This episode looks at a disaster which struck close to my home - the Morecambe Bay cocklepicking disaster. A large group of Chinese immigrant labourers were sent out onto the sands to collect cockles, but they didn't know just how dangerous the tide can be.

Drawing on official reports and witness accounts, I'll tell the full story of what went wrong.

Visit www.greatdisasters.co.uk for the full transcript and more. Thanks to Tim Liardet for permission to include part of his poem, Priest Skear.

Check out the Great Disasters Podcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - let me know what you think of the show.

Support the show