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Photos from the recording on the Isle of Wight

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A Cold War secret from the 1950s which lurks amongst the Needles...

This Victorian gun battery became a test site for the British space missile programme.

  • One of the Isle of Wight's greatest attractions, the iconic Needles, at the western end of the island.
  • Tony Tutton of the National Trust shares the great views across the Solent with Helen.
  • A Cold War secret from the 1950s which lurks amongst the Needles...
  • Jamie Marsh, Reserves Officer with the Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, shows Helen the impact of the sea at Bouldnor.
  • The land is now the nearest to a mangrove swamp that you could hope to find in the UK.

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