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Secret Norfolk Episodes

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    Sherlock Holmes' first case… in Norfolk

    Norfolk was the setting for the Great Detective's very first case.

  2. Over 700 years of history at the Bridewell

    The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell is home to over 700 years of history.

  3. Norwich Cathedral's 'important' 550 year-old book

    The library at Norwich Cathedral is full of historic books – the oldest is from 1474.

  4. Mary Smith: The ‘witch’ of King’s Lynn

    In the 17th century, Matthew Hopkins hunted witches. One of which was Mary Smith.

  5. Maintaining the Lotus position

    A collection of classic racing cars are on display at Classic Team Lotus in Hethel.

  6. Looking east before Look East

    Look East is turning 60… but what happened before it existed?

  7. King’s Lynn Shakespeare stage discovery

    Why the medieval stage in St George’s Guildhall is thought to have been used by the Bard.

  8. Inside Grime's Graves

    Going underground into Britain’s only open Neolithic flint mine, near Thetford.

  9. From RAF hero to movie star: A fishing boat’s tale

    The Lydia Eva fishing boat has had a long and varied career, and now is a floating museum

  10. Fakenham’s ‘gem of Britain’s industrial past’

    Fakenham is home to the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales.

  11. Brancaster’s vital role in D-Day

    Much of East Anglia was vital to the war effort, but Brancaster had a unique role.

  12. Banksy – A Spraycation Story

    In the summer of 2021 street artist Banksy took a trip to Norfolk.

  13. Ayrton Senna - Brazil to Breckland

    Why Ayrton Senna chose Norfolk as his springboard to become a three-time F1 world champ.

  14. Artefacts from WW2 massacre returned to Norfolk

    A helmet recovered from a World War Two massacre is being returned to the county.

  15. A Swaffham child’s World War Two passion

    How a man in Swaffham turned his World War Two passion into a museum.

  16. 1874: The Thorpe rail disaster

    In 1874, the worst single line rail collision took place in Thorpe.

  17. 1648: The day Norwich exploded

    Historian Stuart Orme tells the story of the ‘Great Blow’ in Norwich.

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