Audiobooks & Podcasts settings

Hi All
I've just updated to iTunes 7.0.2. Does anyone know how you stop iTunes from recognising certain files as audiobooks or podcasts? I like having my podcasts and audiobooks displayed in my main library alongside my music, but the new version iTunes won't let me do this. It used to do this in the old version of iTunes. is it something to do with changing a setting on the podcast files so itunes thinks they are music files, and doesn't store them separately?
Any help would be gratefully received.
Nick
Mac G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I did try looking at the genre, but to no avail, as they're all set to blank.
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