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Secret Somerset

Explore fascinating stories from Somerset.

Radio Somerset,96 episodes

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The Somerset museum dedicated to sewing machines
Some of the machines at the Gates Museum in Street are over 100 years old.
15 Jun 2026,7 mins
Channel Islands liberation leader ‘found’ in Somerset
Brigadier Alfred Ernest Snow retired to Winsford after the Second World War.
10 Jun 2026,4 mins
The circus family behind Wookey Hole Caves
The attraction was bought by circus showman Gerry Cottle in 2003.
08 Jun 2026,7 mins
The 'remarkable' Somerset artist born with no arms or legs
Sarah Biffin from East Quantoxhead would go on to paint for royalty.
02 Jun 2026,8 mins
Inside Europe's oldest inhabited street
Work is underway to open large parts of Vicar's Close in Wells to the public in 2027.
21 May 2026,6 mins
Inside the forge that repairs Somerset fingerposts
Somerset Forge near Wells restores weathered fingerposts from across the county.
14 May 2026,9 mins
How a hurricane created a 'precious' saltmarsh
Porlock Marsh was created following the effects of Hurricane Lili in 1996.
30 Apr 2026,7 mins
Remembering 'Portishead Radio' in Highbridge
The station was once the largest maritime communications station in the world.
13 Apr 2026,7 mins
The Other Side
Sally in the Wood (Part 2)
A 'ghostly' handprint causes terror among a group of friends in the woods near Bath.
03 Apr 2026,14 mins
The Other Side
Sally in the Wood (Part 1)
A youth group is sent running in fear after hearing a 'banshee' scream.
27 Mar 2026,9 mins
The Other Side
Antiques of the dead
The owners of Antiques on High say the shop has 'so many spirits that haven't passed on'.
16 Feb 2026,7 mins
The Other Side
Billy the shadow man
There have been strange sounds, smells and sights at Shepton Mallet Prison gym.
12 Dec 2025,9 mins
The Other Side
What could be lurking in Wookey Hole Caves?
Amber and Neil share their joint experiences of Wookey Hole Caves.
28 Nov 2025,9 mins
The Other Side
The lifeguard that never left
The ghost of ‘Lofty’ is said to frequent Cleveland Pools.
10 Nov 2025,7 mins
The Other Side
A thing for blades
Ann and Jack from Ilchester talk about their frightening experiences at home.
31 Oct 2025,8 mins
The Other Side
The hanging prison that left a mark
Paul shares his painful but unexplained Shepton Mallet Prison experience.
30 Oct 2025,7 mins
The Other Side
The man on the landing
Hannah in Yeovil believes there's a ghost on her landing.
29 Oct 2025,8 mins
The Other Side
The pilot and the silk ladies
The tales of spirits that linger at Bath Theatrical Costume Hire in Frome.
28 Oct 2025,7 mins
The Other Side
The Holcombe house of the dead
Lis and Dave share paranormal experiences in their own home.
27 Oct 2025,7 mins
Celebrating 50 years of the West Somerset Railway
Staff and volunteers are recreating the first journey on 28 March 1976.
26 Mar 2026,6 mins
The iconic Burnham-on-Sea lighthouse
Behind the scenes of the Somerset landmark first lit in 1832.
17 Mar 2026,10 mins
The Somerset man behind Macmillan
Douglas Macmillan from Castle Cary founded the national cancer support charity.
09 Mar 2026,6 mins
A Somerset garage frozen in time
Jack Tucker's garage was moved from Wedmore to the National Motor Museum in Hampshire.
05 Mar 2026,7 mins
Building Somerset's giant Gigafactory
The new factory near Bridgwater will make batteries for electric cars.
23 Feb 2026,6 mins
St. Agnes & the lovers' well
A well in Cothelstone is said to grant a wish to those seeking love.
13 Feb 2026,7 mins
Saving the staircases at Montacute House
The 400 year-old staircases are being refurbished after centuries of wear and tear.
03 Feb 2026,5 mins
Did a tsunami flood Somerset in 1607?
Hundreds died after 'mighty hills of water' swept in from the Bristol Channel.
29 Jan 2026,9 mins
The hunky punks of Isle Abbotts
Architectural historian Mary Chisholm reveals the history of hunky punks.
13 Jan 2026,7 mins
Sparkford's secret supercar garage
The garage is hidden away behind the Haynes Motor Museum.
31 Dec 2025,9 mins
127 years of The Langport Stores
John and Jason have owned The Langport Stores for 12 years but it first opened in 1898.
22 Dec 2025,5 mins