(07 Feb 2016, 7:46 pm)Michael wrote Roker Pier was part of the countryfile tonight, it was showing the restoration of Roker Peir/Lighthouse and a country park near Newcastle that was once the site of a coalmine was also shown.
Seaham Beach also made an appearance. Apparently it is the place to go for sea glass!
Just flicking through the channels between emails (the perks of working from home) and Dan Snow has a show on Yesterday about trains.
He seems to be starting at the very beginning, as he was exploring Causey Arch and the Waggonways up there and is now looking at the Rocket and George Stephenson.