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The Man Who Made Wembley

Introducing… The Man Who Made Wembley

The story of Sir Arthur Elvin from Norwich, who turned Wembley into the national stadium.

• 1 min

The Man Who Made Wembley

1. Prisoner of War

How a young Arthur Elvin went from odd jobs in Norwich to being a German prisoner of war.

• 19 mins

The Man Who Made Wembley

2. Buying Wembley

Arthur gets a job in a Wembley cigarette kiosk - and ends up buying the stadium.

• 12 mins

The Man Who Made Wembley

3. Sporting Capital

Arthur takes Wembley Stadium from the risk of demolition to England’s sporting capital.

• 13 mins

The Man Who Made Wembley

4. Olympic Dreams

Arthur expands Wembley and begins his quest for the Olympic Games.

• 12 mins

The Man Who Made Wembley

5. National Service

Arthur earns a knighthood and brings the Olympic Games to Wembley stadium.

• 15 mins

The brewery in a back garden

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

• 6 mins

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

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

• 7 mins

Uncovering the secrets of Spinky Den

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

• 4 mins

The lifeboat whose first call was to Dunkirk

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

• 6 mins

The tall tales of Dereham’s oldest house

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

• 5 mins

The fossil finder of North Norfolk

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

• 10 mins

Maintaining the Lotus position

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

• 7 mins

The speedway roar that thawed the Cold War

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

• 9 mins