Secret South Yorkshire Episodes Episode guide
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The forgotten gems of Rotherham's Empire Theatre
Inside the old Empire Theatre in Rotherham
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The flour power of a Barnsley landmark
A look at 400 years of milling at Worsborough Mill in Barnsley.
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The family fight which created an industrial icon
Jack Hadaway-Weller visits Catcliffe Glass Cone, the oldest in the world
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The city's saucy icon
We head into the factory to see Henderson's Relish being made.
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The city's forgotten castle
Regeneration work is underway on the site of the 12th century Sheffield Castle
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The chapel on the bridge
Tour inside the chapel on the bridge in Rotherham
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Soaking up the history of Glossop Road Baths
A glimpse of the old Turkish Glossop Road baths in Sheffield
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Sheffield’s underground world
A tour of the Victorian subterranean storm drain built in the 1800's.
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Sheffield’s pioneering queen of convenience food
Ella Gasking-Hudson became chair of Sheffield founded food group, Batchelor’s in 1913
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Sheffield’s lost trade legacy
A hidden Sheffield landmark reveals its journey from tea trade to modern living
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Sheffield’s hanging legend: Spence Broughton
A robbery, a trial, a ghost and a body hung for decades. Meet Spence Broughton.
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Sheffield’s forgotten 18th century toll house
Inside the old Roundhouse toll house in Ringinglow Sheffield
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Sheffield's world famous sweet shop
Inside the famous Granelli’s Sweet Shop
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Sheffield's lost icons: Tinsley Towers' last night
The Tinsley Towers' demolition in 2008 marked the end of an era for Sheffield's skyline.
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Sheffield's Hunter's Bar: Whispers of the Past
Local councillor Peter Gilbert explains the history of Hunter’s Bar roundabout
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Sheffield's hidden link to WW2
Chris Riley takes you on a tour of South Yorkshire wartime history.
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Sheffield's hidden house of illusions
Sheffield’s Magick: born in 1977 now casting spells from Broad Street.
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Sheffield pub born from old vicarage
Sheffield Victorian vicarage now houses the University Arms pub.
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Sheffield General Cemetery: What lies beneath?
A peak behind the gatehouse at Sheffield General Cemetery people buried there.
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Rotherham’s trailblazing “Poet of the poor”
Rotherham roundabout holds tribute to the Corn Law Rhymer Ebenezer Elliott
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Rotherham's trailblazing Channel swimmer
The story of Rotherham swimmer Bill Burgess, second man to swim English Channel
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Rotherham's eccentric icon who built his own castle
Jack Hadaway-Weller visits Boston Castle in Rotherham to learn about its history.
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Rotherham circus legends who stopped the traffic
Circus legends from Rotherham, the Alzanas stunned with fearless aerial acts
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Rotherham at war, through the eyes of a child
Betty Quinton from Rotherham has written a short book titled 'That Man Called Hitler'.
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Old Queen's Head: Sheffield's most haunted pub?
From a hunting hound to a former queen, we hear about the many patrons of the city pub.
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Mystery of Sheffield's "Caking" tradition
Folklorist Richard Bradley talks about the Sheffield tradition of “Caking Night”
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Long-serving landlord who named Sheffield boozer
A secretive Sheffield spot holds deep roots in folk music, history, and local pride.
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Jack In Irons: The ghostly giant of Barnsley
The story of the mythical giant who haunts the roads of South Yorkshire.
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Is Sheffield home to a new Jurassic species?
Jack Hadaway-Weller meets Hilda, a Rhomaleosaurus, who lives at a museum in Hillsborough.