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The Night of the Burning Barrels

While most raise a glass to welcome in the new year, 45 men born in the Allen Valleys will traditionally raise something quite different – burning barrels filled with tar, sawdust, kindling and paraffin on their heads.

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Beekeepers of Berwick

Willie Robson and his family have kept honeybees at Chain Bridge Honey Farm near Berwick-Upon-Tweed since 1948. We discover the history of the four-generational family enterprise, the challenges they face and what the future holds for the honeybees on which their operation depends on.

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The Gruesome Tale of Winter’s Gibbet

On a rainy night in 1791, an elderly woman by the name of Margaret Crozier answers the door to a sodden man seeking shelter. Allowing this stranger into her home began not only the end of Margaret Crozier’s life, but the unnerving story of a gibbet that has become entwined in Northumbrian ghost lore.

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Forage & Feast

Meet the foraging experts putting wild food back on the menu.

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Within the Walls of Warkworth

See behind the walls of Wakworth Castle with this stunning photography collection by Callum Thompson.

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Salmon Netting on the Tweed

Preserving the intangible heritage of net fishing in the estuary of one of the world’s great salmon rivers. 

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Roaming with Romans

Embark on a tour of Hadrian’s Wall with Ancient Britain, a local enterprise transporting visitors back almost two thousand years to a time when these lands were divided, and cultures collided. 

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Look Inside: Lindisfarne Castle

Step inside and explore Lindisfarne Castle’s rooms, from the cosy Dining Room and functional Kitchen to the ornate but practical wind indicator and imagine how its residents would have lived.

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Where Wild Goats Roam

David Dinsley explores the herds of feral goats occupying the roof of the Northumberland National Park.

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