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Secret Kent

Explore fascinating stories from Kent. To share ideas or stories with the team, email [email protected].

Radio Kent,111 episodes

Episodes

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Train robbers, the Krays and a Thanet boy
The story of Ernest Millen CBE who rose to head of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad.
09 Jan 2026,9 mins
A life down under or the noose?
Stories of choices and transportation to Australia.
02 Jan 2026,9 mins
An execution most grotesque
A tale of the Bishop of Rochester, the cook and the King.
19 Dec 2025,9 mins
Penshurst's drinking bear & other animals
The story of a tucked away toy museum that spans the generations.
12 Dec 2025,9 mins
Rochester: Where our Christmas began
Uncovering how the Christmas we know today originated in Rochester with Charles Dickens.
04 Dec 2025,9 mins
Shootout at the Goudhurst Corral
A story of smuggling, violence and the Hawkhurst Gang.
28 Nov 2025,9 mins
The killing field at Penenden Heath
Exploring the gruesome past of a Maidstone suburb.
21 Nov 2025,9 mins
Harriet Quimby: Lost to history
The story of the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel from Whitfield.
14 Nov 2025,9 mins
Faversham's jam tin grenade VC
The 'boys own adventure' story of a Victoria Cross holder and Olympic Gold medalist.
07 Nov 2025,9 mins
Ramsgate's underground lifesaver
The tunnels under the Thanet seaside town that protected a generation.
31 Oct 2025,9 mins
The Ghosts Of Bluebell Hill
Investigating what lies behind the folklore at this supernatural hot spot.
24 Oct 2025,9 mins
The Pirate of Faversham quayside
Was a former fish gutter from the town the inspiration for Pirate Jack Sparrow?
10 Oct 2025,9 mins
When The Beatles came to Sevenoaks.
The story of when the Fab Four came to town.
03 Oct 2025,9 mins
'The noise was thunderous!'
The story of Dover's hovercraft.
26 Sep 2025,9 mins
Searching for Stig's dump
Where is the location for this children's classic tale?
19 Sep 2025,9 mins
The story of Deadmans Island
How a small piece of land is giving up its dead.
12 Sep 2025,9 mins
The Witches of Faversham
How laughing at a man hurting his backside ended in tragedy.
29 Aug 2025,9 mins
A Snodland tragedy
The tragic tale of PC Israel May, the first Kent police officer killed on duty.
15 Aug 2025,9 mins
The man who killed the King.
The story of the Maidstone Mayor who committed regicide.
08 Aug 2025,9 mins
Dover's starring role in the film they banned
What would happen if a nuclear bomb went off in Dover?
06 Aug 2025,5 mins
Dover's Roman Light
Exploring the story of the Pharos light.
01 Aug 2025,9 mins
When nature takes over
The story of Samphire Hoe, the newest part of the UK.
25 Jul 2025,9 mins
Reculver's Dambuster.
From the Romans to the Lancaster, the story of a North Kent landmark.
18 Jul 2025,9 mins
Hawkhurst's Original Cubist
How the humble stock cube came to be and the story of a life touched by tragedy.
11 Jul 2025,9 mins
Cooling's Grave Expectations
How Charles Dickens was inspired by a Kent graveyard.
04 Jul 2025,9 mins
Murder most foul in Faversham
The murder of Thomas Arden.
27 Jun 2025,9 mins
Dover in Miniature
Exploring the origins of an 1815 tableau of Dover Docks, with Jo Burn. Photo: BBC
19 Jun 2025,4 mins
Disaster on Dock Road
When tragedy struck the Medway Towns in 1951.
13 Jun 2025,9 mins
Death at Staplehurst
How Charles Dickens became a hero but at great personal cost in 1865.
06 Jun 2025,9 mins
Tragedy in Faversham
The disastrous gunpowder explosion of 1916.
30 May 2025,9 mins