Silver Jackanory (1991) (with Joan Aiken, Helen Cresswell, Joan Eadington, Dick King-Smith, Robert Leeson)

Odysseus: The Journey Through Hell (1987) (with Richard Curtis)
Theseus: The King Who Killed the Minotaur (1988) (with Richard Curtis)
The Beast of Bolsover: Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1990)
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men: Rabies in Love (1991)
Blood and Honey: Story of Saul and David (1993)
Odyssues: Super Hero (1999) (with Richard Curtis)

Great Journeys of the World (1994) (with Ernie Dingo, Evelyn Glennie, Damian Gorman, Juliet Stevenson and Sandi Toksvig)
Kings and Queens (2001)
Archaeology Is Rubbish: A Beginner's Guide (2002) (with Mick Aston)
In Search of British Heroes: A Companion to the Channel 4 Series Fact or Fiction (2003)
The Worst Jobs in History: The Most Unenviable Jobs Of The Last Two Thousand Years (2004)
The Worst Children's Jobs in History (2005)
Bad Kids: The Worst Behaved Children in History (2009)