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Salty secret of cup final win W.T.Stead looks at The Northern Echo of April 29, 1910 and discovers how Newcastle United finally won the cup with a little help from Andrew's Liver Salts. 11:18am Sun 29 Apr 07
Ideal Homes 1951 style It is Tuesday March 6th 1951 and W.T.Stead examines the Women's Institute's contribution to the Ideal Homes exhibition and looks forward to the forthcoming national census. 11:54am Tue 6 Mar 07
The Steadline Game Stead returns from his watery grave to tackle the Headline Game on TFM radio and encounters a slight technical problem with his telephone. Old age is clearly causing havoc with his hearing. Will he sink again? 11:33am Wed 21 Feb 07
Film makers frozen out January 19th, 1955: Snow and ice hits the nation as participants in the Monte Carlo Rally head for the Continent. Meanwhile the British film industry is dealt a heavy blow. 10:35am Fri 19 Jan 07
Christmas turkey shortage It's Christmas Eve 1931 and there's a shortage of turkeys, but there's plenty of cheer with football matches on Christmas Day and Gracie Fields on the wireless. 9:47am Fri 22 Dec 06
Losing your pants and pilots W.T Stead investigates missing pilots, missing pants and needles that travel through the body. He recalls how motoring makes school children tired and how southerners have an abysmal ignorance of Middlesbrough. All from The Northern Echo of October 14, 1927. 4:00pm Mon 9 Oct 06
