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Hidden West Yorkshire Episodes

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    Who was 鈥楪entleman Jack's鈥� wife, Ann Walker?

    Rebecca Batley talks to Gayle Lofthouse about why Ann Walker is overlooked in history.

  2. Wakefield tourism's best kept secret

    The Chantry Chapel was built in 1356 on the River Calder.

  3. Wakefield man who was David Attenborough's hero

    Charles Waterton was a remarkable man who, created the world's first ever nature reserve.

  4. The true story of Halifax's "Tower of spite鈥�

    Steve Crabtree talks about the history of one of West Yorkshire's most iconic landmarks.

  5. The Todmorden UFOs

    Find out how Todmorden has somehow found itself to be the centre of the UFO world.

  6. The story of Pontefract鈥檚 legendary haunted house

    In the build up to Halloween we look at the spooky side of West Yorkshire.

  7. The Pontefract Hermits

    Andrew Edwards explores the caves carved out by medieval hermits.

  8. The Otley Chevin tragedy

    The ghostly tale of two lovers and their horse, who died on Otley Chevin.

  9. The Otley Bone House

    The story of how one Otley resident stole the skull of the devil in exchange for ale.

  10. The mystery of the bloody footprint

    Mandy Tyas from Oakwell Hall explains the story of Captain William Blatt.

  11. The most haunted house in Bradford

    In the build up to Halloween we look at the spooky side of West Yorkshire.

  12. The monstrous black dog of Otley

    Daisy Lyons from Turnip Fish Theatre Company reads the story of 鈥楾he Barguest of Otley鈥�.

  13. The marriage of Charlotte Bront毛

    Novelist Martina Devlin on the marriage between the author & Arthur Bell. (Image: Getty)

  14. The lore of the Calderdale talisman

    John Billingsley is an expert on the subject of folklore in the Calder Valley.

  15. The legend of the Bradford Boar

    Janet Senior explains where the story comes from.

  16. The legend of Elland's headless horseman

    Author Paul Weatherhead tells the tale of "Old Leathery Coit".

  17. The Leeds witch who predicted the end of the world

    The true story of "the Yorkshire Witch" Mary Bateman.

  18. The Leeds newspaper that outsold the Times

    Martin Hamilton speaks ahead of the blue plaque ceremony honouring the paper.

  19. The Leeds hill where you can see York Minster

    The long history of Rawdon Billing and its spectacular views across 3 counties.

  20. The history of Wakefield's Double Two shirts

    This famous attire was the first shirt to come with detachable collars.

  21. The history of Queensbury Tunnel

    This incredible feat of engineering joined Bradford and Halifax when it opened in 1878.

  22. The history of Leeds' famous clocks

    John McGoldrick from the Leeds Industrial Museum on Leeds鈥� Potts clocks.

  23. The history of Leeds' back-to-back streets

    Colin and Elizabeth James describe how the terraces came to be so popular in Leeds.

  24. The history of British wrestling and Yorkshire

    Gaz Thompson speaks to Gayle Lofthouse about how wrestling in the UK boomed.

  25. The history of Bradford's lost Jowett cars

    Andrew Edwards visits the Bradford Industrial Museum to see these local motoring icons.

  26. The haunting at Leeds Library

    The Victorian library is haunted by a former employee.

  27. The Halifax story of deceit, murder and millions

    Author Steve Hartley on the story of the Cragg Vale coiners.

  28. The Halifax Slasher

    In 1938, Halifax police investigated a series of attacks, but not all was as it seemed.

  29. The Halifax man who changed the way we drive

    Percy Shaw invented the 鈥榗at鈥檚 eye鈥� in 1934 in Boothtown, Halifax.

  30. The Halifax beheadings

    Discover the gruesome history of the 13th Century gibbet.

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