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Secret Coventry

Explore fascinating stories from Coventry.

CWR,21 episodes

Episodes

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The hidden link between Arsenal and Coventry
The founders of both CCFC and Arsenal FC are buried in London Road cemetery in Coventry.
19 Aug 2026,21 mins
The 1945 voice mail sent to Coventry
Newly-weds Len and Peggy Tasker sent a voice mail from a holiday in Wales in 1945.
12 mins
Call the Midwife and its Coventry past
The historical drama follows midwives in East London but it has some local links.
02 Apr 2026,4 mins
St Valentine's finger 'points' lovers to Coventry
A relic purported to be a fragment of bone from St Valentine's finger, is in Coventry.
11 Feb 2026,7 mins
The church that survived the Coventry Blitz
On the night of the Coventry Blitz , 550 German Luftwaffe rained down on the city.
10 Nov 2025,8 mins
Coventry's part in 'Back to the Future'
The history of Coventry's part in making the iconic car – the DeLorean.
22 Oct 2025,19 mins
Hillfields pub landlady murder remains unsolved
The killing of a Coventry landlady remains West Midland Police's oldest unsolved murder.
17 Sep 2025,18 mins
Coventry: Where the modern bicycle was born
The modern bicycle was invented in Coventry by John Kemp Starley in 1885.
27 Aug 2025,11 mins
Climbing the tower of Coventry's Holy Trinity Church
�鶹�� CWR's Richard Williams gets a rare chance to explore the tower of Holy Trinity.
12 Aug 2025,8 mins
The Coventry spot in 'The Italian Job'
The iconic Mini car chase scene from the classic 1969 movie was filmed in Stoke Aldermoor
02 Jul 2025,6 mins
The Coventry Gladiator buried at St. Michael's churchyard
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06 May 2025,5 mins
Coventry home of first recorded witchcraft trial
�鶹�� CWR's Richard Williams embarked on a witch hunt with expert Jo Phillips.
28 Apr 2025,3 mins
Walking through Coventry's 'oldest rooms'
The "Priests' Rooms" at Holy Trinity Church are believed to date back to the 13th century
16 Apr 2025,7 mins
The Willenhall plane crash that claimed five lives
Just before 10am on Wednesday, December 21st, in 1994, a Boeing 737 crashed in Coventry.
09 Apr 2025,15 mins
Highfield Road, Coventry: Rise of Women’s Football
Along with many aspects of home life, World War One affected sport.
02 Apr 2025,5 mins
Mary Anne Higgins the Coventry Poisoner
On 22 March 1831 William Higgins died an agonising death at his house on Spon Street.
28 Oct 2024,4 mins
The medieval tapestry at St. Mary’s Guildhall
The Coventry Tapestry is thought to be the oldest still in its original place in Britain.
08 Oct 2024,7 mins
Coventry's Ghost Tour
�鶹�� CWR's Richard Williams goes on the hunt for Coventry Cathedral's ghostly visitors.
02 Oct 2024,4 mins
The IRA bicycle bombing of Coventry
Just days before the outbreak of WWII, an IRA bomb exploded in Broadgate.
14 Sep 2024,13 mins
Circus performers buried at London Road cemetary
Cousins Ellen and William were performers who were killed by animals they trained.
02 Sep 2024,3 mins
Coventry's conjoined twins
Anna and Barbara Rozycki were the UK's first successfully separate conjoined twins.
17 Aug 2024,4 mins