Essex and the secret D-Day plans

How top secret documents about the D-Day invasions were discovered in a Ford Escort.

• 3 mins

When Dovercourt said Hi-de-Hi! campers

What was it like living on the real Essex holiday camp where Hi-de-Hi! was filmed.

• 2 mins

Harwich and the Kindertransport children

How an Essex town helped save thousands of children’s lives during World War Two.

• 2 mins

Braintree's amazing 1066 coin find

The medieval coins discovered in Braintree that ended up being sold for £325,000.

• 2 mins

Southend's Ekco from history

The story of how an Essex radio manufacturing business and its founder changed the world.

• 3 mins

How Purfleet inspired Amazing Grace

A near-death experience in Purfleet inspired John Newton to write the hymn Amazing Grace.

• 2 mins

Saffron Walden's crucial Cromwell meeting

How a meeting in Saffron Walden led to the birth of English democracy.

• 2 mins

Ongar's heroic Titanic priest

Father Thomas Byles was a passenger on the maiden voyage of RMS Titanic in April 1912.

• 3 mins

Abberton's Roman discovery

The fascinating archaeological treasures unearthed close to Abberton Reservoir.

• 2 mins

The unusual uses of Hedingham Castle

The Chatelaine of Hedingham Castle reveals some interesting uses of the Essex landmark.

• 2 mins

A concise history of Beeleigh Abbey

Discovering the fascinating, diverse and tragic history of Beeleigh Abbey near Maldon.

• 3 mins

The Dunmow Flitch Trials

The Essex town with a 900 -year-old test of married couples and an unlikely prize.

• 4 mins

Secrets of the HMS London shipwreck

The vessel was part of the fleet which brought King Charles II back to England in 1660.

• 6 mins

Harwich and the U-Boat Surrender

In November 1918, more than 100 German U-Boats surrendered to the allied forces.

• 8 mins

The Essex scientist who got man to the moon

The vital role Billericay born scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.

• 5 mins

Ronald Blythe - A Word from Wormingford

The author's home in the north Essex village of Wormingford has an intriguing past.

• 6 mins

Inside the Braintree Cage

How a small brick building was the answer to drunken excess in 19th century Braintree.

• 5 mins

The Battle of Brightlingsea

Why did an Essex town become the centre of national attention for 10 months in 1995?

• 7 mins

Saving Dovercourt’s Leading Lights

Dovercourt’s lighthouses are an iconic part of Essex’s coastline – but for how long?

• 7 mins

The town built by shoes

How a Czech shoe maker transformed the fortunes of a small Essex village.

• 12 mins