Episode list

Born in Lancaster in 1804, Richard Owen was an eminent scientist whose achievements include founding the Natural History Museum. He also came up with a new word for 'dragons'.

During its heyday as a holiday resort, Morecambe was jam-packed with cinemas. Visitors and locals alike were entertained in picture houses large and small across the town.

With its rocky limestone terrain, North Lancashire has long been a location for quarrying. Near the village of Silverdale, close to Morecambe Bay, lies the abandoned Trowbarrow Quarry. Now a quiet nature reserve, it holds a secret to its explosive past.

It's 1887 and one patriotic Victorian decides to celebrate Queen Victoria's jubilee in a rather special way.

Travel back in time with LuneTube to an era when Lancaster was a prosperous trading port and wealthy Georgians in the city where looking to take a step up in the world.

LuneTube is off to the seaside to investigate a tale of buried treasure on Morecambe Promenade. What Victorian secret is hidden under our feet?

LuneTube explores a site close to Lancaster city centre, which holds a secret to its military past.

LuneTube goes on the beat in Morecambe, to investigate the locations of the resort's police stations. It's surprising what evidence you can turn up when you start searching.

Why does a North Lancashire village have no war memorial?

LuneTube pays a visit to Lancaster's lost railway station, Green Ayre. Although trains haven't called here for over 50 years, there are still a few clues to the history of the site, if you know where to look.

LuneTube presenter David Chandler is the man behind 'Postbox Collection' - an attempt to try and capture photographs of every one of the UK's 114,500 postboxes. We sent the LuneTube cameras to find out the thinking behind this project and while we were at it; we looked closely at some examples of postal heritage in Lancaster.

Laurence Binyon wrote 'For The Fallen' in 1914. Today, it is one of the most well-known pieces of war poetry and is used in services of remembrance across the globe.

What connects a disused railway line, Victorian pest control and an imposing castle? LuneTube heads to the Lune Valley village of Hornby, to investigate a story that reads like a Lancashire fairy-tale.

The seaside town of Morecambe evolved with the arrival of the railway in the 1840s. People flocked from industrial towns across the north of England, to enjoy the attractions that the resort had to offer.

It's 1935 and Lancaster is the scene of an infamous crime that will go down in the annals of police history - From Dr Buck Ruxton's surgery in Dalton Square, we travel 30 miles across Lancashire to discover a grisly relic that has a grim story to tell.

LuneTube visits the beautiful Lancashire village of Priest Hutton, near Carnforth. There we find a true icon of British design, which is ringing in the changes.

Situated high on a hill in Williamson Park; the iconic Ashton Memorial dominates the Lancaster skyline. LuneTube climbs this impressive structure and discovers a secret that isn't broadcast in the guidebooks.

The Lancashire village of Sunderland (commonly known as Sunderland Point) lies on a thin strip of land surrounded by water. On one side is the estuary of the River Lune and to the west lies the vast expanse of Morecambe Bay.

Blackpool has the oldest first generation public tram system in the world. It dates back to 1885. Along with the Tower, the Golden Mile and the illuminations; the iconic Blackpool trams are known the world over.

LuneTube investigates some historic street furniture in the Morecambe suburb of Bare. These cast-iron columns have long been the subject of conjecture by locals, so it's time to come clean about their true purpose.

What links a former Lancaster Member of Parliament, an old Post Office and an historic centre for art and culture? LuneTube investigates.

There are many rivers to cross - Well, in this case just one - the River Lune in Lancaster. The Greyhound Bridge has provided a route for cars to cross the river after it was adapted in the late 1960s; but prior to that, the wheels that rolled across it were very different.

LuneTube visits the historic heart of Morecambe; the village of Poulton-le-Sands from which the resort grew in the 19th Century. It's a place where the history is in the very fabric of the buildings that surround you.

The LuneTube time machine takes us back to Georgian Lancaster; a period when walking the streets after sunset could be full of danger.

In 1940, Great Britain was at war with Nazi Germany. Luftwaffe planes dropped bombs on targets across the country and although North Lancashire was spared the worst of the aerial bombardment, there was a target of particular interest to the Germans, on the coast near Heysham. If it had been hit, it would have been a major blow to the war effort.

Hornby Castle is a private residence, overlooking the delightful village of Hornby in the Lune Valley. On select days of the year, the Castle opens its gardens and visitors can explore the delights within. A highlight of the local calendar is 'Snowdrop Weekend', when the public are invited to enjoy the swathes of Galanthus in the castle grounds.

A small quarry in North Lancashire holds a secret. Today, it's a quiet nature reserve, but once it was a place of heavy industry and gave rise to something which has spread across the globe.

Cities are constantly changing and Lancaster is no exception. New streets are created and sometimes they vanish altogether.

Postboxes are a common sight all over the UK. In every city, town or village, you will find the familiar red boxes belonging to Royal Mail.

When Morecambe charity 'More Music' set-up home in 'The Hothouse' in 1996; they were breathing new life into a building which had served as a place of entertainment for a century.

Bob Chaplin - inventor, designer, engineer, adventurer and a man of ideas. LuneTube caught up with Bob as he took his incredible foldaway kayak for its maiden voyage in Bare. Bob explains the thinking behind his creation and what motivated him to take to the water.

At the heart of the seaside resort of Morecambe is the old village of Poulton-le-Sands. Much changed from its humble origins as a fishing village, but it does still hold clues to its past. Peter Wade takes us on a tour of some of the lost buildings of old Poulton and discovers a link to a most illustrious family who once lived there.

LuneTube visits the Lune Valley village of Claughton and discovers a church which hasn't seen a service for nearly two decades. Although St. Chad's is quiet now, it holds the key to a piece of history that calls out to lovers of history everywhere.

LuneTube heads back to 1956, when the 'Trimpell' works at Middleton was a major employer in North Lancashire. Over 2000 people worked at the site and the owners made provision not just for work, but playtime too.

Drum Roll Please!. Lancaster's Grand Theatre is the third oldest working theaters in Britain and has been used nearly continuously since 1782. If you've grown up in Lancaster, then you have probably treaded those boards at some time or another - whether it be at a dance school show, in a pantomime or performing with the local amateur dramatic societies. If you have, then this film will remind you of an aspect of the theatre which is all-too familiar and which will bring back some happy memories: However, if you've never crossed the footlights from the auditorium, allow LuneTube to introduce you to a different point of view.

Opened in 1898, the Royalty Theatre was situated between Market Street and Cheapside in Morecambe town centre. With a capacity of 1140, the opulent interiors were designed by the leading theatre architect, Frank Matcham. Audiences were treated to a programme of plays, light opera and repertory theatre. Arguably more high-brow entertainments than those plied by some of the resort's other theatres. The Royalty was converted to a cinema in the 1950s and was demolished to make way for the Arndale Shopping Centre in the 1970s. All trace of the building has gone. Or has it? LuneTube goes in search of another of Morecambe's lost theatres.

The North Lancashire town of Carnforth became a centre of industry in the mid 19th Century when Carnforth Iron Works was established. Well connected by railway, road and canal, Carnforth soon became a busy centre of industry. LuneTube goes in search of the town's industrial past and takes us back to a very different time. You might almost say it was like another world back then.

All over Europe, churches are decorated with stained glass windows. The practice dates back to the 7th Century, with large numbers produced in medieval times and during the Victorian revival. LuneTube visits St. Peter's in the village of Quernmore, to tell the story of an extraordinary window. Not only is the glass colourful, but so is its history.

From 1853 to 1856, Britain was at war with Russia over disputed territories in The Balkans. The Crimean War also involved the Ottoman Empire, France, Turkey and Sardinia. Among the British forces were young men from Lancashire, who wrote letters home to their loved ones. These saw print in the pages of the Lancaster Gazette. The letters and the reports from war correspondents made the public aware of the appalling conditions for the troops and fuelled demand for change.

LuneTube is off to the North Lancashire village of Warton, near Carnforth. Here, we discover an historic link to the United States of America, which is still celebrated today.