Explore fascinating stories from Derbyshire.
Radio Derby,·67 episodes
Sergeant Henry Ashton is now buried with full military honours in Loos British cemetery.
18 Jun 2025,·10 mins
He started out at Chatsworth House, but went on to design the 'great exhibition' venue.
16 Jun 2025,·5 mins
At the height of cricket season, an unlikely winter shower brought to play to an end.
04 Jun 2025,·3 mins
Know as a Nottingham legend, but is there evidence that links him more to Derbyshire?
30 May 2025,·7 mins
It looks quite ordinary from the outside, but what goes on inside is anything but.
22 May 2025,·11 mins
Transylvania might be home, but Derby was where the Count first took to the stage.
20 May 2025,·3 mins
Take a listen to how your coffee is made at Nestle Tutbury.
15 May 2025,·6 mins
She is credited with significantly improving hygiene and living standards.
12 May 2025,·9 mins
It's 20 years since the film starring Kiera Knightley and Matthew McFayden was released.
08 May 2025,·8 mins
It will be back running on steam for the first time in decades.
02 May 2025,·6 mins
The 600 year-old stately home is said to have 'helped shape modern England'.
30 Apr 2025,·7 mins
A Belper mill worker became the father of American industry, but an enemy back home.
14 Apr 2025,·11 mins
The pair have been recognised for their pioneering healthcare work in the 19th century.
5 mins
Donated for the use of the public in 1840 by Joseph Strutt, it has a fascinating history.
21 Mar 2025,·8 mins
The manufacturer has been making handcrafted ceramics in Derbyshire for over 200 years.
19 Mar 2025,·7 mins
A Derby couple were left drifting on a raft at sea, after their boat was sunk by a whale.
13 Mar 2025,·13 mins
Did you know about the "hidden gem" that's the University of Derby's motorsport workshop.
05 Mar 2025,·8 mins
2. Rules and Royals
There's method to the madness, as you'll hear in this episode.
03 Mar 2025,·15 mins
1. How it all began
Find out the origins of the tradition with Liam Price.
The famous writer and feminist, supposedly hated Buxton... or so the belief goes.
28 Feb 2025,·8 mins
Is Derby the UK's most haunted city?
21 Feb 2025,·7 mins
He painted a Rolls-Royce factory roof, to disguise it from German bombers during WW2.
14 Feb 2025,·9 mins
The remains of the structure date back to 1495, but it's not all quite as it seems.
13 Feb 2025,·5 mins
Head back to 2005, when Derbyshire's Dame Ellen MacArthur arrived home from her voyage.
07 Feb 2025,·2 mins
Forget Area 51, there's a Derbyshire village with a history of unexplained sightings.
03 Feb 2025,·3 mins
Take a march to Long Eaton in the early 1970s, and the town's band has a new mascot.
30 Jan 2025,·4 mins
The Hippodrome's been placed on the Theatres At Risk register for the 19th year in a row.
29 Jan 2025,·2 mins
You've probably heard the name, but how much do you actually know about him?
27 Jan 2025,·2 mins
It's been 10 years since the demolition of the site began.
23 Jan 2025,·2 mins
Find out about the Derbyshire men involved in the gunpowder plot.
05 Nov 2024,·4 mins
