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Hidden East Yorkshire

Explore fascinating stories from East Yorkshire.

Radio Humberside,46 episodes

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When hovercraft linked Hull and Grimsby
In 1969, Hull’s hovercraft offered a 20-min trip to Grimsby.
23 Jul 2025,4 mins
The WWI Wagoners who braved the battlefield
The story of Yorkshire Wagoners who used their horse-handling skills in WWI in France.
17 Jul 2025,4 mins
Hull’s golden King Billy
Why Hull has a huge statue of King William III dressed as a Roman when he was Dutch.
09 Jul 2025,6 mins
The history of Hull's leafy avenues
Mucky Peg Lane was given a makeover, to give it the feel of the Parisian Boulevards.
03 Jul 2025,4 mins
The history of Hull's Humber Street
The area was once a thriving fruit market.
18 Jun 2025,4 mins
The Tolkien love story inspired in East Yorkshire
Could this spot in Holderness be the inspiration for Middle Earth?
11 Jun 2025,4 mins
Murder, marriage and betrayal
Archaeologists uncover the history behind Skipsea Castle.
03 Jun 2025,6 mins
A black fast to kill a king
The East Yorkshire widow executed for treason.
28 May 2025,12 mins
Power and royalty, Hook's 800 year history
The story of the East Yorkshire village's long and illustrious history.
20 May 2025,5 mins
Wind Peak - on board the wind turbine ship
The huge vessel is moored in Hull.
8 mins
The derelict Hull church that hosted future stars
The Northern Theatre at the bottom of Hessle Road has now been partially demolished
09 May 2025,5 mins
Old cassette brings back Hull WW2 veteran's stories
A soldier's remarkable war story, recorded on cassette, is shared for the first time.
06 May 2025,19 mins
The man who gifted Hull its first park
Who was Zachariah Pearson and why did he create Hull's first park?
25 Apr 2025,4 mins
Bringing an East Yorkshire treasure back to life
Fort Paull has existed since the 16th century. We explore its latest chapter.
10 Apr 2025,7 mins
Why was Withernsea lighthouse built inland?
Explore the inside of the 128ft building which has dominated the town since 1894.
07 Apr 2025,6 mins
Exploring inside Hull Minster's 300 year old organ
Sally Fairfax takes a tour of Hull Minster's historic organ.
07 Apr 2025,3 mins
Why did Henry VIII bring the big guns to Hull?
Sally Fairfax explores the remains of huge defences built by Henry VIII.
29 Mar 2025,6 mins
Is this the Bermuda Triangle of East Yorkshire?
The Wold Newton Triangle is a place of myth and legend.
12 mins
The lost town that 'disappeared into the Humber'
The tale of the medieval port of Ravenser Odd
21 Feb 2025,4 mins
Beverley’s hidden rivers
If you know where to look you can still find them.
13 Feb 2025,13 mins
Exploring the 'fragile beauty' of Spurn
Sally Fairfax discovers the history and nature of the spit.
10 Feb 2025,6 mins
Could the next blockbuster movie be made in Hull?
Just off the A63 in Hull is a state of the art film studio complex.
28 Jan 2025,6 mins
The ghostly monks haunting Hull
Have you seen the monks of Meaux Abbey?
15 Jan 2025,6 mins
The only woman ever executed at Hull prison
Why did hundreds of thousands of people sign a petition to try and save her?
29 Dec 2024,10 mins
Beryl and Betty remembered
How two pensioners from Hull won the highest award in British radio.
24 Dec 2024,14 mins
The Hull station being brought back to life
Stepney Station on Beverley Road is up for a national award.
02 Dec 2024,4 mins
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.
28 Nov 2024,9 mins
Why was Beverley a haven for criminals?
Murderers, thieves & debtors flocked to Beverley in Medieval times, seeking one thing.
26 Nov 2024,12 mins
The village with the poison pen
The chair of the parish council gives his reaction to the 'vile' pen letters.
19 Nov 2024,9 mins
The East Yorks men behind the gunpowder plot
In a sleepy village, a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament was being forged.
31 Oct 2024,8 mins