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Secret DorsetEpisodes

  1. Weymouth's homemade horror house

    Enter if you dare. Michelle Langthorne tours Terror Castle, a one night only attraction.

  2. The tale of 'Bethan's Rock'

    How a young girl's donated rock became Poole museum's 'most famous' object.

  3. The stegosaurus built out of rivalry

    How did this metal dinosaur end up in Poole? Steve Harris looks in to the story.

  4. The mysterious network of sunken paths

    Natural England experts take us on a tour of holloways in West Dorset.

  5. The lost treasures of Sutton Waldron

    St Bartholomew's in Sutton Waldron is unique with links to the Great Exhibition in 1851.

  6. The Hardy of Hardy Monument

    The English novelist and poet or vice-admiral? Why a monument was built for him.

  7. The church mixing sermons with shuttlecocks

    How Christ Church in Melplash has been partly converted into a badminton court.

  8. The castle view not seen since the Civil War

    A medieval castle tower built for a king publicly opens for the first time since 1646.

  9. The Black GIs of Dorset

    Discovering the American GIs who left an impression in Dorset during WWII.

  10. Portland stone: From sea defences to art

    Exploring the history of Tout Quarry at a sculpture workshop in Portland.

  11. Last agricultural railway in the UK

    Tucked away on a watercress farm near Bere Regis is unique piece of history.

  12. Landmark's double life as emergency bunker

    Learn about the Cold War "emergency centre" built below Nothe Fort in Weymouth.

  13. It happened at Rampisham Down

    A site in the middle of the Dorset countryside once sparked wild speculation.

  14. Historic sport in Blandford Forum

    Three walls, gloves and a hard cork ball is all you need.

  15. Chained in Wimborne Minster

    Tucked away in a corner of Wimborne Minster is England’s second largest chained library.

  16. Bournemouth's Russian enclave

    Discover how Tuckton is linked to one of the most seismic events in political history.

  17. And the county took over

    Some Dorset towns were once part of Hampshire but why did they move?

  18. A case of mistaken identity

    Identical statues almost 100 miles apart, but who are they actually representing?

  19. 'The butchers that sank the Mary Rose'

    There's a family butchers that's been serving Bridport since 1515.