Secret Shropshire

Explore fascinating stories from Shropshire.

Radio Shropshire,48 episodes

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The Wem ghost
The story behind “one of the most famous ghost images of the 20th century”.
19 May 2026,3 mins
The greatest ever epitaph?
The grave of Alistair Mitchell in Bridgnorth has an inscription you'll never forget.
11 May 2026,8 mins
Heavyweight trouble in Shropshire
During WWII, one of the most famous men on earth ended up in the unlikeliest of places.
28 Apr 2026,10 mins
The Shropshire Werewolf
The creature is said to have stalked the Shropshire Union Canal since the 19th century.
21 Apr 2026,3 mins
The man who fell from the sky
Max Wenner fell to his death from a plane in one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
26 Mar 2026,17 mins
The ghost of Madam Piggott
What's the story behind Newport's most notorious spectre?
10 Mar 2026,4 mins
Was King Arthur really from Shropshire?
The ancient Roman city 'Viroconium' at Wroxeter may be the lost court of Camelot.
03 Feb 2026,6 mins
The most haunted theatre in the country?
One incident caused a psychic to run out of Bridgnorth’s Theatre on the Steps screaming.
09 Dec 2025,7 mins
The Steeplejack’s last descent
Almost 300 years ago, steeplejack Robert Cadman's daring performances wowed crowds.
04 Dec 2025,2 mins
The ghost of Copper Hole
Richard Tisdale unravels the Church Stretton ghost mystery that made global headlines.
31 Oct 2025,13 mins
The Execution Room
For centuries, Shrewsbury Prison was a site of public executions.
29 Oct 2025,6 mins
The Folklore of the Tanat Valley
Legend has it that Tanat Valley is home to ogres, giants and fairies.
28 Oct 2025,3 mins
The Hindford Hoard
800 year old silver coins discovered near Whittington Castle have been declared treasure.
14 Oct 2025,7 mins
The mystical moth
Author Dale M. Chatwin says the moth appears before the lost souls of dead miners.
03 Jul 2025,4 mins
'A painting so terrifying, the story wrote itself'
Do you dare look at the haunted painting of The Nags Head in Shrewsbury?
25 Jun 2025,7 mins
The Rediscovered Author
Barbara Pym from Oswestry was one of the most underrated novelist of their time.
30 May 2025,6 mins
The legend of St Milburga’s well
St Milburga was a Saxon princess who was credited with several miracles.
10 Apr 2025,5 mins
The ghost boat
A sunken vessel in the Shropshire Union Canal is said to be haunted by a boatman.
10 Apr 2025,3 mins
The Legend of Mitchell’s Fold
High up in the Shropshire hills, lie the remains of a once great stone circle.
25 Mar 2025,7 mins
The Murder at Hogstow Mill
Hogstow Mill in the Hope Valley is hiding a gruesome secret.
13 Mar 2025,6 mins
Hitler’s plans for Bridgnorth
Did Adolf Hitler really have plans to make Bridgnorth his English base?
27 Feb 2025,5 mins
Ludlow's lady of the night
Cora was shocked to discover her great grandmother, Elizabeth Charmer, was a prostitute.
19 Feb 2025,5 mins
Carvings from the Somme
Henry Middleton from Newport spent his free time in the World War 1 trenches carving.
18 Feb 2025,3 mins
‘It’s an experience you’re not going to forget’
Take a trip underground and experience the wonder of Soulton Long Barrow.
11 Feb 2025,10 mins
The oldest man to have ever lived?
Alberbury’s Tom Parr lived for 152 years and 9 months.
04 Feb 2025,4 mins
“I get a sense of someone maybe watching you”
What is lurking beneath The Old Town Hall Vaults in Whitchurch?
30 Jan 2025,10 mins
The Paranormal Team Leader
Shrewsbury Prison have a job vacancy with a difference but it’s not for everyone.
24 Jan 2025,8 mins
Hawkstone caves
BBC Radio Shropshire’s Adam Green goes underground for Secret Shropshire.
23 Jan 2025,9 mins
Shropshire’s lewd ladies
Do you know the secret of Shropshire’s lewd ladies?
07 Jan 2025,4 mins
Shropshire’s sin-eater
There’s a mysterious monument in south Shropshire commemorating the last sin-eater.
03 Dec 2024,5 mins