Features

Every Wednesday on BBC Radio Gloucestershire, David or Chris from the BBC Gloucestershire online team join Steve Kitchen to showcase a Website of the Week.

Here you can find details of all the websites we've featured on air. Click on the links on the right of this page to visit the sites.

Websites of the Week

(www.wellybook.com) All you could possibly want to know about wellington boots!

(www.getthemessage.net) Impress your friends with a personalised message delivered by the Royal Navy (requires sound)

(www.bbc.co.uk/tennis) Take on the fastest tennis serves and be an ace in 'Smash Return'.

(www.anagramgenius.com) Search for anagrams and check out plenty of clever ones submitted by other people.

(www.stickcricket.com/gameslog.php) Play cricket online and become a star batsman from the comfort of your own home or workplace.

(www.environment-agency.gov.uk/fun) Build your very own interactive city garden, meadow or pond.

(www.personalityquiz.net) A variety of short tests that attempt to analyse your personality by interpreting your reactions to various events.

(www.noisegames.com) Sing the blues, sing in the shower or conduct an alien choir. Make sweet music here!

(www.angryalien.com) A troupe of bunnies parody a collection of movies by re-enacting them in 30 seconds.

(www.lovecalculator.com) How much do you love someone else? Work it out here.

(www.england-rocks.co.uk) Find out interesting facts about music in your area.

(www.cookingbynumbers.com) Find recipes based on what you have in stock!

(www.emmadavies.net/fairy) The original fairy name generator.

(www.yesterdaytomorrow.co.uk) The history of the rocking horse.

(www.movieprofiler.com) Find your emotion based movie recommendations!

(www.peasy.com) Rent parking space in your drive or garage, or rent a spot from other members in cities around the UK.

(www.richardjwild.co.uk) Snow, snow, snow! Dr Richard Wild has dedicated this site to everything about snow, including interesting snow facts and folklore.

(www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/2144) For Cabbage lovers everywhere! You can turn into a Cabbage, listen to a Cabbage anthem and read the Cabbage Times!

CarbonNeutral (www.carbonneutral.com)
Use this site to calculate your carbon emissions from driving, flying or from home.....

Song Tapper (www.songtapper.com)
Tap out the rhythm of a song on your computer keyboard and the site will present you with a list of probable song matches...

SportsBase (www.sportsbase.co.uk)
An online sports networking community for players of any sport which will enable them to find, for example, a tennis or snooker partner in their area...

Gloucestershire Freecycle (www.freecycle.org and follow the links to join)
Want to get rid of that unwanted Christmas present? Or maybe you're after an old item that someone else wants to get rid of...

NORAD Track Santa (www.noradsanta.org)
Follow Father Christmas's route around the world on Christmas Eve...

GiftGen (www.giftgen.com)
Can't think of what to buy your mum, brother or best friend for Christmas? Let this handy website help you out...

Make-A-Flake (snowflakes.lookandfeel.com)
Remember making paper snowflakes when you were a kid? Now you can do it the high-tech way using your computer...

Mysupermarket (mysupermarket.co.uk)
Compare prices at different online supermarket websites to make sure you're getting the best deal....

BBC's Planet Earth (www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/flashapp/)
Explore the world using an interactive globe to view clips from the BBC series.

The Joy of Soup (suzette.typepad.com/the_joy_of_soup/)
A soup blog, along with lots of different soup recipes.

Stroud's Green Paper
(www.stroud.gov.uk/docs/environment/greenpaper/flash.htm)
Stroud District Council are putting forward their vision for a greener future - find out more with this interactive page.

The Gunpowder Plot (www.gunpowderplot.parliament.uk)
This website traces the history of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 using original material held in the archives at the Houses of Parliament among other sources.

BBC Food - Halloween Party Recipes
(www.bbc.co.uk/food/news_and_events/events_halloween.shtml)
Party food with a Halloween theme.

Song Facts (www.songfacts.com)
Ever wondered what the meaning was behind your favourite song? This website reveals facts you may not know.

Climate Change - the experiment (www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange)
You can help scientists to predict climate change by taking part in world's largest ever climate experiment.

I Used To Believe (www.iusedtobelieve.com)
Remember those myths that you believed when you were younger - this website is dedicated to them.

Meethalfway.com (www.meethalfway.com)
Want to meet up with a friend who lives 300 miles away? Use this site to find a pub, restaurant, hotel or other meeting point half way between your houses.

BBC Gloucestershire: Cheltenham Town Interviews
Missed the post-match interview on Saturday? Don't despair - check out the manager's and players' reaction for the whole season here... (www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/sport/cheltenham_town_fc)

Shop Horror (www.shophorror.co.uk)
Pizza the Action? Spex Appeal? Austin Flowers? A list of amusing shop names...

What is Blogging? (www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/browse/blogging_1.shtml)
How do I get involved in GlosBlog? (www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/community)

Make Holiday Friends (www.makeholidayfriends.co.uk)
Find, and get to know, friends who are planning a holiday to the same destination - all before you go!

Were the moon landings faked? (www.apollo-hoax.me.uk)
Some people say the Apollo moon landings never took place and that they've got evidence to prove it. Take a look for yourself...

Old Superstitions (www.oldsuperstitions.com)
A dog eating grass brings rain... Its bad luck to let a fire go out on New Year's Eve...

Door-to-Door Journey Planner (bbc.transportdirect.info/bbc/en)
Plan your journey using the car, buses, trains, trams and ferries...

Goal Finger
(www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/sport/football/worldcup/2006/
goalfinger/game.shtml)
Test your World Cup knowledge as you try to win the virtual World Cup...

World Cup Blogs (blogs.guardian.co.uk/worldcup06 and www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldcup)
Get the latest news from Germany direct from journalists and fans who are Blogging from the heart of the action...

Surname Profiler (www.spatial-literacy.org/uclnames)
Check out the parts of the country where your surname is most common, and compare it with stats for a hundred years ago...

DVD Price Check (www.dvdpricecheck.co.uk)
Want to buy DVDs online? Search dozens of web-based retailers in one go...

Google Idol (www.googleidol.com)
Fancy yourself as the next Robbie Williams or Girls Aloud? Send in your video and you might get famous....

Google Maps (maps.google.co.uk)
Want to see your house on a satellite image taken from space? This is the website to visit.

Say no to 0870 (www.saynoto0870.com)
Need an alternative or cheaper phone number for your bank or high street shop? Try searching on this website...

Movie Mistakes (www.moviemistakes.com)
Want to find out which Scene in Star Wars shows a storm trooper banging his head on a door frame? Check out this website...

Kiss this Guy (www.kissthisguy.com)
Misheard song lyrics. Such as "Scuse me while I kiss this guy" - a misheard lyric from Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.

Who Would Buy That? (www.whowouldbuythat.com)
Discover the weirder side of online auctions. Toilets from spaceships, Dukes of Hazzard needlepoint sets and stuffed rats feature in this collection of the most peculiar items ever sold on Ebay.

The Answerbank (www.theanswerbank.co.uk)
Need a question answering? It's probably already been answered here, and if not - why not ask it, and wait for an answer?

Chris's British Road Directory (www.cbrd.co.uk)
Everything you ever wanted to know about Britain's motorways!

Suggest a site

If you want to suggest a website for Website of the Week then get in touch by emailing gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk. Remember it's often the most unusual and quirky websites that will be featured.