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Secret Shropshire Episodes

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    The Georgian Hellraiser

    “Mad Jack” Mytton was born at Halston Estate in 1796, inheriting a fortune.

  2. The Folklore of the Tanat Valley

    Legend has it that Tanat Valley is home to ogres, giants and fairies.

  3. The Execution Room

    For centuries, Shrewsbury Prison was a site of public executions.

  4. The devil in Jackfield

    If you pop out for a Halloween drink, be careful who joins you in the pub.

  5. 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.

  6. The Child’s Ercall Mermaid

    Did you know Shropshire has it’s own mermaid?

  7. The burly monks of Easthope

    Easthope graveyard boasts probably Shropshire’s weirdest ghost story.

  8. Shropshire’s sin-eater

    There’s a mysterious monument in south Shropshire commemorating the last sin-eater.

  9. Shropshire’s lewd ladies

    Do you know the secret of Shropshire’s lewd ladies?

  10. Shropshire's serial killer

    The gory tale of Shrewsbury’s “Bloudie Jack” in the dark ages.

  11. Ludlow's lady of the night

    Cora was shocked to discover her great grandmother, Elizabeth Charmer, was a prostitute.

  12. Ippikin’s cave

    Who was the medieval menace Ippikin, and why does he haunt Wenlock Edge?

  13. Hitler’s plans for Bridgnorth

    Did Adolf Hitler really have plans to make Bridgnorth his English base?

  14. Heavyweight trouble in Shropshire

    During WWII, one of the most famous men on earth ended up in the unlikeliest of places.

  15. Hawkstone caves

    BBC Radio Shropshire’s Adam Green goes underground for Secret Shropshire.

  16. Dawley’s “Fatty” Foulke

    He was English football's first massive star and his bulk led to the need for ball boys.

  17. Carvings from the Somme

    Henry Middleton from Newport spent his free time in the World War 1 trenches carving.

  18. “I get a sense of someone maybe watching you”

    What is lurking beneath The Old Town Hall Vaults in Whitchurch?

  19. ‘It’s an experience you’re not going to forget’

    Take a trip underground and experience the wonder of Soulton Long Barrow.

  20. 'A painting so terrifying, the story wrote itself'

    Do you dare look at the haunted painting of The Nags Head in Shrewsbury?

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