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Secret Devon

Explore fascinating stories from Devon.

Radio Devon,46 episodes

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Breakers yard 3: How high can you pile cars?
Rules have changed over the years, but car stacking still happens. How does it happen?
4 mins
Breakers yard 2: Do you know what car parts can be recycled?
Caroline's proper job gets started with recycling car parts and hopefully saving money
4 mins
Breakers yard 1: What goes on in a breakers yard?
Caroline Densley finds out what happens in a breakers yard in Devon
5 mins
The Gardening Game
3. Was the first gardener from Devon?
Jo Loosemore on how Devon shaped the development of gardening
19 Feb 2025,6 mins
The Gardening Game
2. Did Devon have the first public Garden?
Jo Loosemore explores the role Devon has played in the development of gardening.
8 mins
The Gardening Game
1. How Devon shaped the history of gardens
Looking at the guile of Devon's gardeners over time, and the development of gardens.
19 Dec 2024,7 mins
See the secrets inside Plymouth's famous shipwreck
The SS James Egan Layne lies in 25ft of water in Whitsand bay, and still has secrets
3 mins
The secrets behind the perfect pitch
John Acres meets the people who devote themselves to Plymouth Argyles pitch.
5 mins
The history of milk production in East Devon
Charlie Taylor visited the site of the St Ivel dairy in Hemyock to find out more.
6 mins
Visit Canada, in Devon (no passport required)
Wolford Chapel is officially Canadian territory, and in Devon
29 Jan 2025,5 mins
Union Street 5. C103
Growing mushrooms, the first step towards and urban farm
11 mins
Union Street 4. The Millennium
A cinema, a roller disco, a dance hall and a club; The Millennium building was all
11 mins
Union Street 3. Union Corner
Markets, music and mayhem, all now thriving in the once forgotten Union Corner
6 mins
Union Street 2. The Clipper
An abandoned pub has a new lease of life in Union Street
6 mins
Union Street 1: The Plot
Meet the team who are reimagining derelict pubs, clubs and cinemas.
16 Jan 2025,8 mins
John Nettles presents Devon's Great War
1. World War One started on a Devon beach
John Nettles examines World War One from a Devon perspective
25 Nov 2024,11 mins
John Nettles presents Devon's Great War
2. West... Where Fighting Men are Bred
As WWI breaks and the tourists leave, men from Devon are recruited for battle
13 Dec 2024,19 mins
'Spooky' Devon tales as you've never seen them before
Hattie McCann on the photos inspired by Devon folklore, with a Victorian twist
05 Dec 2024,3 mins
How to prepare for HMS St Albans' return to the front line
Hattie McCann has been one board HMS St Albans after her refit and met XO Byron Lynn
4 mins
Story of Plymouth landmark's long-lost plaque
A plaque commemorating the man who built Plymouth's lighthouse has been returned!
24 Oct 2024,1 min
The people you never want to see at the Airport
Meet the team that are there in the case of emergency, whether that's fire or medical
07 Oct 2024,5 mins
Controlling Devon's skies, what does it take?
Charlie is a recently qualified air traffic controller at Exeter Airport.
04 Oct 2024,4 mins
To queue or not to queue? a British question
Meet the customer service team at Exeter Airport that ensure you make you flight on time
03 Oct 2024,4 mins
Who is looking in your luggage when you fly?
Meet some of the people trained to make us safe when we fly from Exeter Airport
02 Oct 2024,6 mins
Is your runway clear for take off?
Who makes sure there is no debris on Exeter Airports runway? John Acres finds out
01 Oct 2024,6 mins
What happens after your plane lands?
John Acres has been to Exeter Airport to see behind the scenes on how an airport works
30 Sep 2024,4 mins
Exeter Cathedral: Finding secrets after 900 years
The ��ý's Caroline Densley finds out more.
02 Sep 2024,4 mins
'Fascinating' 4,000 year-old Dartmoor find
It's hoped the discovery will help us understand what life was like in the Bronze Age.
23 Aug 2024,4 mins
Star Wars on the A38 at Ashburton
What is an AT-ST from Star Wars doing on the side of the A38? Charlotte Cory finds out...
12 Aug 2024,1 min
Scavenging for hidden artefacts on the River Dart
Hattie McCann meets members of the South Hams History Hunters as they trawl for objects
06 Aug 2024,2 mins