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Secret Derbyshire Episodes

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    Remembering the old Derby Royal Infirmary

    It's been 10 years since the demolition of the site began.

  2. Pride and Prejudice at Chatsworth House

    It's 20 years since the film starring Kiera Knightley and Matthew McFayden was released.

  3. Preserving Derbyshire鈥檚 past

    A look behind the scenes at Derbyshire Record Office.

  4. Pint with a Poltergeist: Druids Inn

    The pub in Birchover has many stories... that refuse to die.

  5. National Tramway Museum

    A visit to the Derbyshire village, that's home to historic trams from around the country.

  6. Mickleover Test Track

    A trip along the old Friargate line, between Egginton Junction and Etwall

  7. Meet the makers at Denby Pottery

    The manufacturer has been making handcrafted ceramics in Derbyshire for over 200 years.

  8. Meet the makers at Birds Bakery

    Ever wondered how your favourite baked goods are made?

  9. Marion Adnams: Derby鈥檚 surreal artist

    Her work received national recognition in the 1930s during the surrealist art movement.

  10. Joseph Wright: Who was he?

    You've probably heard the name, but how much do you actually know about him?

  11. Joseph Paxton: The man behind the Crystal Palace

    He started out at Chatsworth House, but went on to design the 'great exhibition' venue.

  12. It's the end of an era

    The country's last coal fire power station has closed at Ratcliffe-on-Soar.

  13. It's a 'remarkable' train station, some might say

    The Derbyshire train station with an Oasis link.

  14. Inside Derby's hidden motorsport workshop

    Did you know about the "hidden gem" that's the University of Derby's motorsport workshop.

  15. How summer snow halted cricket in Buxton

    At the height of cricket season, an unlikely winter shower brought to play to an end.

  16. How school design was revolutionised in Derbyshire

    A look at how George H. Widdows revolutionised school design.

  17. Florence Nightingale: Her connection to Derbyshire

    She is credited with significantly improving hygiene and living standards.

  18. Florence Nightingale and William Ogle honoured with blue plaques

    The pair have been recognised for their pioneering healthcare work in the 19th century.

  19. Fifty years of Primark

    Did you know the UK's first store was in Derby?

  20. Ernest Townsend: The man that saved our city

    He painted a Rolls-Royce factory roof, to disguise it from German bombers during WW2.

  21. Dracula's Derby connection

    Transylvania might be home, but Derby was where the Count first took to the stage.

  22. Do you know your Derbyshire folklore?

    Folklorist, Simon Unsworth thinks that sadly, not many people know enough local folklore.

  23. Did you know about the castle in Mackworth?

    The remains of the structure date back to 1495, but it's not all quite as it seems.

  24. Derbyshire鈥檚 connection to the gunpowder plot

    Find out about the Derbyshire men involved in the gunpowder plot.

  25. Derbyshire's forgotten industry

    Flax was once a thriving industry in the Amber Valley area but not many seem to remember.

  26. Derbyshire's delicious history

    Take a bite into the various food items unique to our county.

  27. Derbyshire's deadliest mining disaster

    In 1950, 80 men died during a pit fire at the Creswell Colliery.

  28. Derbyshire stately home has surprising link to Asia

    Why does Kedleston Hall have over 1,000 Asian objects in it's museum?

  29. Derbyshire during the Civil War

    What role did Derbyshire play? And what side was our county on, Roundheads or cavaliers?

  30. Derby Hippodrome: Then and now

    The Hippodrome's been placed on the Theatres At Risk register for the 19th year in a row.

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