Explore fascinating stories from Lancashire.
Radio Lancashire,·65 episodes
Claire Ashmore hears how a Lancashire orchard is home to the last trees of their kind
3 mins
Stephen Oldfield visits an idyllic spot in Rossendale, believed to be home to the devil
The expert illegal whisky maker of Haslingden
4 mins
Historian Stephen Oldfield explores what’s left of Lancashire’s lost village of Grane
Padiham archivist Kieron Ridehalgh explains how a travelling show turned to tragedy
5 mins
Remembering the lives lost in the 1886 Southport and St Anne’s lifeboat disaster
Claire Ashmore takes us to Padiham to uncover the mystery of two, century old costumes
Claire hears how Jeremiah Horrocks’ observations were light years ahead of his time
Claire Ashmore hears about the Catholic martyr's lasting Lancashire legacy.
01 Jun 2025,·4 mins
When the reservoirs were built, the congregation moved away St Stephen’s moved too
01 Jun 2025,·3 mins
Paul O'Gorman visits a Lancashire landmark tower with a distinctive turreted bridge.
28 Jul 2024,·3 mins
Paul O’Gorman uncovers the story behind a monument on the moors above Chorley.
In 1848, a Darwen dam overflowed killing twelve people in the town centre.
28 Jul 2024,·4 mins
The long history behind the site which is now home to a surgery.
In the 17th century, Prestonian Meg Shelton was accused of witchcraft.
Simon Entwistle remembers Private James Pitts who was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Frederick Kempster stood out head and shoulders above the rest.
Historian Boyd Harris visits the site of a former factory that was destroyed by fire.
Paul O'Gorman hears how Whittle-le-Woods and bread making have a shared history.
Some recollections of Turton Tower have a hint of the supernatural,
Paul O'Gorman discovers the famous novelist found inspiration in the Lancashire landmark.
The Whittle-le-Woods relic of the past that is a pathway to history.
How celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee inspired the building of Darwen Tower.
How Lead Mines Clough played a formative role in the creation of Wedgwood pottery.
Paul O'Gorman investigates what happened to a missing piece of the Lancaster Canal.
Paul O'Gorman visits an easily missed marking that changed the way we view the world.
How Chapeltown village was a starting point for soldiers heading for the First World War.
Paul O'Gorman reports on a Blackburn man and the early days of flying.
Hoghton Tower's recently discovered marking that is meant to hold evil spirits at bay.
How a drink created in Lancashire has become a household name in over seventy countries.
