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Hidden East Yorkshire Episodes

  1.

    Why was Beverley a haven for criminals?

    Murderers, thieves & debtors flocked to Beverley in Medieval times, seeking one thing.

  2. Why did 16,000 horses once descend on Howden?

    Howden was once the epicentre of the horse trade.

  3. What sank the Gaul?

    In 1974 the FV Gaul sank, with the loss of all 36 crew.

  4. Was Jack the Ripper from Hull?

    He may have spent time on Whitefriargate as well as Whitechapel.

  5. Was feminism born in Beverley?

    Mary Wollstonecraft spent her early years in the town.

  6. The village with the poison pen

    The chair of the parish council gives his reaction to the 'vile' pen letters.

  7. The village with the poison pen

    A 'cloud of vitriol' has descended upon an East Yorkshire village.

  8. The story of Amy Johnson: Hull's pioneering pilot

    A look back at the celebrated pilot's life and death.

  9. The mythical beasts haunting East Yorkshire

    They lurked in the misty pitch black of the marshes in the River Hull haunting settlers.

  10. The Hull man who survived the Titanic

    Sally Fairfax discovers the story of Joseph Boxall.

  11. The Hull man who survived the Titanic

    Joseph Boxall was an officer for the White Star Line.

  12. The female engineering pioneer who designed R101

    Hilda Lyon was born in Market Weighton.

  13. The East Yorks men behind the gunpowder plot

    In a sleepy village, a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament was being forged.

  14. The Brid barbers with a secret 1940s collection

    Anthony Bates wants his vintage collection to go on display in the town.

  15. The Beatles in Hull, 60 years on: I was there

    Fans recall the night the Beatles played the ABC on Ferensway, on 19th October 1964.

  16. Restoring Hull's National Picture Theatre

    The Beverley Road building was bombed in WWII and has remained derelict ever since.

  17. Hunting down the home of 'Gentleman Jack'

    Anne Lister spent her childhood in Market Weighton.

  18. Hull's forgotten Hollywood star

    Remembering Dorothy Mackaill

  19. How Hull saved children from the Spanish civil war

    Sally Fairfax finds out how child refugees from Guernica ended up in Hull.

  20. 60 years since the last train to Hornsea

    Hull to Hornsea - a return ticket.

  21. 'My husband built a full-size railway in the garden鈥�

    A railway built in an East Yorkshire garden opens for the first time.