Hidden East Yorkshire

Explore fascinating stories from East Yorkshire.

Radio Humberside,85 episodes

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Where silence found a voice
From streetlight gatherings to a vital hub, Hull’s Deaf Centre marks 100 years together.
02 Jun 2026,9 mins
Where faith and history meet the sea
Discover the hidden stories of Holderness as Richard Stead walks ancient pilgrim paths.
26 May 2026,11 mins
Why Hull’s phone boxes are cream
The history of Hull’s unique telephone exchange.
12 May 2026,3 mins
Long after the curtain fell
When Hull’s nights belonged to theatre. The history of Hull’s Theatres Royal.
05 May 2026,6 mins
A house through history
How the history of an East Yorkshire house uncovered the history of a town.
21 Apr 2026,12 mins
When East Yorkshire led the battle for birds
The East Yorkshire men behind a fight to save puffins, gannets & more birds disappearing.
14 Apr 2026,10 mins
The Beverley woman who fought in the Third Crusade
Margaret of Beverly: the pilgrim who found herself caught up in the Third Crusade
31 Mar 2026,10 mins
What was hidden in Beverley now comes to light
Uncovering the secrets hidden behind the church organ at St Mary’s in Beverley.
24 Mar 2026,5 mins
Kiplingcotes Derby: England's oldest horse race
Britain’s oldest horse race still runs every March, open to any rider who dares.
17 Mar 2026,4 mins
The village museum fighting for survival
Sutton & Wawne Museum’s volunteers protect local heritage while its future is uncertain.
10 Mar 2026,5 mins
My Hull neighbour was Douglas Bader's wingman
Bob Morton was a Spitfire pilot in World War II.
05 Mar 2026,6 mins
Does English theatre have its origins in Beverley?
Described as 'the oldest reference to non-secular theatre in the British Isles'.
24 Feb 2026,7 mins
The unassuming Hull street with a hidden past
Hull’s Coltman Street was once the home to industrialists and film producers.
16 Feb 2026,5 mins
The sea showed no mercy that night
Remembering the Great Gale of 1871: tragedy on Bridlington’s shore.
09 Feb 2026,5 mins
When Needler’s sweet factory sang for the nation
Needler’s: the lost BBC broadcast and the forgotten story of Fred Needler.
03 Feb 2026,11 mins
The Drypool Ghost haunting 'the Devil's Post'
A ghost at midnight, a terrified garrison and a body buried beneath Hull’s lost citadel.
28 Jan 2026,9 mins
Maister House: fires, merchants and music
Maister House shaped by trade, tragedy, loss & survival. It now has a new creative life.
21 Jan 2026,6 mins
Market Weighton’s link to Venezuela’s independence
Sarah Andrews: The Market Weighton woman behind Venezuela’s freedom.
13 Jan 2026,8 mins
Echoes of Hull’s ship building past
The 18-tonne Scotch Derrick crane is a survivor of Hull's shipbuilding industry.
05 Jan 2026,4 mins
The untold story of Spider T’s wartime missions
The history of Hull's Spider T, which became a secret lifeline for evacuees during WWII.
30 Dec 2025,13 mins
A bitter betrayal: Drogo Lord of Holderness
When Holderness was a stronghold for William the Conqueror.
23 Dec 2025,11 mins
What mysteries lie in the Land of Green Ginger?
Could this be Hull's most magical street? Josh Gorrono-Chapman has been to find out.
16 Dec 2025,6 mins
Marvell's poems still whisper across centuries
Andrew Marvell: From civil war to Cromwell’s court, his pen shaped politics & passion.
10 Dec 2025,4 mins
From Hull to Hollywood, the story of Lorenzo's Oil
How Hull’s Croda helped create Lorenzo’s Oil, a treatment that inspired a Hollywood film.
03 Dec 2025,4 mins
From 1930s to today: Hull's Danish Xmas market
Keeping the Danish Christmas tradition alive in Hull since the 1930s.
27 Nov 2025,4 mins
How Viola almost made it home
The quest to bring the oldest surviving steam trawler back to East Yorkshire.
25 Nov 2025,8 mins
Where dragons dream: Hull’s secret museum
Hull’s secret museum of South-East Asian wonders.
11 Nov 2025,5 mins
The Hull werewolf: Old Stinker
A foul-breathed werewolf haunting Hull’s waterways. The Beast of Barmston Drain.
30 Oct 2025,4 mins
Burton Agnes: a skull, a promise, a haunting
Anne Griffith’s ghost still haunts Burton Agnes Hall, guarding her beloved home forever.
27 Oct 2025,4 mins
Wharram Percy and the belief in the living dead
Medieval villagers at Wharram Percy feared corpses could rise, attack and spread disease.
22 Oct 2025,6 mins