Watch: Curious Sunderland - discover the city’s peculiar past and present

Now, who wants to hear a ghost story?
By Graham Murray
Published 3rd Oct 2023, 14:56 BST
Updated 3rd Oct 2023, 15:11 BST
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Sunderland has plenty of them, and we’ve got a few up our sleeve here.

Not that one about Sid James and the Sunderland Empire, though. We know you’ve all heard that one.

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But there are more curiosities to Sunderland than just its spooks.

This bumper-length video feature also involves tales of swashbucklers, highwaymen, Victorian murderesses, bull baiting, Daleks, and a haunted branch of Greggs.

And we have a host of guests and contributors along for the journey.

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