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Hidden Cornwall

Explore fascinating stories from Cornwall.

Radio Cornwall,108 episodes

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The centuries old tradition that happens in Bodmin
James Churchfield has more details of the Bodmin Wassail.
07 Jan 2026,4 mins
Lawlessness on the Lizard and the Windmill Gang
The Lizard Windmill was built about 400 years ago. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
03 Jan 2026,4 mins
The Truro man who wanted democracy for all
Richard Spurr became a key leader of the Chartist movement in Cornwall in the 1800s.
31 Dec 2025,8 mins
The Newlyn building that holds a tidal secret
Julie Skentelbery has been to look at the red and white building. Photo: Kathy Hill.
26 Dec 2025,5 mins
A fishing boat and the 'Newlyn Clearances'
Julie Skentelbery has more on the housing protests in the 1930s. Photo: Kathy Hill.
20 Dec 2025,4 mins
How much do you know about 'Squeeze Guts Alley?'
Julie Skentelbery has been trying to find out more about the narrow passageway in Truro.
19 Dec 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Truro mystery of a Monk's head and old curse
Could there be a connection to a Friary in Truro around 1259? Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
12 Dec 2025,6 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Terrifying Talland Tales
Julie Skentelbery takes a walk through a beautiful place with a petrifying past.
30 Oct 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Whose ghost is said to haunt a Camborne graveyard?
There are rumours of ghostly sightings at Treslothan. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
24 Oct 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The 'haunted' smuggler's cave in Polperro
The village was associated with smuggling in the 18th century. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
17 Oct 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Have you heard of the 'Owlman' of Mawnan Smith?
It's time to find out about the Owlman of Mawnan Wood.
14 Oct 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Longshore Drift - The Legend of Loe Pool
A ghost story written by Marie Macneill.
09 Oct 2025,19 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The ghost of Jan Tregeagle and Dozmary Pool
Julie Skentelbery has been to Dozmary Pool with Keith Wallis.
09 Oct 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Tales of the mischievous Cornish piskies
This story about the fairy folk was said to have happened in North Cornwall.
13 Sep 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The ‘real’ Indiana Jones who loved Cornwall
Locals treated Mitchell-Hedges as one of their own. Photo: Universal History Archive.
29 Jul 2025,7 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Is Newquay's River Gannel haunted?
The Gannel is a tidal river and opens out onto Crantock Beach. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
23 Jul 2025,7 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Did Anne Boleyn honeymoon on the Roseland?
Elizabeth Dale shares another fascinating story from Cornwall's history with Emma Gill.
15 Jul 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The noises in Falmouth that scared the entire town
The noises were heard in 1849 and kept everyone awake. Photo credit: Elizabeth Dale.
10 Jul 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Gunwalloe Smuggler who once met Charles Dickens
Another tale from Cornwall's past.
01 Jul 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Did you know there is an obelisk in Pencalenick?
It can be found between Truro and Tresillian. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Port Quin and the mystery of the fishing fleet
Port Quin is a small cove near Port Isaac on the North Coast. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Penwith standing stone and the Cornish piskies
The incident was said to have happened in the early 1600s. Photo: Elizabeth Dale.
25 Jun 2025,4 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The suspected sea monster sightings in Cornish waters
Many of the reports came from Falmouth.
25 Jun 2025,2 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Saltash woman who married Sir Francis Drake
Mary Newman from Saltash became Mary Drake in 1569.
24 Jun 2025,5 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
Was a ghostly ship once seen at Porthcurno?
A ghostly apparition was said to have been seen on the Cornish beach.
24 Jun 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The Granny who had many trips to Bodmin Jail
Granny Boswell died in Helston workhouse in 1909. Photo: A H Hawke.
24 Jun 2025,3 mins
Hidden Cornwall: Myths and Legends
The rock carvings in a Crantock Beach cave
Emma Gill has been finding out more from Elizabeth Dale.
24 Jun 2025,4 mins
The 1939 banner that shows part of a town's past
The banner is part of a collection in Helston. Photo: Museum of Cornish Life.
04 Dec 2025,3 mins
A rare navigational tool returns to Scilly
The maritime object dates back to 1568. Photo credit: isles of Scilly Museum.
28 Nov 2025,6 mins
The crew exploring Cornwall's old mine tunnels
BBC Radio Cornwall's David Dixon has more details.
27 Nov 2025,3 mins