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Stokie Towk

Ay up, Duck! Welcome to Stokie Towk – the channel that brings the Potteries Dialect of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire to life.

Here we celebrate the quirky words, phrases, and humour of a dialect shaped in the Industrial Revolution, alongside the fascinating history, folklore, and working-class culture of the Potteries. From the region of the Midlands of England that gave you Staffordshire oatcakes and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, this channel is packed with stories of local traditions, lost English dialects, and regional history.

Through animations, storytelling, and plenty of puns, we explore:

The unique Potteries dialect and how it connects to other British accents and dialects
Forgotten tales from Stoke-on-Trent’s industrial heritage
Local legends, nostalgia, and down to earth humor of Stokies

If you’re into dialects, accents, social history, folklore, or the lost voices of working-class Britain, subscribe and help keep this brilliant bit of British culture alive!

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40:08

Everywhere On This 1973 Map Of Stoke-on-Trent (And What's There Now!)

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Shared 3 weeks ago

13K views

2:22

15 Stokie Football Phrases You Must Learn Before The New Season

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Shared 1 month ago

239 views

13:30

Could I Escape The Black Death In Medieval England?

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Shared 2 months ago

168 views

3:44

Owd Grandad Piggott and Club Paper Jack vs One Tough Cat

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Shared 3 months ago

249 views

13:33

I Experienced Life On The Danelaw Frontier | Anglo-Saxon Mercia | The Time Travelling Stokie

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Shared 3 months ago

733 views

3:33

Pressure Is Mounting For Owd Grandad Piggott!

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Shared 4 months ago

266 views

19:26

I Lived As A Celt In Roman Britain | The Time Travelling Stokie

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Shared 4 months ago

395 views

3:32

The Quirky English Accent YouTube Can't Understand

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Shared 4 months ago

205 views

2:56

There Is More To The Oatcake Than Meets The Eye!

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Shared 4 months ago

577 views

16:39

I Lived In Iron Age Stoke-on-Trent. Here's What It Was Like! | The Time Travelling Stokie

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Shared 5 months ago

1.4K views

3:00

Three Of the Strangest Sounding Jobs That Actually Existed!

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Shared 5 months ago

223 views

4:11

Trouble Brewing For Owd Grandad Piggott!

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Shared 5 months ago

360 views

12:05

Why Is This Region's Language So Unusual?

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Shared 6 months ago

105K views

3:15

How Owd Grandad Piggott's Guinea Pig Dyed

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Shared 6 months ago

405 views

21:17

Every Other Person On The Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Mural (And Who They Are) | Part 2

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Shared 6 months ago

986 views

19:27

Strangest Ghost Stories From Stoke-on-Trent | Stokie Towk Podcast | EP2

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Shared 6 months ago

889 views

19:05

Every Person On The Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Mural (And Who They Are) | Part 1

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Shared 7 months ago

3.1K views

13:27

Weirdest Urban Legends From Stoke-on-Trent | Stokie Towk Podcast Ep.1

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Shared 7 months ago

1.3K views

4:12

Owd Grandad Piggott Shows How Things Used To Be Done!

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Shared 7 months ago

379 views

2:56

The Night Before Christmas In Potteries Dialect

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Shared 8 months ago

454 views

3:49

The 12 Days of Christmas Potteries Style

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Shared 8 months ago

433 views

4:16

Owd Grandad Piggott Helps Himself To A Christmas Drink

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Shared 8 months ago

435 views

4:02

Why Stoke City Banned Owd Grandad Piggott

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Shared 8 months ago

1K views

4:28

Owd Grandad Piggott Gets A "Peek" At Lady Constance!

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Shared 9 months ago

205 views

4:24

Think Fast Owd Grandad Piggott!

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Shared 9 months ago

339 views

6:17

Owd Grandad Piggott Makes A Splash Down In London!

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Shared 10 months ago

364 views

5:01

Bad Tempered Old Man VS Bad Tempered Goat

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Shared 10 months ago

413 views

4:24

Bad Language Gets Owd Grandad Piggott In Some Bother

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Shared 10 months ago

514 views

4:40

How NOT To Get Rich Quick With Owd Grandad Piggott

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Shared 11 months ago

147 views

6:39

The Day The Jacobite Rising Came to Staffordshire

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Shared 11 months ago

820 views

6:04

This Man Stole The Industry's Biggest Secret!

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Shared 1 year ago

262 views

8:29

This Trial Nearly Broke British Industry!

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Shared 1 year ago

177 views

9:17

Nine Ways You Can Learn The Potteries Dialect (The Unique Dialect Of Stoke-on-Trent)

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Shared 1 year ago

2.8K views

2:56

Three Little Pigs As You've Never Heard It Before!

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Shared 1 year ago

188 views

10:51

A Stokie Responds To Being Told His Dialect Is Bad

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Shared 1 year ago

2.4K views

2:25

You've Never Heard This Story Told Like This Before!

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Shared 1 year ago

143 views

2:42

Three Things My Stokie Grandad Always Said (That You Don't Hear Anymore)

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Shared 1 year ago

430 views

2:53

My Grandma's Three Favourite Phrases (That You Won't Hear Outside Stoke!)

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Shared 1 year ago

778 views

10:14

Every Lost Potteries Place On This Nostalgic Map (And What Happened To Them) | Part 5

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Shared 1 year ago

1.7K views

16:17

Every Lost Stoke Pub, Station and Place On This Old Map (And What Happened To Them) | Part 4

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Shared 1 year ago

3.3K views

11:33

Every Lost Staffordshire Pit, Pub and Place On This Old Map (And What Happened To Them) | Part 3

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Shared 1 year ago

1.2K views

10:52

Every Lost Place On This Nostalgic Map of Longton (And What Happened To Them) | Part 2

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Shared 1 year ago

1.1K views

7:33

Every Lost Place On This Old Map Of Stoke-on-Trent (And What Happened To Them) | Part 1

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Shared 1 year ago

1.1K views

0:58

Discover the Unique Language of Stoke-on-Trent!

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Shared 1 year ago

3.3K views

9:57

Molly Leigh's Own Cousin Tells Us About Her Bizarre Burial (In His Own Words!)

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Shared 1 year ago

1.2K views

2:44

Make A Meal Of It in Stoke (At Snappin Tarm) | Potteries Dialect Unpacked

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Shared 1 year ago

191 views

1:52

Getting things STRAIGHT About The Stoke Accent | Potteries Dialect Unpacked

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Shared 1 year ago

229 views

2:17

AY UP DUCK! Master the Art of Greeting in The Potteries Dialect!

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Shared 1 year ago

1.2K views