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Secret Norfolk Episodes

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    The missing England manager

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

  2. The manor house that became home to the BBC

    In 1956 St Catherine’s Close became home to the BBC in the county.

  4. The man who made Shakespeare funny

    Uncovering the untold story of Shakespeare’s joke writer… who came from King’s Lynn.

  5. The man who made Britain accessible

    Architect Selwyn Goldsmith used Norwich as a test site for disability architecture.

  6. The lifeboat whose first call was to Dunkirk

    A wooden lifeboat whose first call was to Dunkirk, now gives heritage tours of Wells.

  7. The hunt for the unknown photographer

    Photographs of the UEA in the 1960s turned up in a market in London. But who took them?

  8. The house with a nuclear past

    A house in Little Snoring holds a nuclear secret.

  9. The hidden castle near Holt

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

  10. The Great Escapee memento found in a cupboard

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

  11. The Gaudi of Norfolk

    Architect George Skipper helped put Cromer on the map.

  12. The fossil finder of North Norfolk

    From megalodon teeth to mammoth hips, Michelle Smith has found an array of fossils.

  13. The Fakenham house made of dinosaurs and straw

    A ‘one of a kind’ house with unique building materials has been built in Fakenham.

  14. The English Trader: Cromer’s most famous rescue

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

  15. The day James Hunt crashed Noel Edmonds’ car

    The F1 star and the Radio 1 DJ went racing in Norfolk.

  16. The country estate RAF base

    Blickling Hall was used to house RAF crew during the Second World War.

  17. The clock tower that doesn’t chime

    The clock tower in Watton dates back to the 1600s, but hasn’t chimed in years.

  18. The Carrow Road fire

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

  19. The brewery in a back garden

    An award winning Norfolk beer is actually brewed in a back garden in North Wootton.

  20. The ‘green’ blue cheese

    Norfolk’s famous Binham Blue cheese is actually rather ‘green’ in its production.

  21. The ‘grand design’ that never was

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

  22. The ‘extinct’ frogs returning to Norfolk

    Three species of frog which went extinct in the UK are making a return.

  23. The ‘Arabian nights’ arcade

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

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

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

  25. Space Station Brancaster

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

  26. Snettisham’s ‘staggering’ discovery

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

  27. Sherlock Holmes' first case… in Norfolk

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

  28. Over 700 years of history at the Bridewell

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

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

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

  30. Mr Pastry: Norwich’s forgotten superstar

    The story of Richard Hearne, the Norwich star who achieved worldwide fame as Mr Pastry.

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