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Secret Devon

Explore fascinating stories from Devon.

Radio Devon,63 episodes

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Secrets Of The Sea 6: Oysters
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline
23 May 2025,19 mins
Secrets Of The Sea 5: Sea Level Rise
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline
23 May 2025,20 mins
Secrets Of The Sea 4: Fungi
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline
23 May 2025,22 mins
Secrets Of The Sea 3: Mussels
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline.
19 May 2025,21 mins
Secrets Of The Sea 2: Seaweed
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline.
19 May 2025,20 mins
Secrets Of The Sea 1: Seagrass
The series is about the amazing science that’s happening around our coastline.
19 May 2025,21 mins
How many cheese varieties are there in the UK?
Cheese making has been in Mary Quicke's family for generations and she is about to retire
12 May 2025,10 mins
Henry has 2 medals, find out why, and where you can meet him
Henry continues the long tradition of collecting dogs on railways here in Devon.
06 May 2025,10 mins
Hocking's 5: From the army front line to front line ice cream sales
An armour plated land rover has been converted to sell ice cream
15 Apr 2025,7 mins
Hocking's 4: Where it all began. The original Hockings ice cream van, with a surprise!
Custom made for Hockings a1928 Morris Cowley was the first Hocking's ice cream van,
15 Apr 2025,6 mins
Hocking's 3: "quality is something we are not prepared to compromise on"
Meet Christian Hocking, he gave John Acres his first taste of Hocking's ice cream
15 Apr 2025,8 mins
Hocking's 2: How many ice creams can one van carry?
Fabien is an ice cream man for Hocking's and he gave John Acres a van tour
15 Apr 2025,8 mins
Hocking's 1: Meet the man behind the legendary Devon ice cream
Geoff Hocking's family have been making ice cream in North Devon for decades.
15 Apr 2025,6 mins
Do we still need traditional hedgerows in Devon?
Paul Lamb lays traditional hedgerows across the South West and is convinced that we do
01 Apr 2025,6 mins
"The busiest pre war junction outside London" Happy Birthday A38 Parkway
The A38 Parkway is celebrating its 40th birthday, and historian Chris Robinson explains.
01 Apr 2025,6 mins
Hidden away: Glimpse inside 'iconic' Devon building
Now derelict, Torquay's Pavilion might be brought back to life. Emma Ruminski goes inside
21 Mar 2025,3 mins
What lies behind these hidden gates?
Caroline Densley has been behind the gates at Stover County Park to find out
5 mins
Breakers yard 3: How high can you pile cars?
Rules have changed over the years, but car stacking still happens. How does it happen?
4 mins
Breakers yard 2: Do you know what car parts can be recycled?
Caroline's proper job gets started with recycling car parts and hopefully saving money
4 mins
Breakers yard 1: What goes on in a breakers yard?
Caroline Densley finds out what happens in a breakers yard in Devon
5 mins
The Gardening Game
3. Was the first gardener from Devon?
Jo Loosemore on how Devon shaped the development of gardening
19 Feb 2025,6 mins
The Gardening Game
2. Did Devon have the first public Garden?
Jo Loosemore explores the role Devon has played in the development of gardening.
8 mins
The Gardening Game
1. How Devon shaped the history of gardens
Looking at the guile of Devon's gardeners over time, and the development of gardens.
19 Dec 2024,7 mins
See the secrets inside Plymouth's famous shipwreck
The SS James Egan Layne lies in 25ft of water in Whitsand bay, and still has secrets
3 mins
The secrets behind the perfect pitch
John Acres meets the people who devote themselves to Plymouth Argyles pitch.
5 mins
The history of milk production in East Devon
Charlie Taylor visited the site of the St Ivel dairy in Hemyock to find out more.
6 mins
Visit Canada, in Devon (no port required)
Wolford Chapel is officially Canadian territory, and in Devon
29 Jan 2025,5 mins
Union Street 5. C103
Growing mushrooms, the first step towards and urban farm
11 mins
Union Street 4. The Millennium
A cinema, a roller disco, a dance hall and a club; The Millennium building was all
11 mins
Union Street 3. Union Corner
Markets, music and mayhem, all now thriving in the once forgotten Union Corner
6 mins