Episode 8

Emmerdale's Dean Andrews takes co-star pal and Lancastrian Liam Fox to York to investigate the city's illustrious Roman past. In the York Museum gardens, they meet archaeologist Kurt Hunter-Mann who has spent 4 years excavating a second century fortress tower before they meet head curator Andrew Morrison who shows them the remains of the Roman Empire's most legendary character – a gladiator. Finally, Kurt takes them to the basement of a pub where they are shown one of the city's greatest archaeological finds – a bath house – uncovered by builders nearly a century ago.

In Malton, proud locals are now proclaiming their town to be the gastro capital of Yorkshire. In recent years many artisan producers have set up shop, one of whom is trail blazing Florian Poirot who has been wowing the foodies with his award-winning pastries for three years. Florian's speciality is macaron, a sweet delicacy first created in Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century. Today, Florian is about to throw out the rule book with a brand-new savoury macaron but will Malton's tastebuds be ready for it?

At Newby Hall, the grounds of the stately home are about to be the setting for a spectacular contest full of fizz, bang and pyrotechnic wallop. It's the 19th National Firework Champions competition and representing Yorkshire are Andy Pittam and Mark Johnson who will be leading the Pontefract-based Blaze fireworks team.

And at his 200 acre farm in Southowram, Halifax, twenty-five-year-old farmer Stephen Short needs to prioritise his young livestock today. It's lambing season for his prize Hampshire Down flock. The vigilant farmer needs to keep a watchful eye across his three lambing sheds as the last two days have seen 12 lambs born and more and more ewes are due to lamb at any moment.