Explore fascinating stories from Essex.
Essex,·25 episodes
Dovercourt’s lighthouses are an iconic part of Essex’s coastline – but for how long?
Why did an Essex town become the centre of national attention for 10 months in 1995?
How a small brick building was the answer to drunken excess in 19th century Braintree.
The author's home in the north Essex village of Wormingford has an intriguing past.
The vital role Billericay born scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.
In November 1918, more than 100 German U-Boats surrendered to the allied forces.
One of the UK's most important shipwrecks lay undiscovered for 360 years near Southend.
The Essex town with a 900 -year-old test of married couples and an unlikely prize.
Discovering the fascinating, diverse and tragic history of Beeleigh Abbey near Maldon.
The Chatelaine of Hedingham Castle reveals some interesting uses of the Essex landmark.
The fascinating archaeological treasures unearthed close to Abberton Reservoir.
How a meeting in Saffron Walden led to the birth of English democracy.
Father Thomas Byles was a passenger on the maiden voyage of RMS Titanic in April 1912.
A near-death experience in Purfleet inspired John Newton to write the hymn Amazing Grace.
The story of how an Essex radio manufacturing business and its founder changed the world.
The medieval coins discovered in Braintree that ended up being sold for £325,000.
How an Essex town helped save thousands of children’s lives during World War Two.
What was it like living on the real Essex holiday camp where Hi-de-Hi! was filmed.
How top secret documents about the D-Day invasions were discovered in a Ford Escort.
Was the second wife of King Henry VIII buried in the village of East Horndon?
Was the door of Saint Botolph’s church in Hadstock covered with the skin of a Viking?
In 1904, Goldhanger residents began a search for gold on an uninhabited Norwegian island.
Maldon grocer Edward Bright weighed an incredible 44 stone when he died in 1750.
How Guglielmo Marconi and an Essex workforce changed the way we communicate forever.
Were the 17th century residents of Henham near Saffron Walden terrorised by a dragon?
