Secret Somerset Episodes Available now
The haunting of Hestercombe
The ghost of Mrs Portman has been spotted in the historic house by visitors.
Ilminster’s shooting club
The rifle group is thought to have started in the Victorian times.
80 years of Calverts in Taunton
The family-run furniture shop was established in 1944.
Chard’s hanging tree
A hanging tree once stood between Tesco and B&Q in the town.
Reconstructing Somerset’s Roman Mosaics
Volunteers have spent five years reproducing Roman designs at Avalon Archaeology.
From Exmoor to Australia: The oldest ringing church bell
How a 16th century bell that chimed in Upton ended up in an rainforest wedding chapel.
The chained library with books older than America
The Wells Cathedral library securely holds books, published before the 1800s, in chains.
The WW2 hero who didn’t carry a weapon
Arturo Fanconi from Ilminster was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for saving lives.
The bootmaker whose inventions changed lives
Chard's James Gillingham found his calling after a local man was injured in an accident.
The witchcraft trial of Julian Cox
Julian Cox was the last person to be executed in Taunton for witchcraft in 1663.
