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  1. 26/12/2024

    The best of our Secret Somerset series from 2024.

  2. The WW2 hero who didn’t carry a weapon

    Arturo Fanconi from Ilminster was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for saving lives.

  3. The witches of Shepton Mallet

    Historical researcher Monica Newton presents ‘Witches Season’ at the prison.

  4. The witchcraft trial of Julian Cox

    Julian Cox was the last person to be executed in Taunton for witchcraft in 1663.

  5. The Witch of Wookey Hole

    Exploring the caves and the legend of the witch of Wookey Hole.

  6. The Victorian pleasure ground

    The artist William Turner sketched the view of the Watchet coast from the site.

  7. The Taunton flat unchanged since the 1960s

    The flat holds more than 50 years of family history.

  8. The Somerset bank with its own banknotes

    It’s said Stuckey’s banknotes had a circulation second only to the Bank of England.

  9. The Pauper Lunatic Asylum Cemetery

    The cemetery is the final resting place for inmates and staff from the asylum.

  11. 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’.

  12. The lost village of Clicket

    The Exmoor village was abandoned more than a hundred years ago.

  13. The lepers’ hamlet

    Culbone now consists of two houses and the tiny church of St Beuno.

  14. The leaning church of Burnham-on-Sea

    Discovering the unique quirks of St Andrew's Church built in the 14th century.

  15. The incredible stories of Cricket St Thomas

    The estate has been used as a wildlife park, a theme park and filming location.

  16. The hidden tunnels beneath Frome

    Robin Hill takes us down to the tunnel system underneath the old part of the town.

  17. The hidden past of Exmoor’s WW2 training site

    A radar station and archaeological remains can be found on the North Hill site.

  18. The hauntings and history of Syndenham House

    The grade II listed building is over 500 years old and is full of haunted tales.

  19. The haunting of Hestercombe

    The ghost of Mrs Portman has been spotted in the historic house by visitors.

  20. The Gurt Worm

    The legend of the Gurt Worm on the Quantocks.

  21. The gothic mansion that became a TB Sanatorium

    Quantock Lodge was built in the 1800s for the-then MP of Taunton, Henry Labouchere.

  22. The frozen in time Somerset chemist

    The South Petherton chemist was recreated in Cornwall and is now moving to County Durham.

  23. The forgotten canal tunnel closed for over 150 years

    Simon Maggs takes us down into the Crimson Hill Tunnel running under his garden.

  24. The factory behind the breakfast table staple

    Hemyock in the Blackdown Hills produced St Ivel Gold until 2008.

  25. The Exmoor White Horse Inn

    The story and history of a 16th Century Inn owned by a couple for the past 35 years.

  26. The Exmoor pub with famous connections

    A president, a spy and a tragic ghost – the history of The Royal Oak in Withypool.

  27. The Exmoor Oral History Archive

    Birdie Johnson recorded over 200 hours of archive around the turn of the century.

  28. The darker side of the Mendip hills

    A new digital trail tells the dark stories of Cheddar and the Mendips.

  29. The D-Day air support

    Discover the role the South West’s airfields played in D-Day.

  30. The Cold War secret on the Mendips

    The research centre improved the accuracy of radar systems for ground-to-air missiles.

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