Notorious Nottinghamshire

Explore fascinating stories from across Nottinghamshire.

Radio Nottingham,32 episodes

Episodes

ListGrid

How to speak 'Nottinghamese'
Natalie Braber from NTU explains where we get our words from.
26 Sep 2026,15 mins
The Girl who Swallowed Pins
The story of how Kitty Hudson from Arnold came to be known as 'the human pincushion'.
19 Sep 2026,5 mins
Nottingham's first female surgeon
Margaret Glen Bott practiced in the city from 1916.
22 Aug 2026,15 mins
The Legend of La Chic
The story of the groundbreaking Nottingham nightclub.
23 Jul 2026,17 mins
Sex, scandal, and the novel that changed the world
The story of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.
11 Feb 2026,15 mins
The first registered nurse
Tom Cable and Jenny Main tell the story of the Nottingham nurse Ethel Fenwick.
27 Jan 2026,7 mins
Nottingham's Christmas Past
Journey back in time to find out what Victorian-era Nottingham looked like at Christmas.
22 Dec 2025,10 mins
A Victorian Christmas at Old Market Square
What did Christmas in Nottingham look like more than a century ago?
09 Dec 2025,9 mins
Ahead of Her Time: Florence Boot
The story of the woman who made the pharmaceutical giant what it is today.
18 Nov 2025,11 mins
The River Leen: Nottingham's River
Has the 'true river' of Nottingham been uncovered?
31 Oct 2025,7 mins
Witches & Hyenas: The Secrets of Creswell's Caves
Straddling the border of Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire you'll find Creswell Crags.
18 Jul 2025,9 mins
‘Mad’ Madge: Bassetlaw’s Sci-Fi trailblazer
Exploring the life and legacy of Margaret Cavendish.
09 Apr 2025,15 mins
Pilgrims of Nottinghamshire: The Mayflower Voyage
Follow the journey of the pilgrims as they founded one of the first colonies in America.
28 Nov 2024,17 mins
How King John died at Newark Castle
Discover the story behind the undignified death of the notorious monarch.
15 Nov 2024,16 mins
Wilford's cannibal pirate
Discover the story of a Nottingham-born sailor forced to do the unthinkable to survive.
31 Oct 2024,15 mins
Sherwood Unwrapped
3. ‘Shottingham’
Explore the true crime parallels found in the BBC One drama, Sherwood.
13 Sep 2024,24 mins
Sherwood Unwrapped
2. Spotlight on the stars
Nottinghamshire actors have relished the chance to take on roles in the BBC One drama.
12 Sep 2024,26 mins
Sherwood Unwrapped
1. James Graham makes home the real story
Writer James Graham puts his home city at the centre of the BBC One drama, Sherwood.
11 Sep 2024,15 mins
Sherwood Unwrapped
Welcome to Sherwood Unwrapped
Explore the true story behind BBC One crime drama, Sherwood.
13 Jun 2022,36 mins
The ‘goblins’ of Wollaton Park
A remarkable discovery by a group of Nottingham school children is re-examined.
15 Jun 2023,17 mins
The Knights Templar and the dungeons of Newark
The story of the demise of the mysterious order in Nottinghamshire.
08 Jun 2023,17 mins
The story of Raleigh
How a small cycle maker in Nottingham became the biggest name in bikes in the world.
01 Jun 2023,16 mins
The exorcist and the witch hunt
Discover how a successful clergyman ended up chasing witches in Nottingham.
25 May 2023,19 mins
Nottingham’s Goose Fair
Explore the long and vibrant history of one of the biggest fairs in Europe.
07 Oct 2022,16 mins
Saints and martyrs
The lasting effect of Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries.
11 Aug 2022,18 mins
The Iron Giant
Bringing a beautiful railway viaduct back to life.
09 Aug 2022,19 mins
Douglas Byng: The origins of drag
How the English comic singer and songwriter brought drag to the masses.
04 Aug 2022,20 mins
Life at the workhouse
Exploring what it was like to live in a Victorian workhouse.
02 Aug 2022,21 mins
City of caves
Journey underground to explore the network of caves unique to Nottingham.
20 Mar 2022,19 mins
The ghosts of Newstead Abbey
Find out about the spooky goings-on at Lord Byron’s ancestral home.
17 Mar 2022,21 mins