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Essex
6 Items
The Witham Rail Disaster
How three heroic Essex signalmen saved hundreds of lives when a train derailed.
02 Sep 2025,·8 mins
A diary from 1975 is reunited with its Essex owner after being discovered by builders.
3 mins
Why major Essex road plans have been scrapped
More than £2 million had already been spent on developing the improvements.
13 Oct 2026,·4 mins
Hercule Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles
1. Evil Brewing
Captain Hastings recalls his first murder case with the Belgian sleuth.
05 Sep 2005,·30 mins
The Peasants' Revolt
The so-called Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was the first mass popular uprising in England.
21 Sep 2026,·51 mins
Frankie Howerd
Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Frankie Howerd
23 Jan 1982,·40 mins
