The Do Something challenge
Ice sculpting a penguin: take a block of ice and cut away what’s not the bird
Turning a block of ice into a penguin – in pictures
Can I write and record a new Christmas single in a fortnight?
Ed Harcourt and Kathryn Williams sing Snowfall on TV - video
A first-timer's guide to ice dancing: 'My first lift is a swirling vortex of chaos'
Sophie Heawood: It’s not all about sparkles and showing off – taking a lesson in dancing on skates can be a strangely emotional experience
How I overcame my fear of spiders
Afraid of birds, snakes or mice? Tackle your animal phobia
Chessboxing: brain and brawn battle it out
Rhik Samadder bravely takes on the strange world of chessboxing and ends up distinctly wobbly but exhilarated
Learn to surf: 'In that first glide to the beach, I was hooked'
Conducting a classical orchestra for the first time: 'the more power I assumed the happier they got'
Conducting an orchestra: where to find expert tuition – or just watch others
Ride a BMX bike: the Do Something challenge
BMX: where to give it a go
Horse riding on the beach: the Do Something challenge
I saddle up and head for the beach for an exhilarating – and slightly terrifying – ride in stunning surroundings
Busking with Billy Bragg – Jack Monroe's Do Something challenge
How to busk: with Billy Bragg and Jack Monroe – video
The Do Something challenge: Tim Dowling takes on butchery
Splitting trotters, boning loins, removing ribs – how would a meat novice cope with a crash course in pork butchery?
The Do Something challenge: Simon Hattenstone
Task: Gorilla keeper
Location: Durrell Wildlife Park, Jersey
Gorilla keeper for the day – video
Simon Hattenstone goes to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation trust to visit their family of western lowland gorillas and meet their silverback, Badongo
