Explore fascinating stories from across Cambridgeshire.
Radio Cambridgeshire,·14 episodes
How a Cambridgeshire airfield helped motor racing roar back into life after World War Two.
02 Jun 2026,·12 mins
In 1646, nine people from Huntingdonshire were tried by the notorious Matthew Hopkins.
07 May 2026,·7 mins
Why was a village church chosen for the BBC’s first outside broadcast from Cambridgeshire?
23 Apr 2026,·7 mins
Before it was the County Council HQ, Castle Hill was home to the County Gaol.
14 Apr 2026,·7 mins
How treatment of WWI soldiers led to the creation of the Royal Papworth Hospital.
04 Feb 2026,·6 mins
How the death of a child chimney sweep in Fulbourn changed the lives of children forever.
28 Feb 2025,·8 mins
Why did five University of Cambridge friends end up spying for the Soviet Union?
23 Jan 2025,·8 mins
How a working class district of Cambridge became a ‘dynamic’ force for social change.
09 Dec 2024,·7 mins
Telling the vital role Cambridge scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.
17 Nov 2024,·5 mins
The long lost handwritten notes by Paradise Lost poet John Milton discovered in Arizona.
11 Nov 2024,·3 mins
Exploring the important role Cambridge has played in the history of the Olympic Games.
04 Nov 2024,·3 mins
A century after his death, George Mallory's final words went on display in Cambridge.
28 Oct 2024,·2 mins
How Oliver Cromwell’s decapitated head eventually ended up being buried in Cambridge.
21 Oct 2024,·3 mins
The little-told story of Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly around the world.
15 Oct 2024,·4 mins
