Emmerdale actor Dean Andrews takes Lancastrian co-star pal Liam Fox to the Dales to find out how the world-famous Wensleydale cheese is made. Trevor Sharples, proud custodian of Dales cheesemaking, invites them behind the scenes where methods first introduced to Wensleydale by 12th-century French Cistercian monks are still used. And then, trained chef Dean cooks up some cheesy treats for Foxy from his own family cookbook.

In West Yorkshire, Richard Bradley and Cheryl Rhodes have a big day ahead. They're launching a new venture that is as Yorkshire as it gets: from their barge Dutch Lady they are rolling out their British tweed flat cap products to the public before embarking on a mission to design and produce their own bespoke tweed that will inspire a new range of designs. Will 18 months of hard work pay off?

There's a big day ahead for a unique sporting team in West Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Football Team, part of the World Unity Football Alliance, is preparing for their first match in over two years against Kashmir FA. It's a huge game for the players recruited from semi-professional teams around the county, and manager Ryan Farrell and captain Patrick McGuire have their eyes set firmly on the coveted trophy.

And four miles from Ripon in North Yorkshire, it's the final day of the season at Newby Hall, a grade 1-listed building set in 25 acres of garden. The house is closed to the public for the winter but before then the team have a final day extravaganza that involves miniature railway rides and the hotly contested apple throwing championships over the River Ure.

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.