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The Leeds newspaper that outsold the Times

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

• 6 mins

Who was ‘Gentleman Jack's’ wife, Ann Walker?

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

• 6 mins

The Halifax story of deceit, murder and millions

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

• 5 mins

Dewsbury's 'Devil's Knell': A Christmas Tradition

Cara Thorpe explores why this Christmas tradition started with a murder.

• 4 mins

The Halifax Slasher

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

• 4 mins

Introducing... Hidden Bradford

Exploring history, legends and tales from Bradford UK City of Culture 2025.

• 4 mins

Robin Hood’s Penny Stone on a Yorkshire moor

John Billingsley from the Folklore Centre, Todmorden explains its significance.

• 5 mins

The forgotten history of Jewish refugees in Ilkley

Local historian Nigel Grizzard explains how important Loxleigh House in Ilkley was.

• 4 mins

How the Slaithwaite moonrakers fooled the police

Kath Shackleton from the Moonraking Festival explains the history of the event.

• 4 mins

Bretton: From pleasure grounds to sculpture park

The Yorkshire Sculpture Park's Mike Chesman on the history and future of Bretton Park.

• 5 mins

The history of Tetley's in Leeds

The iconic Leeds brewery was founded in 1822 by Joshua Tetley in Hunslet.

• 5 mins

The Leeds building with sheep on the roof

Martin Hamilton, director of Leeds Civic Trust, on the varied history of Temple Works.

• 5 mins

The largest stone-ground flour mill in the world

Dave Weatherson from Queen’s Mill in Castleford talks to Gayle Lofthouse.

• 5 mins

The 700 year old mill hoping to exist off-grid

The owners of a Hebden Bridge mill are trying to raise funds to pay for repairs.

• 4 mins

Ilkley's mysterious Roman tribeswoman

How did a tribeswoman from Shropshire end up in West Yorkshire?

• 5 mins

Rudyard Kipling story inspired by Wakefield man

Chris Green talks about Frederick Wilson from Wakefield.

• 6 mins

How tragedy struck a West Yorkshire circus

Rare, 19th-century circus posters are revealed in Wakefield.

• 4 mins

The town that tried to capture 'eternal spring'

Marsden hold an annual cuckoo festival – but do you know the origin of the story?

• 4 mins

Leeds Uni uncover the oldest-known book on cheese

The 16th century manuscript depicts the earliest uses of cheese.

• 4 mins

Inside a 700 year old abandoned Leeds castle

There is a 14th Century castle nestled within a forest on the Harewood Estate.

• 7 mins