Secret SussexEpisodes Episode guide
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White-tailed eagles soar again over Sussex
Hear the sounds of the magnificent birds as they return to Pulborough Brooks.
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Where Christmas puddings hang from the ceiling
The Midhurst Inn stirring up a tradition more than 100 years old.
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When the President visited Forest Row
Just months before his death, why did JFK visit a small Sussex village?
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When Mrs Sandilands went to court
The village art project that forced Nancy to take on a bishop, MPs and bohemian artists.
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When Brighton bared all
How naked bathing divided a city, shocked locals and forced a councillor to go topless.
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When Bob came to Bexhill
His name was Bob Marley – but few in the crowd knew it.
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What lies beneath Swan Avenue
The trapdoor creaked open, and they had an astonishing surprise.
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What happened to Uncle Percy?
Roy and his grandson Tom follow a trail to discover the truth about their missing uncle.
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What did he see on the South Downs?
The shepherd who watched more than his flock at Firle.
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What did he see on the South Downs?
The shepherd who watched more than his flock at Firle.
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Wakehurst’s underground secret
The radio station that’s been hidden in the woods for more than 80 years.
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They climbed 102 steps to etch their names
High up in Chichester Cathedral's Bell Tower lies graffiti in the most unlikely place.
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They carried them down to Brighton beach
Brighton’s Sea Planes were built in the North Laine streets and launched into the sea.
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The truth about the Royal Pavilion tunnels
A shortcut to the stables or a secret tunnel for a King to visit his mistress?
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The tragic tale of Pom Pom Whiting
The goalkeeper, his wife and their unborn baby.
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The strange dome hiding by the A27 roadside
Inside the eerie camouflaged building on the edge of Shoreham Airport.
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The stone that wouldn’t stay buried
Druids, devils, and a Victorian scandal - Hove’s Goldstone is steeped in legend.
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The silent deadly killer on Hastings beach
The German submarine that became an unexpected tourist attraction when it washed ashore.
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The Sidlesham Experiment
They arrived with calloused hands and northern grit for a bold rural experiment.
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The secret work of the Newhaven ferry
How a passenger ferry service to Dieppe became a wartime hospital ship.
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The secret signal station
It looks like a shed, but Cable Hut 14 once carried Britain’s whispers beneath the sea.
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The secret button to an island paradise
Behind the barbed wire lies a beautiful walk around the only island off the Sussex coast.
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The seaside town that was a fascist hotspot
How a rally on Worthing Pier erupted into running battles through the streets.
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The pub, the ghost and the grave
This pub garden has the most unusual feature.
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The pub where the WI began
How a national institution was born at the Fox Inn pub at Singleton.
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The postcard that took 100 years to arrive
How an emotional farewell message sent in 1916 from Newhaven shocked an entire family.
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The Peacehaven scandal
The controversial national newspaper competition that gave Peacehaven its name.
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The night The Beatles came to Brighton
1964 and too young to see The Beatles when they came to town.
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The mystery of Brambletye House
A vanished family, a crumbling mansion – and questions that still linger.
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The most secluded beach in Sussex
If you can find it, and don’t get lost on the way, you might just discover a hidden gem.





























