Moulana Mia of Watervaal Institute was an inspiration to Moulana when he visited Newcastle in 1935 and told Moulana to either study medicine or become an 'Alim abroad.

When Dudley visited Newcastle and listened to his preaching in June 1552, he had mixed feelings about the fire-brand preacher, but he saw Knox as a potential asset.

To celebrate the treaty he invited W. E. Gladstone, chancellor of the exchequer, to visit Newcastle in 1862.

Robert Gray asked Sir Humphry Davy for assistance, and Davy visited Newcastle in August, meeting Hodgson and Buddle.

It also visited London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Liverpool and Birmingham.

The plague visited Newcastle four times during the 16th century, in 1579 when 200 people died, in 1589 when 1700 died, in 1595 and finally in 1597.

They were known as a close-knit group of aggressive, hard-drinking men: John Wesley, after visiting Newcastle, described them as much given to drunkenness and swearing.

In 1980, Starwart undertook exercises of Victoria, before visiting Newcastle for Australia Day, Hobart for the Royal Hobart Regatta, then Melbourne and Sydney before March.

Labour's shadow defence minister Martin O'Neill also visited Newcastle.

For the second episode, which aired on 11 September 2004, the judges visited Newcastle.