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Secret Cambridge Episodes

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    Why Cromwell鈥檚 head is in a Cambridge biscuit tin

    How Oliver Cromwell鈥檚 decapitated head eventually ended up being buried in Cambridge.

  2. The Cambridge scientist who got man to the moon

    Telling the vital role Cambridge scientist Tom Bacon played in the Apollo 11 mission.

  3. The Cambridge Olympic pedigree

    Exploring the important role Cambridge has played in the history of the Olympic Games.

  4. The 'forgotten' queen of aviation

    The little-told story of Richarda Morrow-Tait, the first woman to fly around the world.

  5. Paradise Found

    The long lost handwritten notes by Paradise Lost poet John Milton discovered in Arizona.

  6. Messages from Mount Everest

    A century after his death, George Mallory's final words went on display in Cambridge.