Secret Essex Episodes Available now
Essex and the secret D-Day plans
How top secret documents about the D-Day invasions were discovered in a Ford Escort.
The 'Fat Man of Maldon'
Maldon grocer Edward Bright weighed an incredible 44 stone when he died in 1750.
The Goldhanger gold rush
In 1904, Goldhanger residents began a search for gold on an uninhabited Norwegian island.
The Henham Dragon
Were the 17th century residents of Henham near Saffron Walden terrorised by a dragon?
Marconi's communication revolution
How Guglielmo Marconi and an Essex workforce changed the way we communicate forever.
Opening England's oldest door
Was the door of Saint Botolph鈥檚 church in Hadstock covered with the skin of a Viking?
What happened to Anne Boleyn?
Was the second wife of King Henry VIII buried in the village of East Horndon?
The founding fathers of Essex cricket
Who were the four men who played a key role in creating Essex County Cricket Club?
The untold story of Operation Varsity
It was the battle which led to the end of World War Two and Essex was on its front line.
The Battle of Brightlingsea
Why did an Essex town become the centre of national attention for 10 months in 1995?
