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Hythe’s Tale From the Crypt
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Hythe’s Tale From the Crypt

Steve Ladner finds out why so many human remains are stored in one place. BBC Radio Kent’s Secret Kent series.

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Hop Pickers Tragedy at Hartlake
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Hop Pickers Tragedy at Hartlake

Steve Ladner finds out how disaster unfolded in the River Medway near Hadlow.

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Radical relationships at Sissinghurst
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Radical relationships at Sissinghurst

Steve Ladner explores the LGBTQ+ history at one of our most famous house and gardens.

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The tale of Samual Plimsoll
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The tale of Samual Plimsoll

The Victorian MP and social reform campaigner is remembered in Folkestone. Jo Burn reports.

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Murder in Seal Chart
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Murder in Seal Chart

It's 1908 and there's a murder, poison pen letters and suicide. Stever Ladner has more.

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Gravesham's Cold War Secret
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Gravesham's Cold War Secret

Steve Ladner explores what lies underneath a Gravesend park.

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From Chatham to The White House
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From Chatham to The White House

Chatham's historic dockyard is where Steve Ladner sought out the tale of a famous desk.

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A closer looks at Kits Coty
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A closer looks at Kits Coty

Do you know what's just over the hedge as you drive around the county? Steve Ladner stopped and had a look.

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The lady launchers of Dungeness
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The lady launchers of Dungeness

As the RNLI marks 200 years of saving lives at sea, Steve Ladner speaks to one of few remaining women on hand to launch the Dungeness lifeboat. Photo Credit: RNLI Dungeness.

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History, deer and the Fab Four all in one place
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History, deer and the Fab Four all in one place

We sneak inside Knole Park in Sevenoaks with Steve Ladner.

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Canterbury's stained glass
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Canterbury's stained glass

Have you ever wondered who looks after the windows at the Cathedral? Steve Ladner went to find out. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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Inside the smallest pub in Kent
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Inside the smallest pub in Kent

The Little Gem in Aylesford, affectionately known as the smallest pub in the county and dating back to the 1100s, was closed and derelict for 10 years.

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Wouldham's hero
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Wouldham's hero

A man buried in a village churchyard next to the River Medway, played a key role in one of this country's key battles. Steve Ladner went along to find out more.

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Roman secrets in a Tudor place
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Roman secrets in a Tudor place

There are many hidden treasures at Smallhythe Place. Steve Ladner has been for a look.

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St Leonard's Tower - what's it for?
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St Leonard's Tower - what's it for?

Steve Ladner is near West Malling and asks 'where's the rest of the castle'?

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Tragedy on the 'Princess Margaret'
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Tragedy on the 'Princess Margaret'

As the RNLI marks 200 years of saving lives at sea, Steve Ladner hears the story of Dover's cross channel catastrophe. Photo Credit: RNLI.

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'I knew Chatham's gates would close'
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'I knew Chatham's gates would close'

Straight out of school, John De Rose began his apprenticeship at Chatham Dockyard. Jo Burn went to meet him. Photo Credit: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.

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What did the Romans do for Rochester?
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What did the Romans do for Rochester?

Steve Ladner digs into the history spanning the River Medway.

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Hadlow's towering heart
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Hadlow's towering heart

It dominates the landscape but is it a castle, a church or something completely different? Steve Ladner finds out.

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Cobham's empty tomb
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Cobham's empty tomb

Close to the bustling A2, Steve Ladner finds a folly to human behaviour.

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