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Secret Herefordshire

Explore fascinating stories from Herefordshire.

Hereford & Worcester,20 episodes

Episodes

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The doubly thankful village
All the men from Middleton on the Hill who served in both world wars returned home.
10 Nov 2025,6 mins
Croft Castle: The ghost of the Welsh Prince
Discover how the tall medieval knight of Owain Glyndŵr is said to roam the castle tower.
20 Oct 2025,16 mins
Croft Castle: Secrets of the Walled Garden
Discover the apples, pears, damsons and vineyards in the estate's horticultural havens.
20 Oct 2025,8 mins
Croft Castle: A thousand years of history
The 1,700 acre estate can trace its roots to the Domesday Book.
20 Oct 2025,15 mins
What's inside Kinnersley Castle?
The eight-acre home links a Formula 1 driver, a WW2 Nazi sympathiser and a Saxon knight.
29 Jul 2025,10 mins
Ross-on-Wye’s world famous glam rockers
Discover the riverside roots of Mott The Hoople's Dale Griffin and Pete Overend Watts.
9 mins
How Hereford soldiers caught Hitler’s successor
Operation Blackout saw the arrest of Karl Dönitz, after Nazi Germany's surrender.
09 May 2025,11 mins
Inside the world’s largest Chained Library
Discover the thousand-year-old secrets and medieval manuscripts at Hereford Cathedral.
10 Apr 2025,13 mins
The pub owned by a Python
Terry Jones created what turned in to a pioneering microbrewery at Penrhos Court.
03 Apr 2025,7 mins
The legacy of The Park Hall Ballroom, Wormelow
In an era before arena shows, Status Quo, Marmalade and more would rock in Herefordshire.
27 Mar 2025,13 mins
The ancient Roman sword, found in the River Lugg
A near 2,000-year-old spatha sword surfaced near Bodenham. We examine its ancient past.
06 Mar 2025,7 mins
A musical history of Hergest Ridge
Mike Oldfield made The Beacon in Kington his home for his chart-topping second album.
27 Feb 2025,9 mins
How Hereford helped the world see the stars
Discover the incredible invention, a mirror, which transformed our understanding of space.
20 Feb 2025,8 mins
Deciphering Hereford’s Mappa Mundi
Explore almost every detail of the 750-year-old medieval map, the largest of its kind.
06 Feb 2025,11 mins
Mystery woman discovered in Victorian rubbish dump
Her image was stunningly preserved for over 150 years under three feet of earth.
8 mins
The epic battle at the crossroads
Around 9,000 men fought at Mortimer's Cross, between Kingsland and Aymestry.
23 Jan 2025,6 mins
The unsolved mysteries of Snodhill Castle
Secrets are still being uncovered from one of our most ancient Norman fortifications.
16 Jan 2025,6 mins
A dragon in the woods
The tantalising tale of Mordiford's fire-breathing creature, a knight and some cider.
09 Jan 2025,5 mins
When Black Sabbath came to Cradley
Discover the house that was home to the band's drummer, Bill Ward, for many years.
02 Jan 2025,4 mins
'Previously undiscovered' find at Arthur’s Stone
The Neolithic monument contains over 35 tonnes of stone, and predates Stonehenge.
02 Jan 2025,5 mins