Secret Essex Episodes Available now
The Great Escape: Harwich and the Kindertransport Story
How an Essex town helped save thousands of children’s lives during World War Two.
When Dovercourt said Hi-de-Hi! campers
What was it like living on the real Essex holiday camp where Hi-de-Hi! was filmed.
Essex and the secret D-Day plans
How top secret documents about the D-Day invasions were discovered in a Ford Escort.
Britain's Forgotten Gold Rush
In 1904, Goldhanger residents began a search for gold on an uninhabited Norwegian island.
The 'Fat Man of Maldon'
Maldon grocer Edward Bright weighed an incredible 44 stone when he died in 1750.
What happened to Anne Boleyn?
Was the second wife of King Henry VIII buried in the village of East Horndon?
Opening England's oldest door
Was the door of Saint Botolph’s church in Hadstock covered with the skin of a Viking?
Marconi's communication revolution
How Guglielmo Marconi and an Essex workforce changed the way we communicate forever.
The Henham Dragon
Were the 17th century residents of Henham near Saffron Walden terrorised by a dragon?
The founding fathers of Essex cricket
Who were the four men who played a key role in creating Essex County Cricket Club?
