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Making some of the world's most famous nets
A town’s net-making history dates back over 800 years. Steve Harris finds out more.
The Saxon saint whose remains lie undisturbed
Steve Harris visits the church where St Wite can still be found today.
Battle of the flags
You wait for a flag then four come along at once.
The boy behind Thomas the Tank Engine
Christopher Awdry inspired his father to create The Railway Series.
Swanage Beach explosion
Looking back at the 1955 event and how it is remembered today.
UK's oldest working postbox
The history behind a 19th century octagonal postbox in Holwell.
The stegosaurus built out of rivalry
How did this metal dinosaur end up in Poole? Steve Harris looks in to the story.
Weymouth's homemade horror house
Enter if you dare. Michelle Langthorne tours Terror Castle, a one night only attraction.
It happened at Rampisham Down
A site in the middle of the Dorset countryside once sparked wild speculation.
The tale of 'Bethan's Rock'
How a young girl's donated rock became Poole museum's 'most famous' object.
