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26/12/2024
The best of our Secret Somerset series from 2024.
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The WW2 hero who didn’t carry a weapon
Arturo Fanconi from Ilminster was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for saving lives.
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The witches of Shepton Mallet
Historical researcher Monica Newton presents ‘Witches Season’ at the prison.
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The witchcraft trial of Julian Cox
Julian Cox was the last person to be executed in Taunton for witchcraft in 1663.
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The Witch of Wookey Hole
Exploring the caves and the legend of the witch of Wookey Hole.
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The Victorian pleasure ground
The artist William Turner sketched the view of the Watchet coast from the site.
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The Taunton flat unchanged since the 1960s
The flat holds more than 50 years of family history.
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The Somerset bank with its own banknotes
It’s said Stuckey’s banknotes had a circulation second only to the Bank of England.
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The Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cemetery
The cemetery is the final resting place for inmates and staff from the asylum.
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The mill in Bryan Adams’ music video is for sale
The old mill features in the music video for ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’.
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The lost village of Clicket
The Exmoor village was abandoned more than a hundred years ago.
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The lepers’ hamlet
Culbone now consists of two houses and the tiny church of St Beuno.
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The leaning church of Burnham-on-Sea
Discovering the unique quirks of St Andrew's Church built in the 14th century.
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The incredible stories of Cricket St Thomas
The estate has been used as a wildlife park, a theme park and filming location.
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The hidden tunnels beneath Frome
Robin Hill takes us down to the tunnel system underneath the old part of the town.
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The hidden past of Exmoor’s WW2 training site
A radar station and archaeological remains can be found on the North Hill site.
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The hauntings and history of Syndenham House
The grade II listed building is over 500 years old and is full of haunted tales.
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The haunting of Hestercombe
The ghost of Mrs Portman has been spotted in the historic house by visitors.
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The Gurt Worm
The legend of the Gurt Worm on the Quantocks.
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The gothic mansion that became a TB Sanatorium
Quantock Lodge was built in the 1800s for the-then MP of Taunton, Henry Labouchere.
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The frozen in time Somerset chemist
The South Petherton chemist was recreated in Cornwall and is now moving to County Durham.
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The forgotten canal tunnel closed for over 150 years
Simon Maggs takes us down into the Crimson Hill Tunnel running under his garden.
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The factory behind the breakfast table staple
Hemyock in the Blackdown Hills produced St Ivel Gold until 2008.
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The Exmoor White Horse Inn
The story and history of a 16th Century Inn owned by a couple for the past 35 years.
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The Exmoor pub with famous connections
A president, a spy and a tragic ghost – the history of The Royal Oak in Withypool.
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The Exmoor Oral History Archive
Birdie Johnson recorded over 200 hours of archive around the turn of the century.
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The darker side of the Mendip hills
A new digital trail tells the dark stories of Cheddar and the Mendips.
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The D-Day air support
Discover the role the South West’s airfields played in D-Day.
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The Cold War secret on the Mendips
The research centre improved the accuracy of radar systems for ground-to-air missiles.




























