The popular TV show broadcast live from the city with presenter Peter Andre setting pulses racing at Woodhouse Moor. This was April 1996, a month which featured a celebrity from the literary world pay Leeds a visit. The new Super League era was also underway with Leeds RL struggling to find their feet while your Yorkshire Evening Post showcased the hard yards and hard work put in by St Wilko and his team behind the scenes at the club's Thorp Arch training facility at Wetherby. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting the 30 days in the life of your city and its residents. READ MORE: Unseen photos chart of a golden age of Leeds pub culture LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia

13. Leeds Rhinos
Heads down. With a fifth of the season gone Leeds RL remained pointless after another defeat, this time at Oldham Bears. | Steve Riding Photo: Steve Riding

14. Leeds city centre
TV presenter Christa Ackroyd and pupils from Guiseley School chased the Plain English Roadshow's gobbledygook monster out of the city centre. | Justin Lloyd Photo: Justin Lloyd

15. Leeds city centre
Author Jilly Cooper visited at Austicks bookshop on The Headrow. She was signing copies of her new book Appassionata. | YPN Photo: YPN

16. Leeds city centre
The Briggate branch of McDonald's received a Yorkshire Evening Post Family Friendly Award. Pictured are general manager Darren Prince (right) and crew member Danny Clark. | YPN Photo: YPN

17. Beeston
Tommy Wass captain Mark Williamson with his team mates after winning football's Raftery Cup Final. | YPN Photo: YPN

18. Hyde Park
This is Tanya Gray who was renovating the old pavillion on Hyde Park into a 24 hour cafe called The Dudterranean. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty


