diff --git a/ContentDirectory.py b/ContentDirectory.py
index 1f61acc..b0ccdc0 100644
--- a/ContentDirectory.py
+++ b/ContentDirectory.py
@@ -39,17 +39,25 @@ class ContentDirectoryControl(UPnPPublisher, dict):
 
     def addContainer(self, parent, title, klass = Container, **kwargs):
         ret = self.addItem(parent, klass, title, **kwargs)
-        self.children[ret] = []
+        self.children[ret] = self[ret]
         return ret
 
     def addItem(self, parent, klass, *args, **kwargs):
         assert isinstance(self[parent], Container)
         nid = self.getnextID()
-        i = klass(nid, parent, *args, **kwargs)
+        i = klass(self, nid, parent, *args, **kwargs)
         self.children[parent].append(i)
         self[i.id] = i
         return i.id
 
+    def delItem(self, id):
+	if isinstance(self[id], Container):
+		for i in self.children[id]:
+			self.delItem(i)
+		assert len(self.children[id]) == 0
+		del self.children[id]
+	del self[id]
+
     def getchildren(self, item):
         assert isinstance(self[item], Container)
         return self.children[item][:]
diff --git a/DIDLLite.py b/DIDLLite.py
index 10cd383..1b3b3a8 100644
--- a/DIDLLite.py
+++ b/DIDLLite.py
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ class Object:
     res = None
     writeStatus = None
 
-    def __init__(self, id, parentID, title, restricted = False,
+    def __init__(self, cd, id, parentID, title, restricted = False,
                  creator = None):
 
+	self.cd = cd
         self.id = id
         self.parentID = parentID
         self.title = title
@@ -203,19 +204,20 @@ class PlaylistItem(Item):
 class TextItem(Item):
     klass = Item.klass + '.textItem'
 
-class Container(Object):
+class Container(Object, list):
     """An object that can contain other objects."""
 
     klass = Object.klass + '.container'
 
     elementName = 'container'
-    childCount = 0
+    childCount = property(lambda x: len(x))
     createClass = None
     searchClass = None
     searchable = None
 
-    def __init__(self, id, parentID, title, restricted = 0, creator = None):
-        Object.__init__(self, id, parentID, title, restricted, creator)
+    def __init__(self, cd, id, parentID, title, restricted = 0, creator = None):
+        Object.__init__(self, cd, id, parentID, title, restricted, creator)
+	list.__init__(self)
 
     def toElement(self):