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HIGH WYCOMBE - 45 mins

1) 'Wycombe Unmasked' part 1

Discover one of two British Prime Ministers who also rose to the rank of army general, hear about the bunker where the US Army Air Force directed bombing operations over Europe in World War II and, although the UK voted for Brexit, see what is still Wycombe's claim to European fame even after leaving the EU.

2)  'Wycombe Unmasked'  part 2

Discover the world renowned institution that started life in Wycombe in 1799, learn why the town was considered a Rotten Borough and hear about a local man who won the Victoria Cross in 1917.

3) Gaspard le Marchant and the setting up of the Royal Military College. 

Hear about the life and times of Maj-Gen John Gaspard le Marchant, an outstanding cavalry commander, who set-up the Royal Military College (now the Royal Military Acadamy, Sandhurst) for army officers in Wycombe in 1799. 

4) 'Suffragists, Bodgers, Mosquitos and Goals.'

Learn about the industry that made High Wycombe famous throughout the world, hear about the town's serial criminal and why Wycombe Wanderers score in the Guinness Book of Records.

5) 'Romans, Rivers, Riots and Rebels.'

Find out who was the first English king to 'tweet', see the best preserved mill on the R Wye and hear the story of the 1830 Machine Breakers Riots.