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It’s 1906, welcome to The Spike

Step inside the damp passageways of Guildford’s dark past.

• 5 mins

Horley fields ploughed by elephants

Godalming Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick talks about the unsung heroes of World War One.

• 10 mins

Behind closed doors in Guildford

Inside the house that creates content for a global audience.

• 8 mins

The flight that ended on Reigate Hill

The moving wing tips that mark the exact spot of a dreadful accident.

• 4 mins

The shocking story behind The Lark Ascending

How Dorking's war-weary composer created the nation's favourite piece of classical music.

• 11 mins

The man with a 60ft-long WW1 trench in his garden

Surrounded by barbed wire, sandbags and mud – this is Andy’s happy place.

• 10 mins

The gruesome murder of an unknown sailor

The turnpike, the murder, the gibbet and the shaming.

• 6 mins

Growing up in Woking with Paul Weller

Nicky Weller grew up in Stanley Road with her brother Paul, "the miserable little toad".

• 6 mins

Shere's little secret

The historical hidden gem that only villagers know about.

• 7 mins

From sacred place to outer space

How a unique embroidery project captured Surrey's hopes and aspirations in 1950s Britain.

• 8 mins

The legend of the West Clandon Dragon

How a village became obsessed with a mythical creature.

• 6 mins

The Guildford diary that rocked America

How a young man's journal found in a garden shed shocked a nation.

• 11 mins

When Gladiator blew up Bourne Woods

Roman Centurion Andy returns to the battlefield to reveal a few movie secrets.

• 8 mins

The romantic ruins of Britain’s first monastery

The 12 men who walked from France and built Waverley Abbey.

• 7 mins

Behind Bourne Woods' battle lines

The man in charge of the spit roast reveals how Gladiator celebrated after the battle.

• 6 mins

Godalming's greatest deception

How the town has been misleading the world for more than 140 years.

• 7 mins

The world’s first Christmas card

How the festive tradition was born in a Surrey village.

• 5 mins

Haslemere's musical gift

The family that inspired a musical revival from their instrument-making workshop.

• 9 mins

Trapped in Tatsfield

Surrey’s highest village is also its most isolated when the snow falls.

• 6 mins