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Secret North Yorkshire Episodes

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    The Georgian secrets of Fairfax House

    Sarah Burnage from York Civic Trust reveals the hidden history of Fairfax House in York.

  2. The fire that nearly destroyed Selby Abbey

    Antony Collins investigates the history of Selby Abbey.

  3. The escaping bear of York Museum Gardens

    Hannah Sackville-Bryant takes you back to the 1800s when York Museum Gardens had a zoo.

  4. The Brontë sister that loved Scarborough

    Bek Homer investigates Anne Brontë's connections to Scarborough.

  5. The bloodhounds that searched for Jack the Ripper

    Bek Homer visits Scalby Manor, the former home of a famous bloodhound breeder.

  6. The Beatles, Churchill and the Grand Hotel

    Bek Homer checks into an iconic Scarborough hotel.

  8. Searching for Scarborough's Secret Garden

    Bek Homer attempts to discover Scarborough's legendary garden with help from Liz Blades.

  9. Scarborough Castle's lost clifftop cricket ground

    Bek Homer uncovers the story of an unusual clifftop cricket ground.

  10. Restoring York’s rare one-handed clock

    Louise Fewster hears the story of one of York’s most unusual clocks.

  11. Pickering's hidden medieval wall paintings

    Jack Hadaway-Weller heads to St. Peter and St. Paul's church in Pickering.

  12. Peeling back the wallpaper at York's Mansion House

    Emily Johnson finds out how a York landmark has been decorated throughout history.

  13. Meet the York time lords

    Discover the hidden team winding York’s turret clocks every week.

  14. Mary, Queen of Scots' Yorkshire 'imprisonment'

    Dave Manning tells James Addyman about Mary’s time at Bolton Castle.

  15. Last piano builders say it's 'not a dead craft'

    Fiona Callow visits the UK's last surviving piano makers.

  16. Knaresborough's forgotten linen industry

    Joanita Musisi heads to Knaresborough Town Museum to find out how linen shaped Yorkshire.

  17. Is Yorkshire home to the country's oldest theatre?

    Jack Hadaway-Weller gets a tour of Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal.

  18. Is Oliver Cromwell's body buried in Yorkshire?

    Julia Lewis investigates rumours that Cromwell's body is buried at Newburgh Priory.

  19. Inside York’s last surviving windmill

    Joanita Musisi explores Holgate Windmill.

  20. Inside York Theatre Royal's costume department

    Joanita Musisi meets Pauline who has maintained the theatre's costumes for three decades

  21. Inside the world's oldest music hall in Settle

    Jack Hadaway-Weller meets Josie Guthrie from Settle Victoria Hall.

  22. Inside the Mason's Loft at York Minster

    Hannah Sackville-Bryant visits the Mason's Loft at York Minster with tour guide Aileen.

  23. Inside Ripon Cathedral's 1,350 year old crypt

    Jack Hadaway-Weller explores Ripon's underground crypt which was built in 672.

  24. Inside Helmsley's secret artefact archive

    James Addyman goes to English Heritage's storage centre to see items hidden from display.

  25. Hunting for the Flixton werewolf

    Bek Homer investigates a North Yorkshire legend. (Image: Dulyanut Swdp)

  26. How Yorkshire inspired Dickens' A Christmas Carol

    Antony Collins finds out how Charles Dickens took inspiration from Malton.

  27. How York's Jewish past has shaped the city

    Fiona Callow takes a tour of significant sites in York's complex Jewish history.

  28. How York created the KitKat

    Hannah Sackville-Bryant goes inside the Nestle factory on Haxby Road in York.

  29. How unpaid ransom money built a Yorkshire church

    Jack Hadaway-Weller investigates the tragic origins of a church near Ripon.

  30. How the Terry's clock tower became a timeless icon

    Oliver Day goes inside the iconic clock tower in York.

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