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Hidden West Yorkshire Episodes

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    The monstrous black dog of Otley

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

  2. The marriage of Charlotte Bront毛

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

  3. The lost war diaries of a Wakefield soldier

    Award鈥憌inning writer Phillip James Day brings his grandfather鈥檚 war diary to light.

  4. The lore of the Calderdale talisman

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

  5. The legend of the Bradford Boar

    Janet Senior explains where the story comes from.

  6. The legend of Elland's headless horseman

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

  7. The Leeds women who "wouldn't stay quiet"

    Gayle Lofthouse speaks to Ruth Steinberg about the 1977 Reclaim the Night movement.

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

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

  9. The Leeds newspaper that outsold the Times

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

  10. The Leeds man who inspired Addams Family 'Thing'

    W.F. Harvey was a surgeon during WWI and what he saw inspired his fictional horror work.

  11. The Leeds inventor who gave us the Spirograph

    From bike springs to NATO tech to Spirograph: Denys Fisher's inventive journey.

  12. The Leeds hill where you can see York Minster

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

  13. The Leeds film pioneer who disappeared forever

    Louis Le Prince may have invented cinema but disappeared before he could prove it.

  14. The Leeds building with sheep on the roof

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

  15. The largest stone-ground flour mill in the world

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

  16. The Huddersfield chapel at risk of being lost

    Jess Bayley finds out about the Edgerton cemetery chapel which is falling into decay.

  17. The history of Wakefield's Double Two shirts

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

  18. The history of Tetley's in Leeds

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

  19. The history of Shibden Hall

    Shibden Hall in Halifax has been home to a number of noble families including the Listers.

  20. The history of Queensbury Tunnel

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

  21. The history of Leeds' famous clocks

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

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

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

  23. The history of British wrestling and Yorkshire

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

  24. The history of Bradford's lost Jowett cars

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

  25. The hidden Queer history of Leeds

    From the longest running gay pub to the creation of Softcell.

  26. The Haworth Highwayman

    Adam Sargent tells the tale of James Sutcliffe, who is said to still haunt the local pub.

  27. The haunting at Leeds Library

    The Victorian library is haunted by a former employee.

  28. The haunted tunnels beneath England's oldest pub

    The Bingley Arms is said to date back to 953 AD.

  29. The Halifax story of deceit, murder and millions

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

  30. The Halifax Slasher

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

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