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Secret North YorkshireEpisodes Available now

Crackpot and Blubberhouses: Odd names explained
Antony Collins investigates the stories behind North Yorkshire's strangest place names.

The story of Knaresborough's blind road builder
Freya Cox looks into the story of pioneering civil engineer John Metcalf.

The Thirsk man who gave cricket a home
The story of Thomas Lord. His dream built the stage for cricketβs greatest moments.

How Yorkshire inspired Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Antony Collins finds out how Charles Dickens took inspiration from Malton.

Why is there a dead cat at the Mansion House?
Fiona Callow looks into a magical story inside a York landmark.

When a future Queen lived in a Yorkshire castle
Hannah Sackville-Bryant explores Catherine Parr's links to Danby Castle.

How unpaid ransom money built a Yorkshire church
Jack Hadaway-Weller investigates the tragic origins of a church near Ripon.

From a family project to world's 'strangest place'
Freya Cox explores Forbidden Corner in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

The religious rivalry behind the Bar Convent clock
Elly Fiorentini visits York's Bar Convent.

A brief history of North Yorkshire's music venues
Declan Vink looks into the history of music venues in York and North Yorkshire