Down Memory Lane

Rail Stations of Sunderland's Past

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Walking tours guide Ian Mole takes us on a journey into the rail landscape of Sunderland's past.<br />He remembers stations that are long gone from the landscape, and others that survive in different forms.

Loved & Lost Shops of the UK

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We tour the country to reminisce about high street shops we've loved and lost down the decades.

Wear Tales: Episode 4

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Wear Tales looks at stories from Wearside's past, as told in the pages of the Sunderland Echo.<br />In this episode, our host Marrianne looks at the casebooks of Detective Chief Inspector Middlemist, a lawman of the 1930s.

Wear Tales: Episode 3

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Wear Tales looks at stories from Wearside's past, as told in the pages of the Sunderland Echo.<br />In this episode, our host Marrianne looks at brushes with fame, celebrity and notoriety.

Wear Tales: Episode 2

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Wear Tales looks at stories from Wearside's past, as told in the pages of the Sunderland Echo. <br />In this episode, our host Marrianne looks at reports of ghosts and the unexplained.

Wear Tales: Episode 1

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Wear Tales looks at stories from Wearside's past, as told in the pages of the Sunderland Echo.<br />In this episode, our host Marrianne considers that the past may not be such a foreign country,

Spitfire of the North

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Two entrepreneurs offer Spitfire pleasure flights for the first time in the north of England, and we follow one of their customers as he celebrates his 86th birthday

Leeds Then and Today: Episode 2

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This week we look at Leeds's famous high street Briggate, Vicar Lane Bus Station, Seven Arches Aqueduct and Golden Acre Park.

Inside Bomber Command

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The history of Bomber Command as we go Inside The International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln.

Behind the Scenes: Uncle Joe's Mint Balls

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We take a behind-the-scenes tour of a 126 year old sweet factory in Wigan, to see how the famous Uncle Joe's Mint Balls are made.

Scran in Sunderland: Lost restaurants and takeaways

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The ordeal of a first Vindaloo, Eartha Kitt's hankering for fish and chips - and an unusual Biryani. Walking tours guide Ian Mole remembers some of the places on Wearside where we used to eat.

The Red Arrows: Diamond Season

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A look behind-the-scenes at RAF Waddington, where the famous Red Arrows display team are launching their 60th 'Diamond' display season.

Memories of Sheffield's iconic Leadmill

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It’s rare that a live music venue stands the test of time. But since the 1980s the Leadmill has also transformed the careers of Pulp, Reverend and the Makers, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys, to name but a few. It really is a Sheffield icon.<br />

Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1980s Sheffield | The Limit

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The Limit, one of Sheffield's 'most legendary' clubs. The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Clock DVA, Vice Versa (later to become ABC), Def Leppard, Artery and others all played seminal shows at the venue.

D-Day: The Forgotten Soldiers

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In this special Shots! documentary, we explore the stories of some of the black soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Leeds Then and Today: Episode 3

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This week we look at the Lost Pubs of LS12, Headingley Bear Pit, Roundhay Park Pool and Tong Road.

Sunderland's lost cinemas remembered

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After the sudden closure in 2023 of the Empire, Sunderland city centre was left without a single cinema.<br />Reporter Tony Gillan guides us through a lost era when Wearside was teeming with picture houses.

Sunderland's lost cinemas of the 60s

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Walking tours guide Ian Mole takes us through memories of Sunderland's old cinemas - and the culture around them - in the 1960s

Inside Look: The Sunderland Empire theatre

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Sunderland Echo reporter Tony Gillan is given a look around the historic Sunderland Empire.<br />Find out about wartime damage, a reported haunting - and the capacity for 58 suspended Mini Coopers.

The Sunderland of The Shipyard Girls

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Sunday Times bestselling author Nancy Revell discusses her popular Shipyard Girls saga.<br />And Walking tours guide Ian Mole takes us around some of the locations from the books.

Leeds Then and Today: Episode 4

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This week we look at the Grand Arcade Potts Clock, Leeds International Pool, Lloyds Arms, Schofields and Andy Hutchinson reflects on some of the iconic pubs which have vanished from the city.<br />

Leeds Then and Today: Episode 1

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This week we look at the ABC Cinema, the former C&A store, First White Cloth Hall and Readmans.

Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1970s Britain

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Pubs, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, Working Men's Clubs, live music venues, 24-Hour Wimpys, and the Watney Party Seven - the era had it all!

Lost Shops of Sunderland's Old Town Centre

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A nostalgic journey around the sites of the lost shops of Sunderland's now city centre, with walking tours guide Ian Mole

Pubs loved and lost in Portsmouth

8m

David George talks about his favourite pubs in Portsmouth and others that have been loved and lost.

Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1970s Sheffield | Fiesta Club

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Like it or loathe it, Sheffield had seen nothing like the palatial Fiesta cabaret club when it opened in the summer of 1970.<br /><br />The purpose-built venue cost £500,000. The equivalent investment today would run into tens of millions.<br /><br />The Fiesta had over 100 staff and attracted the biggest artists on the planet - from the Beach Boys to Stevie Wonder.

Dirty Stop Out's Guide to 1960s Sheffield | King Mojo

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Ike & Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, The Who, Small Faces, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix were among the artists who performed there, writes Neil Anderson, author of ‘Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1960s Sheffield’<br />