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Secret Dorset Episodes

  1.

    Young players taking on a historic sport

    Uncovering the history of an ambidextrous sport and who currently plays it.

  2. The mysterious network of sunken paths

    Natural England experts take us on a tour of holloways in West Dorset.

  3. The church mixing sermons with shuttlecocks

    How Christ Church in Melplash has been partly converted into a badminton court.

  4. The castle view not seen since the Civil War

    A medieval castle tower built for a king publicly opens for the first time since 1646.

  5. The Black GIs of Dorset

    Discovering the American GIs who left an impression in Dorset during WWII.

  6. Portland stone: From sea defences to art

    Exploring the history of Tout Quarry at a sculpture workshop in Portland.

  7. Landmark's double life as emergency bunker

    Learn about the Cold War "emergency centre" built below Nothe Fort in Weymouth.

  8. Chained in Wimborne Minster

    Tucked away in a corner of Wimborne Minster is England鈥檚 second largest chained library.

  9. Bournemouth's Russian enclave

    Discover how Tuckton is linked to one of the most seismic events in political history.

  10. And the county took over

    Some Dorset towns were once part of Hampshire but why did they move?

  11. A case of mistaken identity

    Identical statues almost 100 miles apart, but who are they actually representing?