The Somerset bank with its own banknotes

It’s said Stuckey’s banknotes had a circulation second only to the Bank of England.

• 5 mins

The witchcraft trial of Julian Cox

Julian Cox was the last person to be executed in Taunton for witchcraft in 1663.

• 7 mins

The bootmaker whose inventions changed lives

Chard's James Gillingham found his calling after a local man was injured in an accident.

• 7 mins

The WW2 hero who didn’t carry a weapon

Arturo Fanconi from Ilminster was posthumously awarded the Albert Medal for saving lives.

• 7 mins

The chained library with books older than America

The Wells Cathedral library securely holds books, published before the 1800s, in chains.

• 7 mins

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.

• 8 mins

Reconstructing Somerset’s Roman Mosaics

Volunteers have spent five years reproducing Roman designs at Avalon Archaeology.

• 10 mins

Chard’s hanging tree

A hanging tree once stood between Tesco and B&Q in the town.

• 6 mins

80 years of Calverts in Taunton

The family-run furniture shop was established in 1944.

• 4 mins

Ilminster’s shooting club

The rifle group is thought to have started in the Victorian times.

• 9 mins

The haunting of Hestercombe

The ghost of Mrs Portman has been spotted in the historic house by visitors.

• 6 mins

The factory behind the breakfast table staple

Hemyock in the Blackdown Hills produced St Ivel Gold until 2008.

• 6 mins

Somerset village linked to two American presidents

John Adams and John Quincy Adams are remembered in Barton St David’s church.

• 8 mins

Ilminster’s Victorian police cells

The former magistrates’ court and police station building now houses the town council.

• 7 mins

Did King George III’s secret son live in Somerset?

Frederick Blomberg was adopted and raised by the King and Queen in 1765.

• 10 mins

The leaning church of Burnham-on-Sea

Discovering the unique quirks of St Andrew's Church built in the 14th century.

• 7 mins

The Victorian pleasure ground

The artist William Turner sketched the view of the Watchet coast from the site.

• 8 mins

The incredible stories of Cricket St Thomas

The estate has been used as a wildlife park, a theme park and filming location.

• 13 mins

Black dogs on the Quantocks?

Dan Broadbent from the Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme recounts mythical tales.

• 6 mins

Brean Down: from the Iron Age to WWII

The land has seen an Iron Age hill fort, a Roman temple and a Victorian folly.

• 8 mins

The Cold War secret on the Mendips

The research centre improved the accuracy of radar systems for ground-to-air missiles.

• 9 mins

The frozen in time Somerset chemist

The South Petherton chemist was recreated in Cornwall and is now moving to County Durham.

• 7 mins

Somerset is home to the tallest tree in England

The Douglas Fir tree on Exmoor became the country’s tallest tree in August 2024.

• 5 mins

Inside Hinkley Point B: The Station Director

Nicola Fauvel speaks to Charlie Taylor on working in the nuclear power station.

• 6 mins

Inside Hinkley Point B: The Tour

EDF's Shaheed Mungur takes Charlie Taylor on a tour of the nuclear power station.

• 10 mins

Building Brunel’s lost railway

Yeovil Railway Centre's volunteers are trying to raise £100k pounds for the project.

• 4 mins

The mill in Bryan Adams’ music video is for sale

The old mill features in the music video for ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’.

• 4 mins

The forgotten canal tunnel closed for over 150 years

Simon Maggs takes us down into the Crimson Hill Tunnel running under his garden.

• 7 mins

The Exmoor Oral History Archive

Birdie Johnson recorded over 200 hours of archive around the turn of the century.

• 10 mins