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One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and the search for an unheard story.

One producer, one randomly generated postcode, and an unheard story unfolding in a corner of Britain we wouldn't otherwise know about.

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The Patch: Hartlepool

Hartlepool

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The random postcode generator sends us to Hartlepool. Why are so many houses for sale?

The random postcode generator produces TS26 9 for Patch producer Camellia Sinclair. She heads to the heart of Hartlepool and wonders why there are so many for sale boards.

The random postcode generator delivers its first postcode in the North East of England. Hartlepool. 

There are seventeen different postcodes in Hartlepool. Dying whales and doughnuts, residents describe this particular patch of the town in various ways.

Patch producer Camellia Sinclair heads to the heart of historic Hartlepool with its flurry of for sale boards and tells the story of two very different houses.

This continues a series of seven new Patches. Each week a new postcode is generated and a new story searched for, taking us to Warrington, Blackford in Perthshire, Torry in Aberdeen, Hartlepool, Croxteth in Liverpool, and the town of Elland.

Presenter/producer: Camellia Sinclair

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