Secret Worcestershire

Explore fascinating stories from Worcestershire.

Hereford & Worcester,27 episodes

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The Battle of Evesham: A legacy of democracy
Barons in rebel, a king in captivity and blood running through the town's abbey.
29 Jul 2026,32 mins
The most unusual crop on Bredon Hill
Discover the surprising reasons why a Worcestershire farm is growing 30 hectares of hemp.
20 Jul 2026,6 mins
The mighty masts of Wychbold
The 700ft titans of the Worcestershire countryside played a vital role in British history.
14 mins
Malvern's 1966 World Cup winner
Dr Neil Phillips, who worked as a GP in the town, was the England team doctor.
12 Jun 2026,30 mins
Sheila Scott: Worcester's queen of the skies
The aviation pioneer broke over 100 records in her lifetime but remains largely unknown.
15 Apr 2026,15 mins
Inside Worcestershire's secret garden
Kate MacRae's project has filmed world-firsts on the banks of the River Severn.
26 mins
The Giant of South Worcestershire
Labourer Robert Reeve, from Ripple, was seven feet four inches tall when he died in 1626.
06 Mar 2026,4 mins
Inside The Crime Scene
We take a look inside one of the most intriguing addresses in Worcester.
27 Feb 2026,10 mins
Dialling up the past
Discover why Bromsgrove is the UK capital of telephone boxes.
19 Feb 2026,9 mins
Remembering Céline
Exploring the impact of a French student's murder on a sleepy Worcestershire village.
18 Dec 2025,17 mins,
Narnia, Middle Earth and Malvern
Discover how authors CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien found inspiration in Worcestershire.
10 Nov 2025,12 mins
Dark tales from Dowles Graveyard
The abandoned site holds a metal mortsafe, unexplained noises and rumours of a witch.
31 Oct 2025,12 mins
Worcestershire’s £1m Fabergé pear blossom
Discover the unique, intricate jewels given to the county's soldiers after the Boer War.
22 Oct 2025,9 mins
'I was a prisoner of war caught by the Japanese'
Fred Seiker describes the horrors of forced labour, and feelings of freedom after VJ Day.
14 Aug 2025,13 mins,
The old girl of Avoncroft
The Danzey Green Mill is a 200-year-old marvel, the only one of its kind in the Midlands.
19 Jul 2025,11 mins
'The seaside of Droitwich Spa'
The town's historic lido was opened by West End star Ralph Lynn in 1935.
11 Jun 2025,9 mins
The hidden WW2 airfield
War-winning radar technology was applied to thousands of aircraft at RAF Defford.
07 May 2025,13 mins
How The Stones, Tom Jones and U2 came to Kiddy
These incredible acts rocked out Kidderminster Town Hall on their way to superstardom.
06 Mar 2025,10 mins
Made like a gun: Redditch's Royal Enfields
The legendary motorbikes became used all over the world following the First World War.
27 Feb 2025,9 mins
The ghost of Weatheroak Hill
PC James Davies was patrolling his route near Beoley, before he was brutally murdered.
20 Feb 2025,13 mins
The Evesham war hospital with zero casualties
It was the unexpected treatment centre created by a woman determined to do her bit.
06 Feb 2025,9 mins
How Malvern won the war
Scientists at the town's radar station were tasked by Churchill to track German U-boats.
30 Jan 2025,9 mins
The hidden history of Worcester's Hopmarket
The nearly 300-year-old building was once a workhouse, a hotel, and hosted Lord Nelson.
23 Jan 2025,6 mins
Frank Freeman's Dance Club: Rock & roll pioneers
The music venue brought Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Marc Bolan and more to Kidderminster.
16 Jan 2025,11 mins
The tunnel under a nightclub
Discover the secret smuggling hideaway for Tudor-time Evesham monks.
09 Jan 2025,6 mins
Inside Stourport's hidden network of caves
Explore the caverns underneath a pub near Wilden, excavated by human hands.
02 Jan 2025,5 mins
What's on the other side of Lea & Perrins' gates?
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Worcestershire Sauce factory, on Midland Road.
02 Jan 2025,8 mins