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Hidden East Yorkshire

Explore fascinating stories from East Yorkshire.

Radio Humberside,103 episodes

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Where old buses get a new lease of life
Passion, patience and plenty of hard work are reviving East Yorkshire's bus history.
26 Oct 2026,4 mins
When the sea took fathers, Hull stepped in
The Sailors' Children's Society stepped in when tragedy struck seafaring families.
20 Oct 2026,14 mins
Stitching together Hull's history
Hull's answer to the Bayeux Tapestry was created over 15 years, charting Hull's history.
13 Oct 2026,5 mins
The Polish roots woven into our region
From traders to war heroes, exploring Hull and East Yorkshire's Polish connections.
08 Oct 2026,5 mins
When Orchard Park was Hull's future
When Orchard Park was Hull’s futuristic housing vision.
01 Oct 2026,6 mins
The only survivor of a Hull trawler disaster
How Harry Eddom survived the 1968 disaster that changed Hull forever.
01 Sep 2026,17 mins
The Kick Murphy letters
How a suitcase of letters revealed a Victorian Hull lad's extraordinary life at sea.
26 Aug 2026,55 mins
The history of Hull docks
How Hull's docks transformed a small town into a global maritime powerhouse.
18 Aug 2026,20 mins
Hull's wartime flatpack church mystery
A surprising discovery sheds light on Hull's past.
14 Aug 2026,4 mins
The time ball that guided Humber mariners
Hull's restored time ball once helped sailors set their clocks at sea.
31 Jul 2026,6 mins
The shipwreck that solved a family mystery
The lost trawler Pamela: a shipwreck mystery linking Hull and Iceland.
28 Jul 2026,15 mins
The shipyard nine miles from the sea
Cook, Welton and Gemmell turned Beverley into an unlikely WWI shipbuilding hub.
22 Jul 2026,3 mins
The unusual creatures designed and created in Hull
Meet the Hull company creating giant creatures that delight crowds worldwide.
16 Jul 2026,5 mins
The day Hull rose up against Mosley’s Blackshirts
The protest became known as the Battle of Corporation Field.
09 Jul 2026,7 mins
The dolphin man who changed lives
Horrace Dobbs: the East Yorkshire pioneer who devoted his life to dolphins.
25 Jun 2026,5 mins
John Godber: a life in theatre
John Godber at 70: it’s better than working.
19 Jun 2026,20 mins
David Hockney’s East Yorkshire roots
How David Hockney's East Yorkshire roots shaped his life, art, & identity beyond Bradford
16 Jun 2026,11 mins
The Beverley ship that pioneered ocean science
A century on, the William Scoresby voyages still shape our knowledge of oceans & climate.
09 Jun 2026,5 mins
Where silence found a voice
From streetlight gatherings to a vital hub, Hull’s Deaf Centre marks 100 years together.
02 Jun 2026,9 mins
Where faith and history meet the sea
Discover the hidden stories of Holderness as Richard Stead walks ancient pilgrim paths.
26 May 2026,11 mins
Why Hull’s phone boxes are cream
The history of Hull’s unique telephone exchange.
12 May 2026,3 mins
Long after the curtain fell
When Hull’s nights belonged to theatre. The history of Hull’s Theatres Royal.
05 May 2026,6 mins
A house through history
How the history of an East Yorkshire house uncovered the history of a town.
21 Apr 2026,12 mins
When East Yorkshire led the battle for birds
The East Yorkshire men behind a fight to save puffins, gannets & more birds disappearing.
14 Apr 2026,10 mins
The Beverley woman who fought in the Third Crusade
Margaret of Beverly: the pilgrim who found herself caught up in the Third Crusade
31 Mar 2026,10 mins
What was hidden in Beverley now comes to light
Uncovering the secrets hidden behind the church organ at St Mary’s in Beverley.
24 Mar 2026,5 mins
Kiplingcotes Derby: England's oldest horse race
Britain’s oldest horse race still runs every March, open to any rider who dares.
17 Mar 2026,4 mins
The village museum fighting for survival
Sutton & Wawne Museum’s volunteers protect local heritage while its future is uncertain.
10 Mar 2026,5 mins
My Hull neighbour was Douglas Bader's wingman
Bob Morton was a Spitfire pilot in World War II.
05 Mar 2026,6 mins
Does English theatre have its origins in Beverley?
Described as 'the oldest reference to non-secular theatre in the British Isles'.
24 Feb 2026,7 mins