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Radio Suffolk,10 Apr 2026,7 mins

Bawdsey: The world’s first radar station

Secret Suffolk

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In this episode of Secret Suffolk Matt Marvel discovers how a quest for a “death ray” helps spark radar, and it begins on the Suffolk coast. (Picture credit – Getty Image) Operating room of the coastal chain of British radar stations called "Chain Home". 1940.

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