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Secret Somerset

Explore fascinating stories from Somerset.

Radio Somerset,103 episodes

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The 40 year world speed record that still stands
A look back at the 1986 record breaking Lynx helicopter built by Westland in Yeovil.
12 Aug 2026,4 mins
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Land girls in the park
Sharon recalls a strange experience she had in her local park four years ago.
30 Jul 2026,11 mins
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The dream home that became a nightmare
A mother and her three children are left terrified by a dark figure in their rooms.
25 Jun 2026,12 mins
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Sally in the Wood (Part 2)
A 'ghostly' handprint causes terror among a group of friends in the woods near Bath.
03 Apr 2026,14 mins
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Sally in the Wood (Part 1)
A youth group is sent running in fear after hearing a 'banshee' scream.
27 Mar 2026,9 mins
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Antiques of the dead
The owners of Antiques on High say the shop has 'so many spirits that haven't passed on'.
16 Feb 2026,7 mins
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Billy the shadow man
There have been strange sounds, smells and sights at Shepton Mallet Prison gym.
12 Dec 2025,9 mins
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What could be lurking in Wookey Hole Caves?
Amber and Neil share their joint experiences of Wookey Hole Caves.
28 Nov 2025,9 mins
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The lifeguard that never left
The ghost of ‘Lofty’ is said to frequent Cleveland Pools.
10 Nov 2025,7 mins
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A thing for blades
Ann and Jack from Ilchester talk about their frightening experiences at home.
31 Oct 2025,8 mins
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The hanging prison that left a mark
Paul shares his painful but unexplained Shepton Mallet Prison experience.
30 Oct 2025,7 mins
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The man on the landing
Hannah in Yeovil believes there's a ghost on her landing.
29 Oct 2025,8 mins
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The pilot and the silk ladies
The tales of spirits that linger at Bath Theatrical Costume Hire in Frome.
28 Oct 2025,7 mins
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The Holcombe house of the dead
Lis and Dave share paranormal experiences in their own home.
27 Oct 2025,7 mins
The scandalous Victorian cult
Spaxton was the home of a secretive religious cult called the Agapemonites.
22 Jul 2026,7 mins
The General Strike
A look at how Bridgwater played a key role and took industrial action a century ago.
15 Jul 2026,5 mins
UK Prime Minister who 'lost America' had links to Somerset
The then-prime minister Lord North had links to the Dillington Estate through his wife.
03 Jul 2026,8 mins
Finding a 400-year old ring on the Mendip Hills
The ring is linked to a local man who worked at the royal stables of King Charles I.
23 Jun 2026,6 mins
The Somerset museum dedicated to sewing machines
Some of the machines at the Gates Museum in Street are over 100 years old.
15 Jun 2026,7 mins
Channel Islands liberation leader ‘found’ in Somerset
Brigadier Alfred Ernest Snow retired to Winsford after the Second World War.
10 Jun 2026,4 mins
The circus family behind Wookey Hole Caves
The attraction was bought by circus showman Gerry Cottle in 2003.
08 Jun 2026,7 mins
The 'remarkable' Somerset artist born with no arms or legs
Sarah Biffin from East Quantoxhead would go on to paint for royalty.
02 Jun 2026,8 mins
Inside Europe's oldest inhabited street
Work is underway to open large parts of Vicar's Close in Wells to the public in 2027.
21 May 2026,6 mins
Inside the forge that repairs Somerset fingerposts
Somerset Forge near Wells restores weathered fingerposts from across the county.
14 May 2026,9 mins
How a hurricane created a 'precious' saltmarsh
Porlock Marsh was created following the effects of Hurricane Lili in 1996.
30 Apr 2026,7 mins
Remembering 'Portishead Radio' in Highbridge
The station was once the largest maritime communications station in the world.
13 Apr 2026,7 mins
Celebrating 50 years of the West Somerset Railway
Staff and volunteers are recreating the first journey on 28 March 1976.
26 Mar 2026,6 mins
The iconic Burnham-on-Sea lighthouse
Behind the scenes of the Somerset landmark first lit in 1832.
17 Mar 2026,10 mins
The Somerset man behind Macmillan
Douglas Macmillan from Castle Cary founded the national cancer support charity.
09 Mar 2026,6 mins
A Somerset garage frozen in time
Jack Tucker's garage was moved from Wedmore to the National Motor Museum in Hampshire.
05 Mar 2026,7 mins