ambrose chats about snakes.

Taking the plunge can mean many different things - jumping out of a plane, diving into the ocean, taking on a challenge to making a commitment. In this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil Badami talks to Brett Williamson from ABC Adelaide and Penny Johnston from ABC Ballarat about 'taking the plunge'. He also speaks with US reporter and presenter, Sara James, who now calls Australia home.

We all need to eat. Whether home-made or fine dining, a delicacy or everyday staple, food is a big part of most people's lives. In this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil Badami speaks with Dan Glover from ABC Horsham and Emily Bissland from ABC Open in Warnambool. He also speaks with legendary chef, Damien Pignolet.

For most people, life is in the fast lane. Everyone's flat out, busy and running late. It's why in recent years, the slow movement has developed, that reminds people to stop and smell the roses. Or at least slow down to smell them. In this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil Badami chats with Fiona Wyllie from Port Macquarie and Rob Mailer from Broome about slow. He's also speaks with Tim Baker, editor of the Slow Magazine.

Most people have a little of the eccentric about them. Whether it's an oddball passion that becomes an obsession, eccentrics bring colour and vitality to our world. In this episode of Sunday Takeaway, Sunil speaks with Ginger Gorman from Canberra and Rick Eaves from Burnie in Tasmania. He also chats with Chris Mikul, author of 'The Eccentropedia'.

This week, Sunil explores themes around marriage. Many people say it's the highlight of their life, some choose not to do it. Rafael Epstein from ABC Melbourne and Bernadette Young from ABC Gold Coast discuss their experiences. And Sunil chats with a Hindu wedding celebrant who performed his ceremony.

Most of us strap shoes to our feet each day. For some, it's a passion and expensive obsession, for others, shoes are purely functional. From a tree in the Pilbarra that's covered in shoes, to a man who's worked in the same shoe shop for more that 50 years, let's talk shoes.

Whether it's moving to a new town, starting a new relationship, or bringing new life into the world, beginnings happen all through life, as you'll hear in this week's Sunday Takeaway.