Secret LeicestershireEpisodes Available now
Christmas Eve 1965: A star fell from the sky
It’s 60 years since the Barwell meteorite landed in the village and made history.
The Belvoir Angels
Etched in gravestones around the Vale of Belvoir and found nowhere else in the world
The Anne of Cleves Pub in Melton Mowbray
The Melton Pub which was owned by the fourth wife of Henry VIII
The Medieval Dungeon Beneath Leicester Market
Beneath the surface of Leicester's market place, a wealth of archaeology can be found.
A runaway slave stars in a defining moment of Leicester’s history
On Tuesday the 2nd of March 1847 Frederick Douglass visited the city.
Why Melton is famous for ‘Painting the Town Red’
In 1837 the Marquis of Waterford and his friends wreaked havoc through Melton Mowbray.
Leicester’s medieval ‘party palace of Europe’
Leicester Castle’s Great Hall hosted many illustrious visitors including Richard III.
Crime and punishment in Leicester
Leicester had four gaols in the 18th century, all sited near Highcross Street.
Secret stories of Long Clawson’s Old Manor House
Long Clawson’s Old Manor House was once the home of a magistrate who tried witches.
Mountsorrel’s ancient Butter Market
Mountsorrel’s Butter Market was erected in 1793 to protect stallholders from the weather.
