Secret LeicestershireEpisodes Available now
The 18th U.S. President pays Leicester a visit
Ulysses S. Grant stops off in Leicester on the 31st of May 1877.
Leicester Town Hall: 150 years of stories
The well-known and lesser-known sides of Leicester’s civic history
How Halfords started in Leicester’s Halford Street
Retailers Halfords and Currys opened their first shops in Edwardian Leicester.
The ancient castle at the heart of Oakham
Oakham Castle is one of the best examples of domestic Norman architecture in England.
Leicester’s brass band music controversy of 1856
An outdoor concert in Leicester in 1856 caused outrage and some people ended up in court.
Wigston’s link to the World Cup
Admiral was originally an undergarment brand before moving into the sportswear sector.
Leicestershire’s medieval shrunken village
The remains of the medieval shrunken village were uncovered at Loddington.
The Lutterworth invention that changed the world
Sir Frank Whittle was a key figure who helped transform aviation and air travel.
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.
