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A Podded History Of Devon

Behind Enemy Lines - a WW2 story of love, espionage and tragedy

Devon author Chris Robillard with a tale of spies killed behind enemy lines.

• 17 mins

A Podded History Of Devon

Fairies, Demons and Folk Medicine – Devon’s Male Witch

Professor Marion Gibson from the University of Exeter on John Walsh - a 1500s Witch

• 20 mins

A Podded History Of Devon

A Less Than Dickensian Devon Christmas

Dr Todd Gray on the demeaning practice of "gooding" in 1870s rural Devon.

• 18 mins

A Podded History Of Devon

Devon's Fortune Fabric - Mrs Treadwin's Lace Manufactory

RAMM volunteers Liz Trebble and Carol McFadzean on lace livelihoods, royalty & smuggling,

• 20 mins

A Podded History Of Devon

Margaret Partridge - The powerhouse who built powerhouses

The story of a pioneering Devon electrical engineer.

• 17 mins

Red Earth

1. A lost play and a forgotten writer

The discovery of a lost play and a forgotten writer

• 10 mins

Red Earth

2. Inspiration for a play

The inspiration for a play and the witness to the story.

• 11 mins

Red Earth

3. Fact and fiction

The search for the fact and the fiction of Red Earth.

• 11 mins

Red Earth

4. Sacrifice on the home front

The home front story and the military machine.

• 10 mins

Red Earth

5. The community returns

The community returns and the play reappears.

• 10 mins

Red Earth

6. Voices of the evacuation

The voices of local people who experienced the evacuation.

• 12 mins

Red Earth

7. Preserving the legacy

The people and the places preserving the history of this story.

• 12 mins

Red Earth

8. The play

The radio play of Christian Michell’s wartime script.

• 22 mins

Scavenging for hidden artefacts on the River Dart

Hattie McCann meets members of the South Hams History Hunters as they trawl for objects

• 2 mins

Star Wars on the A38 at Ashburton

What is an AT-ST from Star Wars doing on the side of the A38? Charlotte Cory finds out...

• 1 min

'Fascinating' 4,000 year-old Dartmoor find

It's hoped the discovery will help us understand what life was like in the Bronze Age.

• 4 mins

Exeter Cathedral: Finding secrets after 900 years

The 91Èȱ¬'s Caroline Densley finds out more.

• 4 mins

What happens after your plane lands?

John Acres has been to Exeter Airport to see behind the scenes on how an airport works

• 4 mins

Is your runway clear for take off?

Who makes sure there is no debris on Exeter Airports runway? John Acres finds out

• 6 mins

Who is looking in your luggage when you fly?

Meet some of the people trained to make us safe when we fly from Exeter Airport

• 6 mins

To queue or not to queue? a British question

Meet the customer service team at Exeter Airport that ensure you make you flight on time

• 4 mins

Controlling Devon's skies, what does it take?

Charlie is a recently qualified air traffic controller at Exeter Airport.

• 4 mins

The people you never want to see at the Airport

Meet the team that are there in the case of emergency, whether that's fire or medical

• 5 mins

Story of Plymouth landmark's long-lost plaque

A plaque commemorating the man who built Plymouth's lighthouse has been returned!

• 1 min

How to prepare for HMS St Albans' return to the front line

Hattie McCann has been one board HMS St Albans after her refit and met XO Byron Lynn

• 4 mins

'Spooky' Devon tales as you've never seen them before

Hattie McCann on the photos inspired by Devon folklore, with a Victorian twist

• 3 mins

John Nettles presents Devon's Great War

1. World War One started on a Devon beach

John Nettles examines World War One from a Devon perspective

• 11 mins

John Nettles presents Devon's Great War

2. West... Where Fighting Men are Bred

As WWI breaks and the tourists leave, men from Devon are recruited for battle

• 19 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.

• 7 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