Explore fascinating stories from Somerset.
Radio Somerset,·95 episodes
1. The journey begins at Bath Green Park
We begin in the Roman city and hear how a major terminus went from steam to shoppers.
05 Sep 2025,·6 mins
2. Entering Bath’s Two Tunnels
Discover the dark history behind the UK’s longest walking and cycling tunnel.
05 Sep 2025,·7 mins
3. Linking up Midford, Wellow and Shoscombe
As we continue down the line, hear why the railway was important to many small villages.
05 Sep 2025,·9 mins
4. The future of Midsomer Norton and Masbury
Explore an expanding heritage railway and a signal box you can stay in.
5. Shepton Mallet to Evercreech Junction
We visit a once radioactive tunnel and reach the ‘Clapham Junction of the West’.
05 Sep 2025,·8 mins
6. The Friendly Line to Burnham-on-Sea
En route to the coast, we visit Glastonbury Festival’s Worthy Farm and Wells.
7. The last train to Templecombe
We reminisce about 1966 and visit a railway using the original track bed in Templecombe.
Archaeologists have uncovered a site which they think could date back to as early as 50AD.
29 Aug 2025,·9 mins
Robin Hill takes us down to the tunnel system underneath the old part of the town.
26 Aug 2025,·9 mins
Frank Shellard who owns a farm in Combe Hill near Bath, sells milk from his 14 horses.
19 Aug 2025,·10 mins
The current Blue House in Frome was built in the 1700s but is in need of some repair.
31 Jul 2025,·11 mins
The Parliamentarians beat the Royalists at the Battle of Langport in 1645.
11 Jul 2025,·9 mins
Remains from a 2000-year-old settlement on the Avalon Marshes are in the town's museum.
18 Jun 2025,·9 mins
Guide Clive Edney takes us on a tour of the Treasury Block at the end of Vicars’ close.
16 Jun 2025,·2 mins
Birdie Johnson recorded over 200 hours of archive around the turn of the century.
29 May 2025,·10 mins
Simon Maggs takes us down into the Crimson Hill Tunnel running under his garden.
27 May 2025,·7 mins
The old mill features in the music video for ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’.
16 May 2025,·4 mins
Yeovil Railway Centre's volunteers are trying to raise £100k pounds for the project.
17 Apr 2025,·4 mins
EDF's Shaheed Mungur takes Charlie Taylor on a tour of the nuclear power station.
15 Apr 2025,·10 mins
Nicola Fauvel speaks to Charlie Taylor on working in the nuclear power station.
08 Apr 2025,·6 mins
The Douglas Fir tree on Exmoor became the country’s tallest tree in August 2024.
01 Apr 2025,·5 mins
The South Petherton chemist was recreated in Cornwall and is now moving to County Durham.
21 Mar 2025,·7 mins
The research centre improved the accuracy of radar systems for ground-to-air missiles.
17 Mar 2025,·9 mins
The land has seen an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman temple and a Victorian folly.
05 Mar 2025,·8 mins
Dan Broadbent from the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme recounts mythical tales.
25 Feb 2025,·6 mins
The estate has been used as a wildlife park, a theme park and filming location.
20 Feb 2025,·13 mins
The artist William Turner sketched the view of the Watchet coast from the site.
13 Feb 2025,·8 mins
Discovering the unique quirks of St Andrew's Church built in the 14th century.
03 Feb 2025,·7 mins
Frederick Blomberg was adopted and raised by the King and Queen in 1765.
24 Jan 2025,·10 mins
The former magistrates’ court and police station building now houses the town council.
23 Jan 2025,·7 mins
