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Secret Berkshire Episodes

  1.

    What's with Wilder's Folly?

    It sits in a field for the world to see - but what are the origins of Wilders Folly?

  2. The Wonky House of Windsor

    It's Windsor鈥檚 most slanted landmark, Katie Tyler went along to find out more.

  3. The Windsor Witches

    In 1579, Windsor accused four women of being Witches.

  4. The voice that grew a nation

    He taught Britain to dig for victory.

  5. The UK鈥檚 First Petrol Station

    Aldermaston鈥檚 lay-by hides the site of England鈥檚 first fuel station.

  6. The Slough Experiment

    In the 1950s, one town became a national testbed for safer roads. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

  7. The Real Life Scrooge

    Meet John Elwes, the Berkshire miser who inspired Dickens鈥� Scrooge.

  8. The pilot who swam to shore

    She flew across continents and swam for survival. Lorin Bozkurt finds out more.

  9. The funeral that shook Reading

    When Selina Smith went, she went out in style. Katie Tyler finds out more.

  10. The flying ship that stunned the county

    In 1607, William Bush stunned Lambourn by sailing a ship over a church tower.

  11. The day music dived

    Composer Gustav Holst made quite the impression during his time in Reading.

  12. The Carpenter who outsmarted a Queen

    Lorin Bozkurt explores a hidden priest鈥慼iding network built across the Thames Valley.

  13. The Bunker Beneath Berkshire

    Hidden beneath a university building, a Cold War secret. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

  14. The Battle that broke a King

    A fight in Reading that dethroned a king. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

  15. The Bats of Enborne

    A Berkshire church where the inhabitants only come out at night. Rich Clarke has more.

  16. The 'Reading system' that put the town on the map

    It was a system that became the envy of Europe.

  17. Slough's Sleeping Beauty manor

    In the village of Horton in Slough sits Berkyn Manor.

  18. Reading's lost Danish Prisoners of War

    Two centuries on, their unique impact on the town has been almost forgotten.

  19. Reading's Forgotten Club

    In the 70s, a team changed Berkshire rugby forever. Lorin Bozkurt has more.

  20. Discoveries in The Reading Establishment

    How a humble Reading studio transformed the future of photography.

  21. Caversham's Forgotten Pilgrim Past

    The discovery of a well leads Katie to go searching for Caversham's lost pilgrimage site.

  22. Bombs in the forest

    One man's accidental find turned out to be the discovery of a lifetime.

  23. An icon born in Berkshire

    The head-turning Reading Vardo became the gold standard for Romany travel across Britain.