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Secret Norfolk Episodes

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    Who were the Midweek Men?

    Author Paul Oxbury uncovers the history of the Midweek Men and their football matches

  2. Uncovering the secrets of Spinky Den

    In Shipdham there’s a home called Spinky Den which holds some special secrets.

  3. The Wherry: Norfolk's floating museum

    The Wherry is synonymous with Norfolk and is a piece of floating history.

  4. The unexpected marshes in the middle of Norwich

    Sweet Briar Marshes, just off the Norwich ring road, has finally opened to the public.

  5. The telegraph pole delivering bike

    The Norfolk Motorcycle museum hosts a fascinating history of the county's motorbikes.

  6. The tall tales of Dereham’s oldest house

    A tiny house in Dereham is now home to Bishop Bonner’s Cottage Museum.

  7. The speedway roar that thawed the Cold War

    During the Cold War, speedway had an unexpected unifying effect between countries.

  8. The sign maker of Norwich

    From gold-leaf to glass framed signs you may have seen Keiran Harper-Jones’ work

  9. The Regent: Great Yarmouth’s lost cinema

    The Regent Theatre in Great Yarmouth is on the ‘Theatres at Risk’ register.

  10. The Reedham WWII bomber disaster

    Piecing together the stories of the US airmen who were killed in the skies over Norfolk.

  11. The postcard that took 100 years to arrive

    From Newhaven to Norwich. How an emotional farewell shocked an entire family.

  12. The Norfolk woman who changed prisons forever

    In the 1800s Norfolk’s Elizabeth Fry brought reform to Prisons that still endures today.

  13. The Norfolk nurse hero who was also a spy

    New evidence shows celebrated nurse Edith Cavell actually was a spy during World War One.

  14. The museum of 10 million adverts

    Did you know Norfolk is home to the largest advertising archive in the world?

  15. The missing England manager

    Is it possible former Norwich City boss Jimmy Jewell may once have managed England?

  17. The man who made Shakespeare funny

    Uncovering the untold story of Shakespeare’s joke writer… who came from King’s Lynn.

  18. The lifeboat whose first call was to Dunkirk

    A wooden lifeboat whose first call was to Dunkirk, now gives heritage tours of Wells.

  19. The hidden castle near Holt

    Baconsthorpe Castle is a hidden gem in North Norfolk, and is currently being restored.

  20. The Great Escapee memento found in a cupboard

    A Gresham School swagger stick owned by a wartime escapee is found in an airing cupboard.

  21. The fossil finder of North Norfolk

    From megalodon teeth to mammoth hips, Michelle Smith has found an array of fossils.

  22. The Fakenham house made of dinosaurs and straw

    A ‘one of a kind’ house with unique building materials has been built in Fakenham.

  23. The English Trader: Cromer’s most famous rescue

    Henry Blogg is Norfolk's most celebrated lifeboatman. This was his most famous rescue.

  24. The Carrow Road fire

    It’s 40 years since a fire devastated part of Norwich City’s stadium.

  25. The brewery in a back garden

    An award winning Norfolk beer is actually brewed in a back garden in North Wootton.

  26. The ‘grand design’ that never was

    After an office clear out, plans were discovered for a rather grand Britannia Pier.

  27. The ‘Arabian nights’ arcade

    How the Royal Arcade in Norwich changed the face of the city.

  28. The 'vile' prison telling Wymondham's past

    The Wymondham Heritage Museum holds some interesting secrets about the town’s past.

  29. Space Station Brancaster

    Norfolk could have been the home of the British space programme.

  30. Snettisham’s ‘staggering’ discovery

    An incredibly rare helmet was found amongst an Iron Age hoard in Snettisham.

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