Join Ben for BBC Radio Wiltshire every weekday from 0600. With ten years of presenting Breakfast under his belt, he certainly knows what makes Wiltshire tick. And there’s always plenty of room ...

King Alfred the Great rebuilt his kingdom from Somerset - we re-trace his steps. In January 878 AD, Alfred, king of Wessex, was on the verge of disaster. He had been ambushed and nearly killed by ...