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Secret Shropshire

Explore fascinating stories from Shropshire.

Radio Shropshire,41 episodes

Episodes

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The Dawley man in touch with our “cosmic masters”
In 1956 George King received, what he said, was a visit from an extra-terrestrial being.
01 Oct 2024,10 mins
Was Robin Hood really from Shropshire?
The tales of Fulk FitzWarin strike a familiar note to those from a forest in Sherwood.
02 Oct 2024,4 mins
The Shropshire urban explorer
From Shropshire caves to Nazi bunkers in Germany, hear Chris document his explorations.
03 Oct 2024,12 mins
The Georgian Hellraiser
“Mad Jack” Mytton was born at Halston Estate in 1796, inheriting a fortune.
09 Oct 2024,7 mins
The RAF Cosford UFO incident
A triangular shaped craft proved to be the MOD's 'UFO desk' most baffling cases ever.
15 Oct 2024,16 mins
Wild Edric and the seven whistlers
Is there anywhere more spooky in Shropshire than the Stiperstones?
15 Oct 2024,4 mins
The phantom arm of Much Wenlock
A horrific accident still haunts Much Wenlock to today.
15 Oct 2024,3 mins
Dawley’s “Fatty” Foulke
He was English football's first massive star and his bulk led to the need for ball boys.
18 Oct 2024,5 mins
The Child’s Ercall Mermaid
Did you know Shropshire has it’s own mermaid?
3 mins
Ippikin’s cave
Who was the medieval menace Ippikin, and why does he haunt Wenlock Edge?
24 Oct 2024,3 mins
Thwarting the Wenlock Edge bomber
In 1942 the Luftwaffe dropped a bomb close to Wenlock Edge.
25 Oct 2024,3 mins
The Ironbridge Ghost Barge
Get ready to set sail on the Ironbridge Ghost Barge with Folklorist Amy Boucher.
29 Oct 2024,3 mins
The burly monks of Easthope
Easthope graveyard boasts probably Shropshire’s weirdest ghost story.
30 Oct 2024,4 mins
Shropshire's serial killer
The gory tale of Shrewsbury’s “Bloudie Jack” in the dark ages.
30 Oct 2024,6 mins
The spectral monks of Buildwas Abbey
Shrouded monks still haunt Buildwas Abbey after a gruesome murder.
30 Oct 2024,4 mins
The devil in Jackfield
If you pop out for a Halloween drink, be careful who joins you in the pub.
31 Oct 2024,3 mins
The Stiperstone’s hollies
Story teller Sally Tonge with a Stiperstones myth about their ancient holly trees.
05 Nov 2024,6 mins
The Russian house in Shropshire
Why is there a Russian-style Dacha house hidden in the Shropshire woodland?
13 Nov 2024,5 mins
Shropshire’s sin-eater
There’s a mysterious monument in south Shropshire commemorating the last sin-eater.
03 Dec 2024,5 mins
Shropshire’s lewd ladies
Do you know the secret of Shropshire’s lewd ladies?
07 Jan 2025,4 mins
Hawkstone caves
BBC Radio Shropshire’s Adam Green goes underground for Secret Shropshire.
23 Jan 2025,9 mins
The Paranormal Team Leader
Shrewsbury Prison have a job vacancy with a difference but it’s not for everyone.
24 Jan 2025,8 mins
“I get a sense of someone maybe watching you”
What is lurking beneath The Old Town Hall Vaults in Whitchurch?
30 Jan 2025,10 mins
The oldest man to have ever lived?
Alberbury’s Tom Parr lived for 152 years and 9 months.
04 Feb 2025,4 mins
‘It’s an experience you’re not going to forget’
Take a trip underground and experience the wonder of Soulton Long Barrow.
11 Feb 2025,10 mins
Carvings from the Somme
Henry Middleton from Newport spent his free time in the World War 1 trenches carving.
18 Feb 2025,3 mins
Ludlow's lady of the night
Cora was shocked to discover her great grandmother, Elizabeth Charmer, was a prostitute.
19 Feb 2025,5 mins
Hitler’s plans for Bridgnorth
Did Adolf Hitler really have plans to make Bridgnorth his English base?
27 Feb 2025,5 mins
The Murder at Hogstow Mill
Hogstow Mill in the Hope Valley is hiding a gruesome secret.
13 Mar 2025,6 mins
The Legend of Mitchell’s Fold
High up in the Shropshire hills, lie the remains of a once great stone circle.
25 Mar 2025,7 mins