Secret Northampton Episodes Available now

The ‘friendly Yank invasion’ of Northamptonshire
Looking back on the US Airforce’s time in Northamptonshire.

Inside the house of a billion words
Rushden is home to the Penguin Random House UK archive, which contains 1.5 million books.

Daventry calling... how the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ spoke to the world
Daventry’s former ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ transmission station on Borough Hill, 100 years on.

How Northamptonshire conquered Everest
The county’s shoe industry played a crucial role in Sir Edmund Hillary’s ascent in 1953.

Rowell Fair: early morning pints and play-fights
The annual fair is said to be more than 800 years-old and boasts some unusual traditions.

Watford Gap: More than just a motorway services
Best known for its stop on the M1, this is a place of national importance on many levels.

Three thinking: The Rushton Triangular Lodge
Why three is the magic number for this iconic Northamptonshire building.

Northants’ ‘grandest and most perfect’ structure
The remarkable and terrifying story of the building of the Harringworth-Welland viaduct.

The Titanic squash coach
The tragic tale of Frederick Wright from Great Billing, the RMS Titanic’s squash coach.

Who was Peter The Saracen?
What is known about the earliest Muslim to be recorded as living in Northampton?