John Blow

Brenda Blethyn and Dragonfly director Paul Andrew Williams on filming in Yorkshire. John Blow reports.

Eleven young people from across the North of England have come to Channel 4’s Leeds national HQ to begin their training for a potential future in the creative industries.

Here are some of the TV highlights in the week ahead starting Saturday, November 22, including Prisoner 951 and The Martin Lewis Money Show: Budget Special.

​Juman Quneis, a journalist from the West Bank, tells John Blow how a chance encounter with a protest group in Leeds led to her film The Loud Silence.

Here are some of the TV highlights coming up in the days ahead from Saturday, December 6, including Winter on the Farm and Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas.

Joanne Clague has not resided in Sheffield for years but “falling in love again” with her roots also gave her a career as a novelist.

Ernesto Rogata scans his body every day to check for any changes – it’s long been second nature.

Christmas traditions both weird and wonderful can be found in Yorkshire if you head to the right places. John Blow takes a look at some of these events.

​Brighouse-based comedian Jack Carroll is back with his latest tour, The Fall Guy. He tells John Blow about early life, Britain’s Got Talent and why he loves Yorkshire.

The story of a New York hip hop icon living out his final years in Yorkshire is one of four podcast series released soon on BBC Sounds.