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Secret North East Episodes

  1.

    Uncovering Wearside's role in abolishing slavery

    An app has been produced to uncover Sunderland's role in abolishing slavery.

  2. The widow of Windy Nook: A serial killer bride

    Matt Bailey explores the story of Mary Wilson, a 'cosy old lady' who was a secret killer.

  3. The secrets and hauntings of Lumley Castle

    Historian Michael Beckford shares the strange stories of Lumley Castle with Gilly Hope.

  4. The North East's Last Witch

    Matt Bailey explores the legend of the last North East woman accused of witchcraft.

  5. The hauntings of Sunderland Empire

    Delve behind the scenes of Sunderland's Empire Theatre and its rumoured residents.

  6. The great fire of Gateshead

    Matt Bailey explores one of the worst disasters in North East history.

  7. The Geordie who fought in the American Civil War

    Robert Renoldson was an American Civil War veteran but was buried in an unmarked grave.

  8. The 'Geordie Yeti' mystery

    Matt Bailey explores the strange rumours of a 'Geordie Yeti' in Northumberland.

  9. Newcastle's 'Ghost Golfer'

    The peculiar news report of an alleged haunting in Newcastle.

  10. Mary Ann Cotton: A County Durham killer

    She's named Britain's first female serial killer, but some claim all is not as it seems.

  11. Holy Island's lost cemetery

    Jo Lonsdale meets the team working to uncover secrets of Holy Island's 'lost cemetery'

  12. Hidden caves and smugglers

    Rob Kilburn explores the coastal caves of South Shields and the smugglers who used them.

  13. Harry Houdini and his daring displays

    Rob Kilburn explores Harry Houdini's daring displays across the North East.