Secret Leicestershire Episodes Available now
The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864
How did a huge hydrogen balloon cause a riot and chaos in Victoria Park?
Action Man and the Unexploded Bomb!
The Coalville toy factory that created Action Man and was almost blow up
The Green Dragon Inn: an infamous murder
16th May 1978 – a notorious day in Leicester’s history
Fastest car on the planet hidden in Leicestershire
The Darracq 200hp: The record-breaking car hidden in a Leicester garage
Christmas Eve 1965: A star fell from the sky
It’s 60 years since the Barwell meteorite landed in the village and made history.
The secret behind Leicestershire's very own angels
The Belvoir angels etched in gravestones and found nowhere else in the world
Divorced: Henry VIII's 'gift' to Anne of Cleves
How the only wife Henry VIII divorced ended up with a Melton Pub
What lies beneath: The dungeon under Leicester Market
The wealth of archaeological secrets revealed under Leicester's famous market place
A runaway slave stars in a defining moment of Leicester’s history
The Abolitionist and runaway slave Frederick Douglass' links to a Leicester meeting hall
Why Melton is famous for ‘Painting the Town Red’
In 1837 the Marquis of Waterford and his friends wreaked havoc through Melton Mowbray.
