Ep 8: Northern Rock
How did a relatively unassuming Newcastle-based building society find itself at the centre of a major international news story? To answer that very question, Ben and Glen seek to crack the code to the...
31 Touko 1h 46min
Ep 7: Worms
If many an old tale is to be believed, the north-east of England is a favourite haunt of one of Albion’s most infamous monstrosities: the worm. No, we do not speak of the humble, soil-dwelling inverte...
30 Huhti 1h 45min
Ep 6: The Rising of the North
We hope you have your swashes buckled (or buckles swashed?) in preparation for this terrifically Tudor instalment of North by North-East. Indeed, Ben and Glen are riding full pelt into the 1569 Rising...
31 Maalis 1h 49min
Ep 5: The Stockton and Darlington Railway
After a slight hiatus (partly due to Ben feeling like he was full of boiler smoke over winter), the North by North-East podcast is finally back on track. Our latest stop on the North by North-East ma...
23 Helmi 1h 28min
North East Natters: Voices from the Heugh Battery Museum
In this special episode, we head on over to Hartlepool's Headland to speak with the staff and volunteers of the Heugh Battery Museum, the site of the UK's only First World War battlefield. We chat abo...
4 Kesä 202535min
Ep 3: Muhammad Ali in the North East
In this episode, Ben and Glen dive into the remarkable story of how a painter and decorator from South Tyneside fulfilled his impossible dream by bringing the world’s most famous sportsman, Muhammad A...
21 Touko 20251h 42min
North East Natters: Ishy Din on Playwriting, the North East, and ‘Champion'
Award-winning playwright and screenwriter Ishy Din joins us to talk about his latest play, Champion, inspired by Muhammad Ali’s 1977 visit to South Shields. Ishy also shares some insights into his wid...
28 Helmi 202550min
