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