Jim Eagles follows the footsteps of his colourful boyhood hero, Sir Francis Drake.

OutKast's André 3000 is set to play music icon Jimi Hendrix in a new biopic, according to a report.

A jogger who suffered a heart attack while running in a London park says Dustin Hoffman helped save his life.

Colchester proudly proclaims itself to be 'Britain's oldest recorded town', having been mentioned by Roman writer Pliny the Elder in 77. It has certainly been a key town for many centuries: William the Conqueror built one of the first castles of his realm here and the Romans constructed a vast temple to the Emperor Claudius - long since destroyed. It's also believed to be the place where three popular nursery rhymes - Old King Cole, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Humpty Dumpty first came into being.

Jim Eagles gets to the truth about some well-loved nursery rhymes.

Life was harsh down a 200-year-old Cornish tin mine, finds Jim Eagles.

The man accused of Emily Longley's murder told friends he had killed her in the days before her death.

Off the coast of Cornwall, Jim Eagles finds a little piece of ground that is steeped in 9000 years of British history.

In a global recession, the opportunity to relive one of the world's deadliest peacetime disasters might seem a tough sell. Yet tickets have been sold out for months.

This tour of the of the actual 150,000sq foot Warner Bros. studio where many scenes from the eight Harry Potter movies were shot, is chock-a-block with sets, costumes and props. Behind-the-scenes footage is narrated by the movies' stars while touch screens and animatronic models help bring J.K. Rowling's stories to life.

Kids and adults alike will delight in this glimpse into Harry Potter's world, writes Amy Laughinghouse.