Main content

Hidden West YorkshireEpisodes

  1. Wyke's headless horseman: Bevers Baht’ead

    The eerie tale of High Fernley Hall and its spectral rider in Judy Woods.

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

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

  3. Wakefield's mysterious witching mirror

    Among the artifacts at Wakefield's Mental Health Museum is a special mirror.

  4. Wakefield's incredible hidden F1 car collection

    Cars feature from from Formula 1 World Champions Nigel Mansell and Michael Schumacher.

  5. Wakefield tourism's best kept secret

    The Chantry Chapel was built in 1356 on the River Calder.

  6. Wakefield man who was David Attenborough's hero

    Charles Waterton was a remarkable man who, created the world's first ever nature reserve.

  7. The woman who put Bradford on the stage

    A blue plaque in Bradford marks the site of Esmé Church’s Northern Theatre School.

  8. The Witches of Eagle Crag and other spooky tales

    9 folklore stories have been used to create a treasure hunt in Todmorden.

  9. The weapons of war on display in Leeds

    A new exhibition at the Royal Armouries Museum focuses on the weapons used in WW2.

  10. The true story of Halifax's "Tower of spite”

    Steve Crabtree talks about the history of one of West Yorkshire's most iconic landmarks.

  11. The town that tried to capture 'eternal spring'

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

  12. The Todmorden UFOs

    Find out how Todmorden has somehow found itself to be the centre of the UFO world.

  13. The story of Pontefract’s legendary haunted house

    In the build up to Halloween we look at the spooky side of West Yorkshire.

  14. The singing hermit of Ilkley Moor

    Job Senior’s voice and walls still echo across Ilkley Moor, 200 years on.

  15. The Rugby League star who became a forensic genius

    James Deighton speaks to Chris Westwood about former Hunslet winger Graham Goodman.

  16. The Pontefract Hermits

    Andrew Edwards explores the caves carved out by medieval hermits.

  17. The phantom bear of Wakefield

    Rob Shersby who runs the Wakefield Ghost Walk chats to Gayle Lofthouse.

  18. The Otley Chevin tragedy

    The ghostly tale of two lovers and their horse, who died on Otley Chevin.

  19. The Otley Bone House

    The story of how one Otley resident stole the skull of the devil in exchange for ale.

  20. The origin of Bradford's hidden tramway

    Gayle Lofthouse chats to John Pitcher about the history of Shipley Glen Tramway.

  21. The mystery of the bloody footprint

    Mandy Tyas from Oakwell Hall explains the story of Captain William Blatt.

  22. The most haunted house in Bradford

    In the build up to Halloween we look at the spooky side of West Yorkshire.

  23. The most haunted car park in Leeds

    Skulls and Stones Yard in Leeds was named after two brothers who died.

  24. The monstrous black dog of Otley

    Daisy Lyons from Turnip Fish Theatre Company reads the story of ‘The Barguest of Otley’.

  25. The marriage of Charlotte Brontë

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

  26. The lore of the Calderdale talisman

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

  27. The legend of the Bradford Boar

    Janet Senior explains where the story comes from.

  28. The legend of Elland's headless horseman

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

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

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

  30. The Leeds newspaper that outsold the Times

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

  1. Previous
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4