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Secret Dorset Episodes

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    Historic sport in Blandford Forum

    Three walls, gloves and a hard cork ball is all you need.

  2. Hiding in a car park

    Beneath a shopping centre in Dorchester lies remnants of a Neolithic henge.

  3. Descendants in Dorset

    John Constable and his descendants have connections with the county.

  4. Chained in Wimborne Minster

    Tucked away in a corner of Wimborne Minster is England’s second largest chained library.

  5. Bournemouth's Russian enclave

    Discover how Tuckton is linked to one of the most seismic events in political history.

  6. Behind bulletproof glass

    The story of the painting pivotal in the film The Grand Budapest Hotel.

  7. Battle of the flags

    You wait for a flag then four come along at once.

  8. Back in the spotlight

    From Doctor Who to Project Hail Mary, Durdle Door keeps stealing the spotlight.

  9. And the county took over

    Some Dorset towns were once part of Hampshire but why did they move?

  10. Ahead of its time

    The Electraglide, designed in Poole, caught the attention of some very famous guitarists.

  11. A lover of pubs

    Steve Harris hears from the authors tracing hostelries featured in Thomas Hardy's works.

  12. A case of mistaken identity

    Identical statues almost 100 miles apart, but who are they actually representing?

  13. 'The butchers that sank the Mary Rose'

    There's a family butchers that's been serving Bridport since 1515.

  14. 'Behind' the door from no. 2

    A surprising snippet from childhood of T. E. Lawrence can be found in Wareham.

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