Spitfire of the North

Unconventional Brits: Episode 32

12m

Coming up this week we’ll go gravy wrestling with a heart attack victim, we’ll learn the art of glass with a master glassblower, and we’ll ride the ups and downs of a unique passenger lift in Sheffield.

The Great British Hobby Hunt: Episode 4

12m

In this episode we’ll visit enthusiasts at the Gainsborough Model Railway society, and meet an unlikely beauty queen who spends her days tackling spreadsheets at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Great British Hobby Hunt: Episode 3

12m

Coming up in this episode, we have lofty ambitions as we discover all about pigeons at the British Homing World Show of the Year, and then we’ll meet a group of enthusiasts who are saving maritime heritage in the north east.

Unconventional Brits: Episode 31

12m

Coming up this week we’ll use the force at a lightsabre school, learn some tricks of the trade with a young magician, and we’ll take a guided tour of Newcastle’s underground tunnels.<br />

Unconventional Brits: Episode 30

12m

Coming up this week we’ll meet a man who’s built a train set, a man who’s built a lighthouse, and we’ll talk to the veterans behind a surf therapy project.

The Great British Hobby Hunt: Episode 2

12m

Coming up in this episode, we’ll be recreating famous battles on a small scale with the Sheffield and Rotherham Wargames Club, and then on a somewhat larger scale with a 12th century living history group.

The Great British Hobby Hunt: Episode 1

12m

Coming up in this episode, we’re in Lancashire to try our hand at curling, and then the less gentile contact sport of roller derby.

Unconventional Brits: Episode 29

12m

Coming up this week we’ll meet Portsmouth’s number one football fan, a man who turned a Christmas present into a business, and a lottery winner whose bucket list is becoming a reality.