Channel 4 has launched a new website to let viewers interact with its new family history program, Empire's Children.

The program, due to be broadcast from July 2, will look at how the breaking up of the Britich Empire has shaped modern Britain and our national identity. It will uncover the family histories of ten celebrities, concentrating on the period towards the end of the British Empire.

The accompanying website will feature the stories of these celebrities, and will also provide tips on how you can trace your own Empire lineage. More than that, though, it will provide a space where anyone can share their family history experiences, and their thoughts on the fall of the Empire.

Andrew Chitty, Managing Director of Ilumina Digital, which made the site, said: "For Empire's Children online, our mission has been to combine Wall to Wall's brilliant TV show with a user-generated content site that allows the audience to contribute their own family stories."

You can visit the site now at http://www.channel4.com/empire.