- 3 months ago
- #2025
- #realityinsighthub
Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen Season 2 Episode 6
#2025
#RealityInsightHub
🎞 Please subscribe to our official channel to watch the full movie for free, as soon as possible. ❤️Reality Insight Hub❤️
👉 Official Channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/TrailerBolt
👉 THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
#2025
#RealityInsightHub
🎞 Please subscribe to our official channel to watch the full movie for free, as soon as possible. ❤️Reality Insight Hub❤️
👉 Official Channel: https://www.dailymotion.com/TrailerBolt
👉 THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Category
😹
FunTranscript
00:00She's Helen Skelton, he's Dan Walker.
00:06Daniel!
00:07Are we hanging today?
00:08Come on.
00:09Nice to see you.
00:10We are the best of pals.
00:11Which way are you going?
00:12Come on!
00:13Oh, you little cheeky rascal.
00:15Now I'll have to catch you.
00:16And we're back, sharing our love of the great Yorkshire countryside.
00:20Is it lovely this?
00:21Are you still there?
00:23So we're off on new adventures.
00:26Oh my lord, it is really wobbly now.
00:29Let's not break it, it's been here a while.
00:31To discover even more inspiring natural wonders.
00:34That is very impressive.
00:36Mother Nature, you are showing off.
00:37And taking the highways and byways that lead to those little hidden gems.
00:42Oh, that does not disappoint, does it?
00:44That give Yorkshire its truly special appeal.
00:47So that's all the puffins!
00:48Buffins are great.
00:49Indeed.
00:50We'll be meeting more of the lovely folk at the heart of God's own country.
00:55I want to hug you.
00:56And we'll marvel at the majestic wonder of Yorkshire.
01:01Even when we get old, we'll still play out.
01:03Okay, deal.
01:04Great and small.
01:06That, Helen Skelton, is Yorkshire.
01:07Is that Daniel Walker leaning on a steel salmon?
01:11Or is it some guy from an indie band being a skateboarder?
01:18Oh, I have your bag as well.
01:19It's hard to tell.
01:20You look so cool and street style.
01:21This is my place.
01:22These are my people.
01:23I've seen him be grabbing onto.
01:24This is, by the way, made out of old cutlery and tools.
01:25It's very cool.
01:26Very Sheffield, isn't it?
01:27Welcome to the greater city on earth.
01:29Sheffield's nickname is the Steel City.
01:30The history of metal manufacturing here, especially cutlery, dates back centuries.
01:34Today, we'll travel out of town to pick up a scenic section of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
01:39We'll amble with alpacas, go mountain biking with the World Champion,
01:56and go out-of-town to pick up a scenic section of the Transpenine Trail.
02:08Get physical in a forge
02:11And end with an unusual picnic at a final stunning viewpoint
02:16But our journey begins right here in Dan's adopted hometown
02:21Welcome to meet my friend Mary
02:23Alright, where he's on first name terms with all the important people
02:26Hello
02:27Hi Mary
02:28Nice to meet you Mary
02:29I really like your van
02:30Thank you
02:31It's cool isn't it?
02:33These are on me, what do you want?
02:35We've got quite a walk ahead
02:36So I reckon we need a cup of tea and a couple of pastries to keep us going
02:40There's that one
02:41Extra milk in mind please
02:42I do feel like Sheffield is quite a cool city
02:46I feel like it's quite a cool place
02:48So I came here for uni so I'm not from there
02:50But I graduated this year and I'm planning on staying so
02:53Oh well thank you, good luck Mary with whatever you do next
02:55Thank you
02:56Can we grab those two seats, is that alright?
02:57That's the one with a bit more nothing
02:59Okay that's a childish one
03:00Childish amount of milk
03:01Thank you very much
03:02Cheers guys
03:02Shall we go and explore the Steel City?
03:04Come on then
03:04What do you think of this?
03:09This is called Cutting Edge
03:11It's all very steely around the opposite of Sheffield
03:13Nearly 90 metres of stainless steel
03:16It's meant to give you like a warm welcome from the train station
03:19Into the city of Sheffield
03:21And at the end of it you find your heart's desires
03:23I might have made that bit up
03:25Steel is literally everywhere in this city
03:32Including these steps
03:33Not quite my heart's desire
03:35But Dana shows me they're leading somewhere very special
03:38They're leading to Sheffield's unique amphitheatre
03:42Far from being an original Roman relic
03:45This opened in 2011
03:47As the first part of a huge urban regeneration scheme
03:51What is this?
03:54This is basically like a public space
03:56This is your opportunity to sit down, have a coffee
04:00Do a dance
04:01Have your lunch
04:01And look
04:02Sheffield breaks beyond you
04:05Glorious Sheffield
04:06It is a fantastic view
04:11And the perfect setting for big events
04:14I thought you'd never ask
04:16I look like I'm proposing to you
04:18Oh yes
04:19No, I'm afraid
04:20Can you not see?
04:23I'm sorry, Helen
04:24Right
04:27And if you think the view's good here
04:30Just wait till you get to the top
04:31Are you serious?
04:33For you, I'd just like to point out
04:35It's a little step for me
04:36It's like half a Helen
04:37It's a mid-size
04:38Come on
04:41You can do this
04:42I enjoyed the leg round
04:43It's like you're straddling a horse
04:45No, it's Jessica and his heel hurdling
04:47Do you need a hand?
04:48No
04:48It's 2025, can I offer you a hand?
04:50No, I don't need your help
04:51I can do it myself
04:54Oh dear
04:58There you go, worth it though
04:59Oh, very much worth it
05:00This is a brilliant little picture frame of Sheffield, isn't it?
05:06It's beautiful
05:07You see, my cultural Sheffield-related reference is that I came to see steps here
05:12A band
05:15Five, six, seven, eight
05:16But I do love Sheffield
05:17Because I think, it's like
05:18I've lived here quite a long time
05:20I like the fact
05:21The Peak District is literally on your doorstep there
05:23I've got so many Sheffield facts I can just throw out at you
05:26Alongside the steel
05:28Well known for its greenery
05:29Greenest city in the UK
05:30There's more trees in Sheffield than there are people
05:33Are you trying to get the keys to the city?
05:35I just love the place
05:36I think it's really special
05:37And I'm quite excited that you're here
05:38So I can sort of show you round a bit
05:39Well, I'm excited
05:40I'm into it
05:41Come on
05:42Next on our whistle-stop tour of this great city
05:49Is the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
05:51We're starting at Victoria Quays
05:53Did you know Sheffield had a canal?
05:59Sorry, I feel like I've brought you on a school trip
06:02You said that
06:03Where's the worksheets?
06:04Come on
06:05You did say that you had some facts for me
06:08I did
06:09Well, you know in the olden days
06:10When canals were basically the way that you brought everything into a big city like Sheffield
06:15The closest they could get was Tinsley, like four miles away
06:18So in the year, ha ha
06:201819
06:21Yes
06:21They completed this bit
06:25So this is where the canal actually comes to an end
06:28And this was the way that they got all the goods into Sheffield
06:30We're leaving the centre of the Steel City behind
06:39And venturing a few miles west to somewhere I know that farm girl Helen is going to love
06:44Almost a third of Sheffield lies within the Peak District National Park
06:50So it doesn't take long to get from its industrial heart to the green lungs of the city
06:55At Holly Hag Community Farm, they grow organic food
07:00Care for a range of animals
07:02And make sure that visiting wildlife is looked after too
07:05We're meeting the founder, Claire Gregory
07:08Hello
07:10Hello
07:11Hi Claire
07:11I'll just put this down for them
07:13Come on guys
07:15She's calling them in
07:15This is Helen
07:16Hello Claire
07:17Hello Helen
07:17Who have we got here?
07:19These are Chetum sheep
07:20They're really good at surviving on very little grass
07:23They're also urban sheep that have been bred for an urban farm
07:26They're very friendly
07:27Who comes here then, Claire?
07:30Who comes to an urban farm?
07:31All sorts
07:32People who love nature, who like working with animals
07:35People who want to just sort of relax after the difficulties of life
07:39And unwind in somewhere that's non-threatening and real as well
07:44And what do you get from it, Claire?
07:45I think being with nature and being able to grow your own food and look after animals
07:49Is deeply embedded in us all
07:51And I just love being out here with the animals
07:54Have you met Helen?
07:56You and her will be special friends for life
07:58I couldn't agree more, I want to hug you
08:00Oh, you can hug me
08:01People spend so long looking for something that makes me sing
08:06And it's that simple, isn't it?
08:10This not-for-profit community farm is run entirely by volunteers
08:14They enjoy getting stuck into jobs
08:16Looking after the animals
08:18And planting and harvesting the food
08:20This farm has pigs
08:23Alpacas
08:25A llama
08:26And Claire's much-loved chickens
08:29Come on, girls
08:30Whee!
08:32There you go
08:33It's time to put them away now, so it's a good way to do it
08:36What are they?
08:36They're ex-factory hens
08:38And they come all sort of scared and shabby
08:41And a bit bruised
08:43And after about two weeks or so
08:48They're pecking at worms
08:49They're putting on new clothes
08:51And they're sunbathing
08:52And they're just so happy
08:54And it's just lovely to see them transformed
08:56From little convicts to...
08:59And doing what chickens should do
09:00But it is literally like chicken run, isn't it?
09:02Yeah
09:02We can't keep them out during most of the day
09:05Because the fox would come and get them
09:06Yeah
09:07But they've got a nice big pen
09:08And then we let them out when we're here to look after them
09:10You're the woman I want to be, Claire
09:12Claire's a bit of a latecomer to farming
09:15As a child, she dreamed of owning a bit of land
09:18When she was nearing retirement
09:20This site became available
09:21So Claire used a few pennies in the bank
09:24And jumped at the opportunity
09:25All this has happened
09:27Because of the passion and enthusiasm of myself
09:30And lots of other people
09:31It's our happy place
09:33But you can see that
09:34And you can feel that
09:35Five, ten minutes in here
09:37You can already see
09:38Different people are getting different things out of it
09:40Aren't they?
09:41You know, everyone's at a different chapter of life
09:43That must be incredibly rewarding
09:44It is, absolutely
09:46Yeah, to see other people happy and unwinding
09:49A bit like the chickens, really
09:51Which is great
09:52I genuinely think Helen is ready to sell up
09:54Everything she's got
09:55Bring the kids down here
09:56And move next door
09:58Adopt me, Claire
10:00Coming up
10:07Dan takes the lead with a llama called El Jefe
10:10Let's don't be so furious
10:12Just ease up a bit
10:13Just, you know
10:13Loosey-goosey, baby
10:15No, he's quite happy as he is
10:16We get tuneful
10:18On a steam train
10:19And Dan takes on a world-class mountain biker
10:28I'm impressed
10:30We're exploring the stunning countryside
10:50Just on the outskirts of my adopted hometown
10:53Sheffield
10:54Only a few miles from the Steel City's urban hubbub
10:58Is the very peaceful and chilled Holly Hag community farm
11:02Having met Claire and her sheep and chickens
11:06We're ready for the main event
11:10Alpaca trekking
11:12Alpaca trekking
11:13Plus one rogue llama
11:16I feel like I need some curtsy
11:18I feel like I need some curtsy
11:18He's turned away from you as well
11:19He's quite splendid
11:20Yes
11:21Who is it?
11:22It is El Jefe
11:23The boss
11:23Yes
11:24We have one llama
11:25Because
11:26A llama is much more confident
11:28When it comes to walking
11:29Right
11:30So when it comes to trekking
11:31The others will follow him
11:32But he's the only one who will go first
11:35But I'll tell you a secret
11:36That he doesn't know
11:37And that is his small llama
11:39He's actually about six inches undersized
11:41He's not giving off small llama energy is he?
11:43No is he?
11:44El Jefe
11:44Yes, El Jefe
11:45Yes, El Jefe
11:46We can call him Jefe if you like
11:48Like everyone on the farm
11:51The trek guides are also volunteers
11:53This is Becky and Lisa
11:55Hello, nice to meet you
11:56Nice to meet you
11:57We'll take you for a trek
11:58We've got some people here as well
11:59Who are coming with us
12:00Oh, right
12:01Full squad
12:02Yep, we'll do a trek
12:02Come on, boys
12:04Oh, we like that
12:04Trekkies
12:05Teddy
12:06Teddy, Teddy, Teddy
12:08Come on, the Tedster
12:09Here comes El Jefe
12:10Come on, El Jefe
12:11Come on, El Jefe
12:12I've got a lot of time for this guy
12:14Hello, El Jefe
12:15You are the boss
12:16After much deliberation
12:19We decide that I'm going to walk
12:20With El Jefe
12:21Come on, Jefe
12:22And Helen's been given Theo
12:23Worryingly known as Theo the Thug
12:27Come on
12:28Come on
12:30Come on
12:32No
12:32Get your llama under control
12:37Hey, Jefe's got a big neck on him
12:39And he's quite hungry
12:40Well, so have you
12:41And you also get quite hungry
12:43Yet we managed to keep you on track
12:44Look at the way he walks
12:48He's so cool, isn't he?
12:49He's definitely got swag
12:50I'm
12:51What do you think of this?
12:52Are you trying to mimic the swag?
12:53Yeah, what do you think of my llama swag?
12:55Erm
12:55Swag is one way to describe it
12:58There's something very humbling
13:01About walking along next to an animal, isn't there?
13:04Yeah
13:04Although, I feel like we might be getting more out of it
13:07Than Nathan at the back
13:08Nathan looks like he's reassessing his life choices
13:10He doesn't know why he's walking on our backer
13:13It's only why, Nathan
13:14You're going to feel very calm
13:15Our trek takes about an hour
13:20With a built-in snack break
13:21He's like me when I get my breakfast cereal
13:24Theo, don't
13:25Stop
13:26How?
13:27This is Theo
13:28What?
13:31This is why he's called Theo the Thug, I take it
13:33Are you getting nibbled?
13:34Yes
13:34Are you not getting nibbled?
13:37El Jefe is very refined
13:38We do it on a plate
13:39Don't we, big boy?
13:42Please help
13:43Please
13:45Hefe has a little party trick he likes to do here, Dan
13:51Where you see the hill just before the sort of mound there
13:54He likes to stand on that and look out over his kingdom
13:57And we all pause and we all look at him and say
13:59How wonderful and how handsome he is
14:01So if you're lucky, he might let you join him on the hill
14:03So if we're ready
14:05I mean, I was made for this moment
14:08There's a reason that you were paired with Hefe
14:10Come on
14:11Dan, you're so pretty
14:12Come on
14:13Can I come and stand next to him, round here?
14:21Helen, would you like to tell me and Hefe how majestic we look?
14:27You never looked more majestic
14:29Thank you
14:31Have we had enough time enjoying the adoration of Helen and the rest of the gang?
14:37We have?
14:38Let's move on
14:39Never has an animal and a man been better suited than those two
14:45We've very much enjoyed our llama slash alpaca time
14:56What's it been like for you guys?
14:57It's been great
14:58It looks like you've got a friend for life there
15:01Well, he's quite feisty
15:03But I think so, yeah
15:04I think we're friends
15:05You look really calm
15:06Were you like this anyway or is this the effect of the alpaca?
15:09No, this is like the opposite of me
15:11So it's perfect
15:12It's a nice little treat
15:13It's just looks so angry
15:23If he didn't look, what?
15:24If he didn't look so angry all the time
15:26I reckon you'd get a bit more love
15:28Because I said he looks like he's just stepped out of the gates of hell
15:31Just don't be so furious
15:32Just ease up a bit
15:33Just, you know
15:34Loosey-goosey, baby
15:35No, he's quite happy as he is
15:37Hey, we managed to avoid
15:41Any sort of llama drama there
15:42That's because you're a llama charmer
15:44I'm really pleased you said that
15:47I'm also devastated
15:48I didn't think of it
15:49I hate that you've dragged me into the ponds
15:51See you later
15:52I'm continuing our exploration of South Yorkshire's Transpennine Trail
16:07By heading six miles north to the outskirts of Sheffield
16:10My destination is Greeneau Woods Nature Reserve
16:14A beautiful ancient woodland where I'm meeting someone pretty special
16:18We are in the woods
16:21Looking for a mountain bike champion
16:24Who goes by the name of Steve Pete
16:26I'm sure he's around here somewhere
16:29As a young man, these woods were Steve's training ground
16:35He went on to win multiple titles
16:39Making him one of the most decorated British riders in the sport
16:42On the text he said
16:46Meet in the tree between the rocks
16:48Around about now
16:49So if I just wait here
16:52Hopefully Steve is somewhere
16:54Oh, there he is
16:57We're meeting up to bike down a woodland trail
17:06That forms part of the Steel City Downhill Race
17:08An annual event that Steve co-founded in 2011
17:12That was quite an entrance
17:17Very impressive, that
17:18Yeah, this is my local track
17:20I've been riding here for years
17:21What do you think it is about this county
17:24This part of the world
17:24That enables people like you
17:26To find a sport that you love
17:27And to drive it forward
17:28I feel like these woods
17:31Crafted my mountain biking skills
17:33Riding this kind of terrain
17:35It's helped me get the skills to go and take on the rest of the world
17:39So, yeah, I feel like I've been forged in Yorkshire
17:41And I took it around the world
17:43And showed everybody how it works here
17:45I can't help but notice this peculiar lump you've got here
17:49Is that a break?
17:50That is a collarbone break, yeah
17:52Got a plate
17:53Can I touch it?
17:54Yeah, go for it
17:55I can't even feel it
17:56It's numb
17:56How many times have you broken that?
17:58I broke it about 15 years ago
18:00That is weird
18:01They put a plate on it
18:02And then the plate's now lifted up a bit
18:04When I broke it again
18:04So, if I'm going to have a go today
18:08How do you deal with that thing
18:09With a fine line between
18:11Going fast enough that you're enjoying it
18:14But not going so fast that you potentially lose a leg
18:17When you're learning
18:18I think it's best just to sort of build up to speed
18:20Where we are here
18:21There's a couple of double jumps and stuff
18:23But there's also a line around the side of them
18:25So we can take the easy lines today
18:27And get you up to speed
18:28Okay
18:28I'm slightly concerned about that smile on your face
18:31But let's get cracking, shall we?
18:33Yep
18:33Let's have a go
18:33There's a whole new language involved in mountain biking
18:39A berm is a banked corner
18:41Essentially a pile of dirt that creates a wall on the outside of a turn
18:45A roller is a bump
18:48The clue's in the name
18:50You can roll over and use it to gain speed or a bit of elevation
18:53If you're feeling confident
18:55Is this the start then, Steve?
19:00This is it
19:01This is where we set off from
19:02Okay, look at you, Mr. Cool
19:05I'll just put my...
19:08Standard turnaround manoeuvre
19:10Right, talk me through the turns and twists, big man
19:14So there's a few rollers in this first bit
19:17And a couple of berms
19:18Quite easy to start off
19:20Do you want me to follow you?
19:21You can lead the way
19:22Let's do it, big lad
19:24Looking good
19:30Pump for extra speed
19:32First go and Steve's advised me to pull over at a difficult section
19:37I might have panicked a bit too soon there
19:49I can already tell this is one of those sports where you've got to hold your nerve
19:53I'm impressed
20:01And then Steve had a little trick up his sleeve
20:06And this is the one, the jump
20:08We can go around
20:09You can do the jump
20:10That's the coolest thing that's ever happened
20:21Oh, that is so cool
20:32How was that?
20:33That is so much fun
20:34Enjoy that
20:35I think my heart rate's about 203 but...
20:37That is great
20:38That is the Steel City Downhill at its finest
20:41I think I need more practice
20:43I'll leave mine on
20:44It's for the helmet here
20:46That is, um...
20:48Like it really challenges your senses, doesn't it?
20:51Yeah, I mean there's a lot of transitions
20:52And transitions of things that make you work and think a little bit more
20:56The trees, the rocks, the roots, it's all there
20:59Yeah, it's good
21:00Before I go there, do you have one more lap?
21:02I think we should do another one
21:03Yeah
21:04Come on
21:05Let's have it
21:06I think we should do another one
21:10I think we should do another one
21:14Coming up
21:16Helen and I revert to childhood on a mini steam train
21:21Oh, tunnel
21:23Hold you back
21:24And I'm given the task of starting up a beautiful old water wheel
21:32I think you've got this each
21:33Come on
21:33Wow
21:36Oh, first try
21:39Nailed it
21:40We're exploring some of the most beautiful sections of the Trans-Pennine Trail
22:01In South Yorkshire
22:02Dan's promised me we're about to delve into more of the industrial heritage around here
22:10As the trail takes us about six miles west of Barnsley
22:13And I think I've found something that Helen's going to be really chuffed about
22:20Hello
22:21Hello there, wood lady
22:22Look at you
22:23What?
22:24I know we always joke about how tall you are
22:26But you're actually in the canopy, that's how tall you are
22:29Yes
22:29How's everything going?
22:32You stand up there, come on
22:33Thank you, that's better
22:34Hello
22:35I've got a nice treat for you now
22:37Okay
22:37Railway
22:38Like a little mini railway?
22:40Yeah
22:40We're going to a railway and a forge, come on
22:42Come on
22:42Come and meet my train pals
22:49Yeah, I like this
22:51It's ready for action
22:54That noise is great
22:55I also think this is a good size for me
22:58Yes
22:58Hello
22:59The railway is run by a model engineering society
23:03We're meeting just a few of their very passionate 50 strong members
23:07The main man is Gary Sutton
23:10Then there's Chris, the train driver
23:12Jason, one of the youngest members
23:14And Steve, one of the more mature
23:17And hiding down there is Paul on the traction engine
23:21Hi Paul
23:22Hello Traction Paul
23:23What, is Paul not allowed to play?
23:26Paul's in the nautical
23:27He's got to go over there because he's thinking about what he's done
23:29I like the fact we've got the generations taken care of here as well
23:33Jason, how old are you if you don't mind that?
23:34I'm 17
23:3517
23:35And what do you like about being down here?
23:37Well, I like steaming, pulling people, fixing them
23:41So like that green one over there with the teddy bears
23:43That's also mine
23:45You take care of that one?
23:46Yeah, it's just come out of a repaint recently
23:49At the other end of the scale is 87-year-old Steve
23:54Yorkshire's got everything
23:56From where I'll ever jump in the car within 15 minutes
24:00I'm in beautiful countryside on the Penhines
24:03And you can't ask for anything better
24:06What we've found is it looks amazing, the places are lovely
24:09But there's something about the people as well
24:11We're friendly
24:11Yeah, that's what we've found
24:13We're friendly
24:13Yeah
24:14Shall we go for a spin?
24:17Yeah, come on
24:18Before the train comes on
24:19Yeah, let's jump on
24:20Here?
24:21Lovely to see you, thank you Steve
24:22Let's get on Henrietta
24:24Paul's still waiting in the wings
24:25Poor old Paul
24:26Bye Paul
24:27We love you Paul
24:28Paul, Paul
24:31The track is 654 yards long
24:39It winds its way through the trees
24:42It's fully signalled with three stations and a tunnel
24:45There's a lot of work and love gone into this
24:50Oh, this is so fun, isn't it?
24:53Like, you know we keep saying we're going to continue to play out
24:57And that's what this should be
24:58Yeah
24:59With the most respect, this is grown-up retired men playing out, isn't it?
25:03Oh, yeah
25:03This is a hobby, but it's a bit more than that, isn't it?
25:06It's something that they actually love doing with other people
25:08And really enjoy their time here
25:10Paul!
25:12Sorry, Paul
25:13You sit there, Paul
25:14You can't come and play
25:15What has Paul done?
25:18I don't know
25:19Paul, tunnel
25:22Hold you back
25:23Here comes Paul
25:38Here comes Paul
25:39Go on, Paul
25:40Go on, Paul
25:41Yes
25:42Pull, tilt
25:43Put your foot down, Paul
25:45Oh
25:47And that's you lot
25:48Well played, Paul
25:49You know, this year, it's 200 years since the beginning of the railways
25:56In Stockton and Darlington
25:57I didn't know that, but I do now
25:58So, I think we'll have to have a whistle-up
26:00So, if you'd like to, each of you go on one of the engines
26:03What's a whistle-up?
26:05Toot, toot, toot on the whistle
26:07Like you were doing when you went round
26:09Thank you, Gary
26:10Right
26:11All ready?
26:12Three, two, one
26:15Whistle
26:15Oh, my word
26:20Why, why is Willow so high-pitched compared to
26:24Yeah, yours is nice and low
26:26Listen to this one
26:27Oh, yeah
26:29Well, that was fairly awful
26:30Maybe we need more instruments
26:33And a conductor
26:34Hold on, let's get
26:35Watch, you go
26:36And then we'll get Steve on the bass
26:40All right
26:40You in, Steve?
26:42I regret the day I ever said he was musical
26:44I've created a monster
26:45Steve, get to the corner with Paul
26:55Stick to this train, Steve
26:57Stick to the train
26:58thank you guys
27:02Gary what a great gang you've got here
27:06thank you for having us
27:07I won't forget Paul
27:09legend Paul
27:10go back to your corner now
27:11and he'll be allowed out in 2035
27:22as Paul disappears into the distance
27:26on his traction engine
27:27we've got places to be
27:29the railway is one of the many attractions
27:32of this expansive industrial museum
27:34celebrating the region's rich heritage
27:36look at that linkering
27:38just up the hill at Forge Top
27:41is a collection of stationary steam engines
27:43including George III
27:45built in 1910
27:47to power a nearby textile mill
27:49Gordon is one of the many volunteers
27:52who've spent the past decade
27:53restoring it
27:55so what brought you here then
27:58why do you do all this
27:59and spend so much time
28:00with this huge piece of kit
28:01it's partly a very easy answer
28:03we come for fun
28:04we're all daft
28:05we're all volunteers
28:06and part of it is a serious answer
28:09which is it is your roots
28:12my roots
28:13it's our industrial history
28:15yeah
28:15and if it disappears
28:16it's gone
28:17can we see this in action
28:19you can
28:20I hope
28:21famous last word
28:22come and see if you can pull a lever
28:23it's stiff and heavy
28:26okay
28:27it wants to go from horizontal to vertical
28:30you do that
28:30steadily
28:31okay
28:31I think you do that
28:32let's see
28:33push hard
28:34push push push push push
28:36yes
28:36yes
28:37oh
28:38oh the wheel's up
28:39there she's going
28:39oh that's a great noise isn't it
28:42look at that
28:47there's one piston rod
28:52goes right through
28:53pedaling
28:55the thing along
28:56steam engines work by pedaling
29:00just like bicycles
29:01what reaction do you get from people
29:03when they come and see this
29:04sometimes their jaw just drops
29:06what would you like to see next
29:19oh what have you got
29:20we can walk our way up to the old forge
29:25lead on
29:25wortley top forge is the oldest surviving heavy iron forge in the country
29:31metal has been heated and shaped here since at least 1640
29:36it played a crucial role at the height of the industrial revolution
29:40producing wrought iron railway axles
29:42hi
29:44hello
29:45we're meeting jan brown the forge archivist
29:47they started producing railway axles in about 1838
29:52and at that time they thought it was good to manage to make two or three a week
29:57by the time they got into it they were doing 250 to 300 a week
30:01gordon told us that although people think sheffield and steel
30:04here at wortley top steel is actually a dirty word
30:07it is it was all iron here and it was steel that killed this industry
30:11yes
30:12but this is all about the iron
30:14but this is all about the iron and it was all run by water right until the end
30:18because the local landowner wouldn't let them put a steam engine in
30:22we're keen to get stuck in and if water's providing the power we need to get that wheel turning
30:29you just put your foot in there
30:30yeah
30:31and then hold on and give it a yank
30:33right to try and open it but watch out for that because that's going to turn
30:37okay i think you've got this h come on
30:44wow oh first try nailed it why am i so happy about that
30:55the water's turning the wheel these bits here are lifting the hammer which is then dropping
31:01bang bang bang
31:02someone's down here
31:04to form the iron bar into railway
31:06so someone's turning this
31:08that's right
31:08and it's making it rounder and rounder every time
31:10there's something just wonderful jan about the motion the noise
31:20the rhythm
31:20yeah
31:21and jan what was the shift pattern how much were they working in here
31:2624 hours a day
31:28right okay
31:28they'd have been working shifts of 4 30 to 4 30
31:31and then 4 30 to 4 30 again
31:33so people who were living around here were living with that constant hammering
31:37and people said that when it went quiet they couldn't get to sleep
31:41because they're so used to it
31:42if i let go of this the wheel stops
31:45yes
31:45how long have i got to hang on to it for
31:46uh jan was saying 12 hour shift
31:48jan thank you very much by the way
31:50let's go for a cup of tea
31:51see you later i'm off to see a viaduct
31:53you'll do anything for a bit of solitude
31:55bye helen
31:56as long as i've got someone to talk to i'll be all right
32:07sticking with the industrial theme
32:13i'm rejoining the trans pennine trail
32:16along a section that follows the old woodhead railway line
32:19once a busy route for passengers travelling between manchester and sheffield
32:24this stretch now offers a charming scenic walk
32:27with fascinating relics from the railway's heyday
32:30along the way
32:31there it is
32:35oh she's a beauty
32:38this remarkable structure was built at the height of the industrial revolution in 1844
32:45and since then it's had all kinds of labels
32:48the name is slightly different depending on who you ask
32:52some people call it the rum tickle viaduct with a u
32:55others the rom tickle with an o
32:57and according to transport plans from a few years ago
33:00it's the romp tickle viaduct
33:02but whatever name you settle on
33:05it's pretty impressive
33:10it's only when you get underneath one of the arches that you truly appreciate the workmanship
33:17i'm always impressed by the sheer scale of constructions like this
33:21just the size of the stones and how it was all moved into position
33:25and then the height of it
33:27and this was all built by navis in that great transport revolution in the 19th century
33:32and i'm actually on the hunt for one stone i've been told about
33:36which is meant to be 20 courses up and about five in
33:41oh i think it's here
33:42there it is
33:43and that stone was put there by the colleagues of william crawshaw
33:47who was killed when they built this fire up
33:50and it actually says
33:51w crawshaw killed by this stone and then the date
33:56and his friends made sure that was engraved and put back in the viaduct
34:00so he would always be remembered
34:02which i think is quite a nice thing to do
34:05coming up dan's tennis skills are needed for a sound experiment
34:21can i have a wag
34:21you can have a wag
34:22yes
34:23great way to demonstrate
34:29and helen gets an unexpected call
34:32oh
34:33oh is that you
34:34who is that
34:37oh it's my dad hang on
34:38hey dad we're just filming
34:52we're exploring the expansive trans pennine trail
35:01as it winds through the industrial heritage heartlands of south yorkshire
35:06just a couple of miles along the old woodhead railway track
35:10that once went over rum tickle viaduct
35:12is another hidden gem
35:15this abandoned railway tunnel might look like any other
35:19but surprisingly it has the perfect conditions for an acoustic phenomenon
35:24professor
35:26to explain all
35:28we've found sound expert professor kirill horoshenkov
35:31originally from russia
35:32but now at sheffield university
35:34why have you got a tennis racket
35:37is that please tell me that's for an experiment
35:38it is for the experiment
35:40oh this is exciting
35:41i can show you how sound arrays
35:43bounce from the wall of the tunnel
35:45to produce this multiple echo
35:47to go back to our ears
35:48okay let's do it
35:49we're hoping to demonstrate
35:53this amazing tunnel
35:54has the perfect conditions
35:56for something called
35:56a metallic flutter echo
35:58where you can hear
36:00a rapid series
36:01of repeated sounds
36:02so how do we prove
36:06and show what's happening
36:07with the sound in this tunnel
36:08the easiest one
36:10is just to clap
36:11and see what happens
36:12that's really cool isn't it
36:19i think it's very cool
36:20because it takes at least 20 seconds
36:22for the echo
36:23to decay
36:24below
36:25our ability
36:26to perceive reflections
36:27so it's a long time
36:29the tunnel has three
36:32important qualities
36:33that make it perfect
36:34for this effect
36:35its horseshoe shape
36:38is the ideal curvature
36:39for the sound
36:40to bounce around it correctly
36:41the size of the tunnel
36:46is just right
36:47to give space
36:48for the separation
36:48of the echoes
36:49and the concrete walls
36:51reflect the sound
36:52and don't absorb it
36:53to demonstrate this
36:55Kirill has a simple experiment
36:57where a tennis ball
36:58represents the roots
37:00of those sound waves
37:01I try to hit the ball
37:04so it goes horizontally
37:05but it will be
37:06diverted upwards
37:07you see
37:10so that's what's happening
37:11to the sound
37:11so they're hitting the wall
37:12and then being deflected off
37:13absolutely
37:14so effectively
37:15but unfortunately
37:16I can't hit hard enough
37:17can I have a whack
37:17you can have a whack
37:18yes
37:19it's a great way
37:27to demonstrate
37:27it's not a lot right
37:28if I had a science teacher
37:29like you at school
37:30I'd be much better
37:31tell us a bit about
37:35a Russian
37:36coming to live
37:37and work
37:38and train
37:38in Yorkshire
37:39did you fall in love
37:39with the place?
37:40absolutely
37:41it's fantastic
37:42people are very friendly
37:43and I like Yorkshire pudding
37:46well that always goes down well
37:49doesn't it?
37:49exactly
37:50I'll give you that back
37:51because if I turn up
37:52to Helen with that
37:53she'll be very confused
37:54by the whole thing
37:54let's walk down the tunnel
37:55and make some weird noises
37:57we're coming to the end
38:14of our journey
38:15and I've got one last
38:16amazing viewpoint
38:18for Helen to enjoy
38:19we're meeting on the section of the trans pennine trail that takes you from peniston
38:24to the village of millhouse green so we can head to the top of roid moore hill
38:29hello there she is the green goblin it's quite a climb for me
38:35i was about to say very chivalrous but then the green goblin no but it's our final walk so i think
38:41you know leave me with a good impression exactly we need to look after it i'm not that see-through
38:46because no you're a wonderful man to be around i've got one last thing to show you before we
38:51finish this final walk and i've got a little treat as well uh do you like wind turbines please see us
38:56my favourite kind of turbine excellent would have been awkward otherwise come on
38:59the panoramic views on our walk up to the top are spectacular
39:04look at the view it is beautiful that's roid moore reservoir down there lovely
39:12huddersfield is over in that direction yes emily moore mast
39:15at 1102 feet above sea level it's a bracing uphill stomp to the hills peak
39:23on a clear day you can look back towards sheffield across the peak district
39:28and even glimpse york minster and the humber bridge in the distance
39:31the full 360 helen we've had so many great views that literally just put their arms around us and
39:39this is no different that horizon gorgeous wow i know you like a dry stone wall as well
39:44good example here i just look look how uniform it is and it goes round in a circle
39:48i appreciate art are you laughing no no i'm with you this is roid moore viewpoint some of the
39:56many places that we visited over our walks as well on there skipton york home firth very nice time
40:01there we had a lovely time good cheese board oh yeah i'd go with cheese board now wouldn't you
40:06what's the best way to finish off a series do you think i've got three for you oh oh is that you
40:13who is that oh it's my dad hang on yeah hey dad we're just filming hello mr skelton we haven't
40:21quite finished yet we're just doing the final bit all right well make a good job of it let's finish
40:25it off well that's what i'm trying to do are you okay i'm still upright still breathing so that's
40:31as i say every morning i get up with my elbows aren't touching wood i'm happy
40:35love you to chat dad love you love you bye bye and if you're wondering why helen is the way she is
40:42it's because of her brilliant parents he's he's a real star isn't he dad he never lets you down
40:48right back to the big finish so in my mind i was imagining getting a giant yorkshire pudding that
40:53we could tuck into but i didn't do that because i forgot so i had an emergency shop on the way and
41:07what says finish off better than a trifle um you got any spoons i have got a brace of spoons and
41:13before you dig in right i think this is quite poetic because if you think about it
41:20i believe the phrase is clutching but do go on representative of yorkshire okay down here
41:26we've got the sweet soft underbelly of jelly okay with fruity chunks and sometimes you have to dig for
41:33those fruity chunks to find the magic the friendly custard that holds it all together yeah and then
41:40look at the the peaks and the hills and the dales of the free pipe cream on top nothing says yorkshire
41:45like a shop bought trifle can i go yeah go i mean and i do you enjoy a trifle sir oh i was going to
41:51do like to yorkshire thing but you've just gone in very early to yorkshire oh yeah i'll tell you
42:00what wensleydale cheese will be being thrown at the tv i was in a desperate last minute moment i thought
42:06how can we finish this off in style and um you will definitely remember trifle at roid moore viewpoint
42:14there are so many things i will remember from these travels yorkshire never disappoints with its
42:20awe-inspiring magnificent scenery that is yorkshire we've discovered magical places with unique stories
42:28in hidden away corners and the people friendly warm always up for a laugh
42:36hopefully they found us the same way of all the places we've been and the people we've met we've
42:41got to stick to our promise that we'll play out more and hopefully this will encourage people to go
42:47into different towns and walk different walks agreed and can i just say thank you because as ever
42:52you have been as you always are brilliant company right guys we do enjoy a lot of glorious nonsense yes
43:02can i say we have nailed this triangle that's for four people very well done
43:22so
43:27so
43:31so
43:33you
Be the first to comment