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Folk Around And Find Out
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Curator of Hidden West Yorkshire for the BBC

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Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · Apr 2
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BBC Sounds - Hidden West Yorkshire - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Hidden West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds.
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Here’s something festively frightening for you to enjoy - Sir David Poirot reading Charles Dickens’ seasonally spooky stories on BBC Sounds… 👻

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Short History Of... - Introducing...Charles Dickens Ghost Stories - BBC Sounds
Welcome to Charles Dickens Ghost Stories read by Sir David Suchet.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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London Uncovered - Why London is the origin of so many Christmas traditions - BBC Sounds
From crackers, to cards, and even Christmas lights, London has always been festive.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Podcast Episode · Scarred For Life · 15/12/2025 · 56m
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December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Iconic Leeds pub reopens after 5 years - BBC Sounds
The Victoria & Commercial is back in business in Leeds city centre.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Secret South Yorkshire - Sheffield’s nightclub exorcism - BBC Sounds
Jack Hadaway-Weller chats to Adrian Finney about the old Cavendish club on Bank Street
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December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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London Uncovered - Why is Downing Street painted black? - BBC Sounds
...and 364 other London facts, are the subject of tour guide Jonnie Fielding's new book.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Secret South Yorkshire - The 200-year-old Sheffield sword dancing tradition - BBC Sounds
Jack Hadaway-Weller visits a Grenoside sword dancer practice session.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Secret North Yorkshire - Why is there a dead cat at the Mansion House? - BBC Sounds
Fiona Callow looks into a magical story inside a York landmark.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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“What time you on til?”
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
a shot of a god botherer in a car, next to him on the passenger seat is a skull in an ornate box
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Dan Snow’s History Hit - The Tower of London - BBC Sounds
Dan takes listeners through 1000 years of Britain's history at the Tower of London.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Hidden West Yorkshire - The carpenter who conquered the ocean with a clock - BBC Sounds
The story of how Wakefield's John Harrison transformed ocean travel forever.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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The Horbury pub that hosted Hollywood - BBC Sounds
Kiefer Sutherland was filming in the town and based in The Cricketers Pub in Horbury.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Secret North Yorkshire - From a family project to world's 'strangest place' - BBC Sounds
Freya Cox explores Forbidden Corner in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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London Uncovered - How Art Deco was embraced on the Underground - BBC Sounds
London Transport commissioned hundreds of Art Deco style posters in the 20s and 30s.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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“Ship Of The Gods”
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November 22, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Hidden West Yorkshire - Is new film based on Huddersfield Choral Society? - BBC Sounds
Yorkshire choir believe that they may be the inspiration for the new Alan Bennett film.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Victorian Leeds as you’ve never seen it before - BBC Sounds
A new exhibition showcases the work of Leeds artist, John Atkinson Grimshaw.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Hidden West Yorkshire - Robin Hood’s Penny Stone on a Yorkshire moor - BBC Sounds
John Billingsley from the Folklore Centre, Todmorden explains its significance.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Secret South Yorkshire - Sheffield’s hanging legend: Spence Broughton - BBC Sounds
A robbery, a trial, a ghost and a body hung for decades. Meet Spence Broughton.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Hidden West Yorkshire - Wyke's headless horseman: Bevers Baht’ead - BBC Sounds
The eerie tale of High Fernley Hall and its spectral rider in Judy Woods.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Hidden West Yorkshire - Phoebe: The quiet ghost of Temple Newsam - BBC Sounds
Discover Phoebe Grey’s story. A kind maid lost to time at Temple Newsam.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Drama on 4 - The Castle of Otranto - BBC Sounds
A fever-dream of dark emotions in a new adaptation of the original gothic horror.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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BBC Sounds - Yeti - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Yeti on BBC Sounds.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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BBC Sounds - A History of Ghosts - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of A History of Ghosts on BBC Sounds.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM