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Series three of these podcasts was a journey - the Roman Rock Trail. That started in the west on the Solway and in seven episodes took us east to South Shields Roman Fort. This fourth series will also take us on a journey, and not one but four - down the four major rivers in the north - The Tees, the Tyne, the Eden and the Wear. We will stop off at around 30-40 places that have something worth knowing about the geology those rivers cut through.

 The first of our journeys is along the river Tees, The Tees actually has its headwaters way up in the Pennines, in the Carboniferous rocks just east of Cross Fell, but downstream of Cow Green Reservoir it cuts through some of the oldest rocks in Northern England – that’s why its the first or the rivers in this series. On our way to Stanhope we will explore some different bits of the Whin Sill and some rocks it baked, the making pencils from ancient slates and take a closer look at High and Low Force, iconic sites of the Northern landscape. But let’s head for Widdybank Fell near the dam at Cow Green.