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Essex

6 Items

Southend writer revives Bergerac
Essex-born Toby Whithouse on how he has re-booted an 80s TV classic for modern audiences.
4 mins
Open Country
Restoring Wallasea's Wild Coast
The island in Essex has been made into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons and sea.
26 Mar 2026,24 mins
Stephen Fry 'Goes Forth' in Colchester
: The Blackadder star looks back on filming scenes at the army barracks in north Essex.
2 mins
How Essex inspired 'Death in Paradise'
Robert Thorogood grew up near Colchester and had the idea for the TV crime series.
4 mins
Essex bride hitchhikes to wedding
Chloe was left stranded on Brighton seafront and could have been late for the ceremony.
2 mins
Where in Essex should be a Town of Culture?
The winning location receives a multi-million-pound investment for cultural activities.
3 mins