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The Slough Experiment
In the 1950s, one town became a national testbed for safer roads. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

The Real Life Scrooge
Meet John Elwes, the Berkshire miser who inspired Dickens’ Scrooge.

The Bunker Beneath Berkshire
Hidden beneath a university building, a Cold War secret. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

Reading's Forgotten Club
In the 70s, a team changed Berkshire rugby forever. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

The voice that grew a nation
He taught Britain to dig for victory.

The Bats of Enborne
A Berkshire church where the inhabitants only come out at night. Rich Clarke has more.

The Battle that broke a King
A fight in Reading that dethroned a king. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

The pilot who swam to shore
She flew across continents and swam for survival. Lorin Bozkurt finds out more.

The Windsor Witches
In 1579, Windsor accused four women of being Witches.

The funeral that shook Reading
When Selina Smith went, she went out in style. Katie Tyler finds out more.