Secret EssexEpisodes Available now
The top-secret heroes of Audley End
Audley End House was home to an elite group of Polish secret agents during World War Two.
Britain's Unluckiest Pier
The story of how one of Essex's most iconic landmarks overcame disaster time and again.
The Silent Threat
A World War Two shipwreck near the Essex coast hides a deadly secret beneath the waves.
The Essex hamlet that vanished
The buildings, people and myths that made way for Hanningfield Reservoir in the 1950s.
Before the raid: Essex and the Dambusters
How Abberton Reservoir became a key part of the build-up to the World War Two raid.
Britain's deadliest footpath
The largest island in Essex has been shrouded in mystery for more than a century.
The Witham Rail Disaster
How three heroic Essex signalmen saved hundreds of lives when a train derailed.
The town built by shoes
How a Czech shoe maker transformed the fortunes of a small Essex village.
Saving Dovercourt’s Leading Lights
Dovercourt’s lighthouses are an iconic part of Essex’s coastline – but for how long?
Inside the Braintree Cage
How a small brick building was the answer to drunken excess in 19th century Braintree.
