Secret LeicestershireEpisodes Available now
The book that saved Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Shakespeare’s Fourth Folio is one of the most influential texts in the England language.
Coalville’s famed Music Hall comedian Billy Burton
Billy Burton was a well-known Music Hall comedian from Coalville in the 1920’s.
A real-life Jurassic Park hidden in Leicestershire
200 million years of history can be seen in exposed rock layers at Tilton Railway Cutting
4. Vox Populi: The voice of the people in Roman Leicester—Romans
Cosmopolitan and diverse, come and meet the people of the ancient city.
3. Musaica: The high art of Ratae Mosaics—Romans
Leicester’s Roman mosaics are among the finest in Britain.
2. Via: The veins of a civilisation—Romans
The roads of Roman Leicester, and how the other half lived.
1. Ratae: Straight to the heart of Roman Leicester—Romans
Step back in time and explore the sights and sounds of the forum, basilica, and baths.
The Norman Undercroft hidden under Leicester
The Norman Undercroft under BBC Leicester are remains from a wealthy merchant’s house.
The secret remains of a Roman aqueduct
The Raw Dykes was part of an aqueduct conveying water to Leicester’s Roman baths.
‘Holy Town’ – Hallaton’s secret ‘bottle-kicking’ history
The destination for pilgrims and the capital of bottle kicking and Hare Pie Scramble!
