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Secret Norfolk Episodes

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    Who were the Midweek Men?

    Author Paul Oxbury uncovers the history of the Midweek Men and their football matches

  2. The Wherry: Norfolk's floating museum

    The Wherry is synonymous with Norfolk and is a piece of floating history.

  3. The unexpected marshes in the middle of Norwich

    Sweet Briar Marshes, just off the Norwich ring road, has finally opened to the public.

  4. The telegraph pole delivering bike

    The Norfolk Motorcycle museum hosts a fascinating history of the county's motorbikes.

  5. The sign maker of Norwich

    From gold-leaf to glass framed signs you may have seen Keiran Harper-Jones鈥� work

  6. The Regent: Great Yarmouth鈥檚 lost cinema

    The Regent Theatre in Great Yarmouth is on the 鈥楾heatres at Risk鈥� register.

  7. The Reedham WWII bomber disaster

    Piecing together the stories of the US airmen who were killed in the skies over Norfolk.

  8. The postcard that took 100 years to arrive

    From Newhaven to Norwich. How an emotional farewell shocked an entire family.

  9. The Norfolk woman who changed prisons forever

    In the 1800s Norfolk鈥檚 Elizabeth Fry brought reform to Prisons that still endures today.

  10. The Norfolk nurse hero who was also a spy

    New evidence shows celebrated nurse Edith Cavell actually was a spy during World War One.

  11. The museum of 10 million adverts

    Did you know Norfolk is home to the largest advertising archive in the world?

  12. The missing England manager

    Is it possible former Norwich City boss Jimmy Jewell may once have managed England?

  13. The hidden castle near Holt

    Baconsthorpe Castle is a hidden gem in North Norfolk, and is currently being restored.

  14. The Great Escapee memento found in a cupboard

    A Gresham School swagger stick owned by a wartime escapee is found in an airing cupboard.

  15. The Fakenham house made of dinosaurs and straw

    A 鈥榦ne of a kind鈥� house with unique building materials has been built in Fakenham.

  16. The English Trader: Cromer鈥檚 most famous rescue

    Henry Blogg is Norfolk's most celebrated lifeboatman. This was his most famous rescue.

  17. The Carrow Road fire

    It鈥檚 40 years since a fire devastated part of Norwich City鈥檚 stadium.

  18. The 鈥榞rand design鈥� that never was

    After an office clear out, plans were discovered for a rather grand Britannia Pier.

  19. The 鈥楢rabian nights鈥� arcade

    How the Royal Arcade in Norwich changed the face of the city.

  20. The 'vile' prison telling Wymondham's past

    The Wymondham Heritage Museum holds some interesting secrets about the town鈥檚 past.

  21. Space Station Brancaster

    Norfolk could have been the home of the British space programme.

  22. Snettisham鈥檚 鈥榮taggering鈥� discovery

    An incredibly rare helmet was found amongst an Iron Age hoard in Snettisham.

  23. Sherlock Holmes' first case鈥� in Norfolk

    Norfolk was the setting for the Great Detective's very first case.

  24. Over 700 years of history at the Bridewell

    The Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell is home to over 700 years of history.

  25. Norwich Cathedral's 'important' 550 year-old book

    The library at Norwich Cathedral is full of historic books 鈥� the oldest is from 1474.

  26. Looking east before Look East

    Look East is turning 60鈥� but what happened before it existed?

  27. King鈥檚 Lynn Shakespeare stage discovery

    Why the medieval stage in St George鈥檚 Guildhall is thought to have been used by the Bard.

  28. Inside Grime's Graves

    Going underground into Britain鈥檚 only open Neolithic flint mine, near Thetford.

  29. Brancaster鈥檚 vital role in D-Day

    Much of East Anglia was vital to the war effort, but Brancaster had a unique role.

  30. Banksy 鈥� A Spraycation Story

    In the summer of 2021 street artist Banksy took a trip to Norfolk.

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