Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Harewood heir's escape from Colditz - BBC SoundsThe Earl of Harewood explores a remarkable Colditz family history. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Battle of Holbeck Moor - BBC SoundsIn 1936 the people of Holbeck in Leeds fought back against fascism. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The mysterious underground street in Keighley - BBC SoundsThe BBC's Amber Ward explores this mysterious street underneath Keighley's Royal Arcade. 021
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukStrange But True Crime - The Leeds Hospital Bomb Plot - BBC SoundsOutside St James’s Hospital in Leeds, patient Nathan Newby discovers a man has a bomb. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHere For The History - Where Do Manners Come From? - BBC SoundsBooks on courtly conduct, the age of politeness and Victorian etiquette. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - What does Robin Hood have to do with Yorkshire? - BBC SoundsAmber Ward looks further into the mysterious outlaw and why he ended up in Kirklees. 001
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukAre we really alone? - BBC SoundsPontefract man’s search for answers on UFO sighting and alien encounters. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The ancient festival that refuses to fade - BBC SoundsThe story behind a centuries-old celebration in the Calder Valley. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 28/08/2026FUN FACT: I took the photo of The Acapulco Club two years ago when I thought it was an abandoned nightclub sign on a derelict building!! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - Is this Halifax nightclub the oldest in the UK? - BBC SoundsThe Acapulco nightclub, aka "The Mighty Acca", claims to be the oldest in the country. 020
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - 'I met The Beatles in a Yorkshire chippy' - BBC SoundsDeclan Vink meets a man who remembers The Beatles' early gigs in York. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - Is this Halifax nightclub the oldest in the UK? - BBC SoundsThe Acapulco nightclub, aka "The Mighty Acca", claims to be the oldest in the country. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 26/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The ghosts of Leeds’ theatres - BBC SoundsThe waiter who walks through walls and a Victorian singer both feature. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 23/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - Hidden Eats: The giant pies of Denby Dale - BBC SoundsHow huge historic pies raised money and still support village life today. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 23/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - The riddle of South Yorkshire's MASSIVE pies - BBC SoundsGiant pie disasters that made Yorkshire headlines, from collapse to contamination 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukLondon Uncovered - The history of London's Art Deco factories - BBC SoundsWhy did industrialists in the 1920s favour this glamorous architectural style? 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - The hidden lives of Cusworth Hall servants - BBC SoundsExploring the lives of servants at Cusworth Hall, Doncaster. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - The fire that nearly destroyed Selby Abbey - BBC SoundsAntony Collins investigates the history of Selby Abbey. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 20/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Disturbance at No. 6 - BBC SoundsThe 1909 Wyke poltergeist: flying furniture, fearful crowds and a lasting mystery. 031
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Later today one of my recent radio packages (Hidden Eats: The Humble Beginnings of M&S) will be among some of the best bits of radio as part of Pick Of The Week. There’ll also be some discussion on coping with grief, so that seems quite timely! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Pick of the Week, Rima AhmedRima Ahmed presents a weekly selection of the best bits of audio across the BBC. 011
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 14/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukYou're Dead to Me - History of Tea: Britain’s stolen brew - BBC SoundsJoin Greg and his guests to learn about the global history of tea. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Bradford man who broke the Monte Carlo bank - BBC SoundsThe remarkable story of Joseph Jagger, who found a way to beat the casino at roulette. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 13/08/2026podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...podcasts.apple.comDave Clarke and UFOs, the Crying Boy, and other forays into folklorePodcast Episode · Folklore Matters · 13 August · 1hr 4min 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - Did Robin Hood get married in Doncaster? - BBC SoundsJack Hadaway-Weller heads to St Mary Magdalene Church in Campsall 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 11/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - The bloodhounds that searched for Jack the Ripper - BBC SoundsBek Homer visits Scalby Manor, the former home of a famous bloodhound breeder. 010
Reposted by Folk Around And Find OutFolk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 07/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Yorkshireman who became a vampire - BBC SoundsDent's vampire tale began with a villager whose long life attracted attention and rumour. 032
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 07/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Yorkshireman who became a vampire - BBC SoundsDent's vampire tale began with a villager whose long life attracted attention and rumour. 032
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - Powerhouse that put Rotherham on New York Streets - BBC SoundsThe surprising link between Rotherham and New York City hydrants 011
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - Why Scarborough, Pickering and York are in Canada - BBC SoundsAntony Collins investigates why so many North Yorkshire place names are found in Canada. 021
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukLondon Uncovered - The secret wartime base in north London's Trent Park - BBC SoundsTrent Park House was used for intelligence operations in World War Two. 001
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - Scarborough Castle's lost clifftop cricket ground - BBC SoundsBek Homer uncovers the story of an unusual clifftop cricket ground. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 01/08/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - Sheffield’s futuristic driverless monorail dream - BBC SoundsSheffield's futuristic Minitram promised a transport revolution 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 31/07/2026“Charles Dickens’ evil characters drank coffee, his good characters drank tea…” www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHere For The History - Why do British people love tea? - BBC SoundsThe Portuguese princess, corporate espionage and waging war for tea. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 30/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukThe Bradford campaigners kicking up a stink - BBC SoundsResidents fight "foul smells" from Bradford plant 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 29/07/2026podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...podcasts.apple.comDead Rabbit: TrailerPodcast Episode · Buried · S3 Trailer · 3min 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Watching The Odyssey - “As Nolan intended…” #Ulysses31 🤘 040
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Another brilliant episode of @loremen.bsky.social 🥶 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...podcasts.apple.com 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 17/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Dewsbury vicar who weighed the world - BBC SoundsIn a quiet West Yorkshire parish lived a man whose ideas changed science, John Michell. 030
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Leeds monument to American freedom - BBC SoundsParlington Arch reflects Sir Thomas Gascoigne’s support for American independence. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukLondon Uncovered - Goodbye to Maida Vale Studios - BBC SoundsAfter nine decades, the BBC will leave the Maida Vale Studios this summer 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - Sheffield's secret tuning fork factory - BBC SoundsSheffield home to UK's oldest tuning fork company 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret North Yorkshire - The unusual story of the UK's first seaside resort - BBC SoundsAntony Collins finds out about the history of Scarborough's spa waters. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukSecret South Yorkshire - The mystery of the Doncaster hermit - BBC SoundsJack Hadaway-Weller finds out about Doncaster's hermit: Giant, monk or satanist? 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The perfect listen ahead of my trip to York tomorrow! 👻🍻 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...podcasts.apple.comSpooky Pubs with Amy MatthewsPodcast Episode · Loremen Podcast · 2 July · 59min 020
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 29/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukLondon Uncovered - Exploring post-war Queer life in London - BBC SoundsA major new anthology explores what it was like for queer men in London 1945-1959. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ArmedForcesDaybbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The lost war diaries of a Wakefield soldier - BBC SoundsAward‑winning writer Phillip James Day brings his grandfather’s war diary to light. 010
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ArmedForcesDaybbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The weapons of war on display in Leeds - BBC SoundsA new exhibition at the Royal Armouries Museum focuses on the weapons used in WW2. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ArmedForcesDaybbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The forgotten history of Jewish refugees in Ilkley - BBC SoundsLocal historian Nigel Grizzard explains how important Loxleigh House in Ilkley was. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ArmedForcesDaybbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - Arthur Aaron: Leeds’ WWII Victoria Cross Hero - BBC SoundsKitty Ross from Leeds Museums and Galleries explains the bravery of Arthur Louis Aaron. 000
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social · 27/06/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #ArmedForcesDaybbc.co.ukHidden West Yorkshire - The Leeds pilot who took on the Luftwaffe - BBC SoundsA new blue plaque marks the Leeds home of Battle of Britain fighter pilot, John Freeborn. 000