Driffield
In an age which contrives to standardise life in Britain, there's still much to be found that's special, even unique, about our towns and villages. It may lurk in their local history and folklore, or the style of their buildings. Perhaps it's just the way they talk. It's all a matter of knowing what to look and listen for In the first of four radio walkabouts, Tim Schadla-Hall , John Grundy and Stanley Ellis share a passion for past and present in the town known as the capital of the Yorkshire
Wolds - 'a pretty brick island' in a sea of produce, once famed for its high-stepping hackneys and where old bargees still speak a language bearing more than a hint of Scandinavian. Producer GRAEME ALDOUS BBC North East