Why Melton is famous for ‘Painting the Town Red’

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The phrase 'Painting the Town Red' is said to have originated here in Leicestershire. In a story dating back to 1837, the Marquis of Waterford and a group of friends wreaked havoc through Melton Mowbray. The revellers took pots of red paint and proceeded to cover anything they could reach in red paint. BBC Leicester’s Ben Jackson went to find out more with historian Brian Fare. Produced by Pete Wardman. Image: A Spree at Melton Mowbray - Larking at the Grantham Toll Gate - by H Alkin If you want to know as soon as a new episode is available, make sure you subscribe to Secret Leicestershire on BBC Sounds and have push notifications turned on.