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Secret Tees

Explore fascinating stories from Teesside, North Yorkshire and County Durham.

Radio Tees,16 episodes

Episodes

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The stranger who saved Darlington
Chris Lloyd tells the story of William Stuart McMullen, whose sacrifice saved the town.
08 Apr 2025,9 mins
The Middlesbrough Meteorite
The strange event that changed Middlesbrough's streets and caught the attention of NASA.
14 Mar 2025,6 mins
Lewis Carroll's Tees Wonderland
Amy Oakden tells the story of how Lewis Carroll may have been inspired by Croft-on-Tees.
21 Feb 2025,5 mins
Darlington's lion taming pioneer
Gary Philipson tells the story for Frank C Bostock, the world's first lion tamer.
22 Jan 2025,5 mins
The Vulcan Bomber that crashed in Wingate
The Northern Echo's Chris Lloyd tells the tale of the bomber that crashed in 1975.
13 Jan 2025,4 mins
The Forgotten Festive Fixtures
Rob Law explores the tradition of football matches taking place on Christmas Day.
19 Dec 2024,5 mins
The Last Viking Raid on Hartlepool
Charlie Eve aka the History Magpie, tells the tale of the last Viking raid.
04 Nov 2024,5 mins
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.
02 Oct 2024,40 mins
Big Ben: How Norton forged an icon
Gary Philipson explores the origin of Big Ben and its Norton connection.
27 Sep 2024,4 mins
The Maneater of Cleveland
Marriage, divorce, adultery - it's the extraordinary life of 'maneater' Lucia de Thweng.
20 Sep 2024,7 mins
The Supercars of Saltburn
Scott Makin explores the history of Saltburn beach as a haven for record speed racers.
16 Sep 2024,3 mins
Hartlepool's lost lighthouse
Dr Emma Watson explains what happened to a Hartlepool lighthouse lost to history.
30 Aug 2024,6 mins
Teesside's forgotten Antarctic explorer
Gary Philipson shares the story of Frank Wild, one of Teesside's bravest adventurers.
14 Aug 2024,8 mins
Hollywood royalty in a Stockton pub
Author and historian Paul Menzies shares the tale of Clark Gable and his Stockton fable.
28 May 2024,4 mins
The Robin Hood of Guisborough
Could a 13th century Guisborough knight be the real-life inspiration behind Robin Hood?
28 May 2024,4 mins
The smugglers of Saltburn
Author and historian Paul Menzies explores Saltburn's history of smugglers and treachery.
28 May 2024,8 mins