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Secret Cambridgeshire

Explore fascinating stories from across Cambridgeshire.

Radio Cambridgeshire,14 episodes

Episodes

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The forgotten track that revived motor racing
How a Cambridgeshire airfield helped motor racing roar back into life after World War Two.
02 Jun 2026,12 mins
The Huntingdon witch trials
In 1646, nine people from Huntingdonshire were tried by the notorious Matthew Hopkins.
07 May 2026,7 mins
The long-forgotten 91�� broadcast
Why was a village church chosen for the 91��’s first outside broadcast from Cambridgeshire?
23 Apr 2026,7 mins
Crime and punishment in Cambridgeshire
Before it was the County Council HQ, Castle Hill was home to the County Gaol.
14 Apr 2026,7 mins
Papworth: Born from the trenches
How treatment of WWI soldiers led to the creation of the Royal Papworth Hospital.
04 Feb 2026,6 mins
The boy chimney sweep who changed the law
How the death of a child chimney sweep in Fulbourn changed the lives of children forever.
28 Feb 2025,8 mins
The ‘Cambridge Five’ spies
Why did five University of Cambridge friends end up spying for the Soviet Union?
23 Jan 2025,8 mins
The Kite that soared in Cambridge
How a working class district of Cambridge became a ‘dynamic’ force for social change.
09 Dec 2024,7 mins
The Cambridge scientist who got man to the moon
Telling the vital role Cambridge scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.
17 Nov 2024,5 mins
Paradise Found
The long lost handwritten notes by Paradise Lost poet John Milton discovered in Arizona.
11 Nov 2024,3 mins
The Cambridge Olympic pedigree
Exploring the important role Cambridge has played in the history of the Olympic Games.
04 Nov 2024,3 mins
Messages from Mount Everest
A century after his death, George Mallory's final words went on display in Cambridge.
28 Oct 2024,2 mins
Why Cromwell’s head is in a Cambridge biscuit tin
How Oliver Cromwell’s decapitated head eventually ended up being buried in Cambridge.
21 Oct 2024,3 mins
The 'forgotten' queen of aviation
The little-told story of Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly around the world.
15 Oct 2024,4 mins