Every story gets its own pictures
The biggest update to the site so far. Every story now looks like the story it tells.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs, before and after. See it on the story →
- 28 new storiesThe Archive now holds 280 stories, up from 252. Explore the Archive →
- A scene for every storyEach story page now opens on its own scene, made for that story alone.
- A second scene as you readScroll towards the end of a story and the picture changes to show what happened next.
- A fresher homepageA bigger title and clearer text at the top. Story of the Day and the random stories now show each story's own picture.
- New pictures across the siteEvery story scene has new pictures, sharper than before and checked one by one.
- The book pageBritain vs Slavery is being proofread now, in its final stage. We are also editing a full-length film of the whole book, to come out around the same time. See the book →
- Five new gamesWhich Came First? (earlier or later, until you slip). Timeline (put five stories in order). Mystery Story (name the story from as few clues as you can). Era Blitz (sort stories into their eras against the clock). Archive Memory (a picture-matching game for all the family). Play them →
- Games, rebuiltEvery story game and the Daily 10 have a new look, with each story's picture. The last round of a story game is now proper multiple choice. The year questions are fairer. The Daily 10 now mixes four kinds of question, shows you what you got wrong as you go and has a practice round for when you want more. Sound effects can be switched off with the speaker button.
- BadgesFifteen badges to earn across the games, from your first story card to a perfect Daily 10. They live on your device, so there is nothing to sign up for.
- Games in the menuThe games now have their own place in the menu at the top of every page.
- A What's New pageThis page. Every update from now on gets logged here, newest first, so you can see what's changed and when.
- Faster pagesThe films on the homepage are about ten times smaller. On phones we show still pictures only, which saves your data.
- Films for every storySome stories in the Archive are still waiting for their film. We've started going back to make every one of them. Each film goes on its story page as soon as it's finished.