Explore fascinating stories from Devon.
Radio Devon,·126 episodes
Growing mushrooms, the first step towards and urban farm
11 mins
A cinema, a roller disco, a dance hall and a club; The Millennium building was all
Markets, music and mayhem, all now thriving in the once forgotten Union Corner
6 mins
An abandoned pub has a new lease of life in Union Street
Meet the team who are reimagining derelict pubs, clubs and cinemas.
16 Jan 2025,·8 mins
1. World War One started on a Devon beach
John Nettles examines World War One from a Devon perspective
25 Nov 2024,·11 mins,·
2. West... Where Fighting Men are Bred
As WWI breaks and the tourists leave, men from Devon are recruited for battle
13 Dec 2024,·19 mins,·
Hattie McCann on the photos inspired by Devon folklore, with a Victorian twist
05 Dec 2024,·3 mins
Hattie McCann has been one board HMS St Albans after her refit and met XO Byron Lynn
4 mins
A plaque commemorating the man who built Plymouth's lighthouse has been returned!
24 Oct 2024,·1 min
Meet the team that are there in the case of emergency, whether that's fire or medical
07 Oct 2024,·5 mins
Charlie is a recently qualified air traffic controller at Exeter Airport.
04 Oct 2024,·4 mins
Meet the customer service team at Exeter Airport that ensure you make you flight on time
03 Oct 2024,·4 mins
Meet some of the people trained to make us safe when we fly from Exeter Airport
02 Oct 2024,·6 mins
Who makes sure there is no debris on Exeter Airports runway? John Acres finds out
01 Oct 2024,·6 mins
John Acres has been to Exeter Airport to see behind the scenes on how an airport works
30 Sep 2024,·4 mins
The BBC's Caroline Densley finds out more.
02 Sep 2024,·4 mins
It's hoped the discovery will help us understand what life was like in the Bronze Age.
23 Aug 2024,·4 mins
What is an AT-ST from Star Wars doing on the side of the A38? Charlotte Cory finds out...
12 Aug 2024,·1 min
Hattie McCann meets members of the South Hams History Hunters as they trawl for objects
06 Aug 2024,·2 mins
8. The play
The radio play of Christian Michell’s wartime script.
05 Jun 2024,·22 mins
7. Preserving the legacy
The people and the places preserving the history of this story.
05 Jun 2024,·12 mins
6. Voices of the evacuation
The voices of local people who experienced the evacuation.
03 Jun 2024,·12 mins
5. The community returns
The community returns and the play reappears.
03 Jun 2024,·10 mins
4. Sacrifice on the home front
The home front story and the military machine.
3. Fact and fiction
The search for the fact and the fiction of Red Earth.
03 Jun 2024,·11 mins
2. Inspiration for a play
The inspiration for a play and the witness to the story.
1. A lost play and a forgotten writer
The discovery of a lost play and a forgotten writer
Over Here - The American GIs in WW2 Devon
Love, segregation and military manoeuvres in wartime Devon with Dr Harry Bennett
19 Sep 2018,·24 mins
Joanna Southcott - The Exeter Prophetess
The Devon domestic servant who had a cult following of more than a hundred thousand.
11 Oct 2018,·16 mins
