Ee By Magnum: Uncovering Tom Selleck’s Barnsley connection
He’s just as famous for his thick moustache as he is for his starring roles. But a previously unknown fact about Hollywood actor Tom Selleck is that his ancestry can be traced back to right here in Barnsley. A team of local investigators have given Selleck’s Magnum P.I. character a...
Home on the Grange
Thundercliffe Grange in Rotherham is privately owned by a group of residents. But it has previously been an Earl’s family seat, a private asylum for wealthy ladies, and a hospital for disabled children.
Worsbrough family’s wartime letters
We take a look at the history of the Elmhirst family from Worsbrough and the letters the eight siblings wrote to each other during the First World War.
Rolf Heymann: a lifelong battle for freedom and peace
We meet the remarkable Rolf Heymann who fled Nazi Germany aged 10 for a safe life here in Sheffield.
Aroundtown Meets the Nicholson family of Cannon Hall Farm
We meet the Nicholson family of Cannon Hall Farm in Barnsley to discover their 30-year journey to becoming one of Yorkshire’s best visitor attractions.
