Secret Leicestershire Episodes Available now
Why is Hancock's hat in Leicester?
Tony Hancock鈥檚 famous hat and coat is held in the archive at De Montfort University.
Were hot water bottle covers invented in Loughborough?
Some first designs for hot water bottle covers originated from a family in Loughborough.
鈥楾anky鈥� Smith: Leicester鈥檚 first private detective
Francis 鈥楾anky鈥� Smith was in Borough Police Force before becoming a private detective.
The secret RAF base which foiled the Nazis
The 鈥楤eambender鈥� was a vital WW2 RAF unit designed to foil Nazi bombing raids.
England's 'Most Important' Leper Hospital
St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital was one of the most important leper hospitals in England.
Wordsworth, the priory, and the ghost
Grace Dieu Priory was used as a private house after the dissolution of the monasteries.
Richard III's last resting place?
The bed in which Richard III slept the night before the Battle of Bosworth exists today.
Glenfield's secret tunnel
Designed by railway engineer George Stephenson Glenfield Tunnel is just over a mile long.
The last trams of Leicester
The first tram route in Leicester was in 1874 from the Clock Tower to Belgrave.
The Leicestershire Mill saved from brink of ruin
Hough Mill was a ruin when the Swannington Heritage Trust took it over in 1994.
