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Top children's author Terry Deary has produced five horrid things that kids are sure to love.

The producers of Ice Road Truckers bring the first ever non-fiction series about the men of America’s Pacific North West, who literally risk life and limb to cut timber. Download the podcast series here or visit the Ax Men microsite to learn about this incredibly dangerous occupation.

Explore the scenes of Jack the Ripper's crimes and aspects of Victorian London's East End. Featuring interviews with Bonnie Greer, Eve Pollard, Professor David Canter, Ellen Armstrong, and Superintendent Simon Ovens. Produced in association with the Museum in Docklands' "Jack the Ripper and the East End" exhibition.

Join a host of guest presenters including Bill Bailey, Peter Snow and Konnie Huq as they take a journey of discovery around their favourite UK historic sites in My Favourite Place, a new six part series on The History Channel.

The History Channel's own pub historian gives a pint-sized intro to some of history's great events includes, Attila the Hun and the Black Death.

The History Channel's weekly round up of history stories making the news.

Download This Week on The History Channel bringing you up to date with the best of The History Channel’s programming each week.

Download this weekly podcast and find out ten things you didn't know about mummies. Presented by Dr Joann Fletcher and the Mummy Forensics Team.

Adam Hart-Davis takes you on a whistle stop tour of some of the most famous, and not so famous locations in London. From Nelson's Column and Shakespeare's Globe to Covent Garden and Selfridges, all followed by an ale in a traditional London pub. January 2008 - new tours now available!

Minus 40 degrees in the high artic. Three hundred and fifty miles of ice roads - frozen lakes 16 inches thick… and a bunch of truck drivers competing to earn the most cash. What could possibly go wrong? Visit the Ice Road Truckers microsite to find out more.

From the humble button and the practical alarm clock, to the perfectly timed boiled egg and your cup of tea, Adam Hart-Davis uncovers the history behind some of the everyday items that we now take for granted.

Find out ten fascinating facts about the small island of Britain.