Secret Tees - The smugglers of Saltburn - BBC Sounds

Darlington's lion taming pioneer

Gary Philipson tells the story for Frank C Bostock, the world's first lion tamer.

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The Vulcan Bomber that crashed in Wingate

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The Forgotten Festive Fixtures

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The Last Viking Raid on Hartlepool

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Mary Ann Cotton: A County Durham killer

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The Maneater of Cleveland

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• 7 mins

The Supercars of Saltburn

Scott Makin explores the history of Saltburn beach as a haven for record speed racers.

• 3 mins

Hartlepool's lost lighthouse

Dr Emma Watson explains what happened to a Hartlepool lighthouse lost to history.

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Teesside's forgotten Antarctic explorer

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• 8 mins

Hollywood royalty in a Stockton pub

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The Robin Hood of Guisborough

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The smugglers of Saltburn

Author and historian Paul Menzies explores Saltburn's history of smugglers and treachery.

• 8 mins