Loremen Podcast
Episodes
S3 Ep40: Loremen S3 Ep40 - Chillingham Castle
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair wows James with England's self-proclaimed "most haunted castle." That description is technically accurate, in that it is a castle that's been...
S3 Ep39: Loremen S3 Ep39 - The Midnight Library - The Great Lakes Monsters
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen travel through time and space (which is literally the only way to travel) to visit the dark and delightful Midnight Library Podcast. Ye...
S3 Ep38: Loremen S3 Ep38 - Rosie Holt - The Witch of Wookey Hole
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard of Wookey Hole, haven't we? HAVEN'T WE? Oh, we haven't? Huh. Then let Deputy Loreperson Rosie Holt introduce you to Somerset's 2nd be...
S3 Ep37: Loremen S3 Ep37 - Yuriko Kotani - The Kappa
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yuriko Kontani joins the Loreboys to talk about the Kappa - a quirky Japanese river-monster with some nasty appetites. Webbed hands and a bowl on its ...
S3 Ep36: Loremen S3 Ep36 - Eleanor Morton - Major Weir, Edinburgh
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Edinburgh's roll-call of villains is long, crooked and rotten. Like the worst banana. And Major Weir is one of the nastiest. Thomas Weir aka "Angelic ...
S3 Ep35: Loremen S3 Ep35 - Sunil Patel - The Garrick's Head, Bath
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Garrick's Head pub is home to many Bath-based legends, so we called up our Bath area Deputy Loreperson - Sunil Patel (BBC Asian Network). The Lor...
S3 Ep34: Loremen S3 Ep34 - The Legend of Hampden Pye
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Faringdon in Oxfordshire is a peculiar town. The folly comes with a health warning and the doves are painted neon colours. The most unsurprising thing...
S3 Ep33: Loremen S3 Ep33 - The Chanctonbury Ring
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This tale has it all; Romans, bikers, buried treasure, UFOs, the devil, a woman, trees. You name it! If anything, Chanctonbury Ring in the South Downs...
S3 Ep32: Loremen S3 Ep32 - The Ghosts of Clopton House
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's only the most haunted house in the bloomin' Midlands! James tells us about Stratford-upon-Avon's star-crossed Clopton Family, who met some t...
S3 Ep31: Loremen S3 Ep31 - The Magic Ointment of Netherwitton
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, the fae folk, they seem so carefree and jolly. But theirs is a society full of arbitrary rules and harsh punishments even for the most unintention...
S3 Ep30: Loremen S3 Ep30 - Ross Brierley - The Plague Village of Eyam
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The award winning Ross Brierley (of The Not So Late Show) takes the Loremen on a (virtual) tour of the village of Eyam. Fans of nominative determinism...
S3 Ep29: Loremen S3 Ep29 - Rollright Stones LIVE
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 50th episode sees the Lorefolks tackle the Rollright Stones in a special livestream edition! The past and the future collide, as predicted by the ...
S3 Ep28: Loremen S3 Ep28 - The Three Ghosts
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair invites you into his 'psychomanteum' to hear a triptych of ghostly tales. You want a ghost to get bullied by schoolboys? You got it! You...
S3 Ep27: Loremen S3 Ep27 - Chipping Norton
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, Chipping Norton! A town that sounds like a minced oath from the 19th century, like "Flaming Nora!" Or "Odds Bodkins!" Also the town that produc...
S3 Ep26: Loremen S3 Ep26 - Yorkshire's Atlantis
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Get in the sea" has been in common parlance since 2015 but it is by no means a modern concept. Towns, cities and fabled islands have been doing just ...
S3 Ep25: Loremen S3 Ep25 - Rachel Fairburn - The Gump, Cornwall
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joined by Rachel Fairburn (off of the All Killa No Filla podcast), the Loremen return to the Wild West Country for a poke around a magical and mysteri...
S3 Ep24: Loremen S3 Ep24 - The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James Shakeshaft plays against type by offering up a story that's very nearly historically accurate. The legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary or...
#BlackLivesMatter
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've decided not to put out an episode of Loremen this week. Half our listeners come from the USA, and the black lives matter protests should matter ...
S3 Ep23: Loremen S3 Ep23 - Evelyn Mok - Swedish Nymphs
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Swedish comedian Evelyn Mok brings us a selection of Scandinavian stories about nymphs. This episode is like a delicious selection of small, tasty ...
S3 Ep22: Loremen S3 Ep22 - Jenny Collier - The Three Plagues
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Collier returns! Again! This episode answers the age-old question, "how many is too many plagues?" We discover that finding the dead centre of ...
S3 Ep21: Loremen S3 Ep21 - The Fraternity of Vagabonds
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 16th century was a dangerous place, kids. Con artists, knaves and robbers roamed the land, causing mischief. If the pamphlets Alasdair has uncover...
S3 Ep20: Loremen S3 Ep20 - The Ghosts of Sherborne House
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen meet old Mister Crump in this listener-suggested tale of Gloucestershire oddities. (Thanks for sending it in, Emily!) What begins as an...
S3 Ep19: Loremen S3 Ep19 - 1816: The Year Without A Summer
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair takes a deep dive into an epic, extraordinary year! 1816 was a real shocker, by all accounts. The world seemed to have been turned upside do...
S3 Ep18: Loremen S3 Ep18 - Francisco González - Robert the Doll
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
FLORIDA MAN RECORDS PODCAST! The Loremen are joined by indie game auteur Francisco González - a genuine American! He gives us the lowdown on Florida'...
S3 Ep17: Loremen S3 Ep17 - Harriet Braine - The Goat Boy of Surbiton
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning comedian Harriet Braine steps up to the Loremen plate and tries to convince us that Surbiton is an interesting place, actually. We meet ...
S3 Ep16: Loremen S3 Ep16 - Chris Cantrill - The Bradford Boar
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Chris Cantrill (The Delightful Sausage) gives us the lowdown on Yorkshire's biggest pigs. This boy knows his pork and ...
S3 Ep15: Loremen S3 Ep15 - The Manchester Mummy
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A Mancunian tale of the macabre. Two hauntings, one terrible clock, several pronunciations of M. Night Shyamalan and a twist we're sure you won't see ...
S3 Ep14: Loremen S3 Ep14 - Sunil Patel - King Bladud of Bath
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bath comedian Sunil Patel ( BBC Asian Network) dons the mantle of Deputy Loreperson in this Covid-19 Lockdown Special. Sequestered in our separate gar...
S3 Ep13: Loremen S3 Ep13 - Amy Gledhill - The Hull Werewolf
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen are joined by the delightful half of award-winning double-act The Delightful Sausage - Amy Gledhill. We chat about the Hull Werewolf, also...
S3 Ep12: Loremen S3 Ep12 - Sooz Kempner - The Gremlins
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Award winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Mystery On The Rocks Podcast) joins the Loremen with stories of airborne gremlins. Not to be confused with the fi...
S3 Ep11: Loremen S3 Ep11 - The Devil and Jeremiah Stone
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
James brings in an extraordinary tale of betrayal, backstabbing and the Devil himself. He also lobs a bunch of civil war stories directly into your ea...
S3 Ep10: Loremen S3 Ep10 - Michael Legge - Finn McCool
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and podcaster Michael Legge (you know - off Do The Right Thing) joins the Loremen to tell us about the Irish legend of Fionn mac Cumhail - ak...
S3 Ep9: Loremen S3 Ep9 - The Roaring Bull of Bagbury
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like all great tales, this episode begins with a riddle and ends with a warning... The Roaring Bull of Bagbury is certainly a unique story that spa...
S3 Ep8: Loremen S3 Ep8 - Valentine's Special - Jenny Collier with The Mabinogion
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Collier returns! After last year's Welsh Valentine's hilarity (pimp out of pimp across the board) we brought our favourite Welsh comedian back i...
S3 Ep7: Loremen S3 Ep7 - The Third Eye
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair brings an "account" of how to open your third eye. And it's squirm-inducing stuff! Meanwhile, James can't get over the fact that Tibetan lama...
S3 Ep6: Loremen S3 Ep6 - The Ghost of Cuthbert Shields
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a spooky one! Get a toasty body warmer on because your spine is about to be chilled. You'll need a gilet at least. We'd love to hear your '...
S3 Ep5: Loremen S3 Ep5 - Captain Thicknesse
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who starts flame wars wherever he goes? Who clearly has a problem with male midwives? Who won't let it lie? Even beyond the grave, with his own son, n...
S3 Ep4: Loremen S3 Ep4 - Mother Ludlam's Cauldron
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A triptych of stories about an actual thing in a church this week. Be it the work of human, faerie or (as usual) the devil? Thanks to listener Simo...
S3 Ep3: Loremen S3 Ep3 - The Quacks of London
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is very much a Strong Five. Alasdair takes us back to Victorian London where phoney doctors (faux-sicians) sold cures for all known ills....
S3 Ep2: Loremen S3 Ep2 - A Christmas Miscellany
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ho, ho, etcetera! A very special festive edition of Loremen featuring exclusively Xmas-themed lore. What BEES do of a Christmas eve?How can YOU use...
S3 Ep1: Loremen S3 Ep1 - Pierre Novellie - Gef the Talking Mongoose
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen ride again. Again! Series 3 kicks off with a bang as Pierre Novellie joins the Loremen to impart his Manx wisdom. Pierre's home, the Is...
S2 Ep13: Loremen S2 Ep13 - The Hexham Heads and The Mickleton Hooter
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of series two we come bang up to date (to the 1970s) with a North Eastern tale of Celtic effigies. Then we narrowly avoid Royal ...
S2 Ep12: Loremen S2 Ep12 - Athena Kugblenu - Anansi the Spider and The Longridge Boggart
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Athena Kugblenu joins the Loremen with a fable about a Ghanaian trickster. Meanwhile, James takes Alasdair boggart-bowling in historic Lancas...
S2 Ep11: Loremen S2 Ep11 - The Cheshire Prophet and Hayfield Mermaids
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Two extraordinary tales from North West England. An ill-fated prophet predicts the wholesale destruction of Northwich. Meanwhile, a lost story from Se...
S2 Ep10: Loremen S2 Ep10 - The London Monster
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A flesh and blood monster stalks the streets of London, causing bloodshed, outrage and mass hysteria. James and Alasdair meet innocent victims, scurri...
S2 Ep9: Loremen S2 Ep9 - Jenny Collier - Santes Dwynwen and Gelert
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Collier joins the Loremen in a Valentine’s Day Special: tales of star-crossed lovers from Wales. Also featuring the world’s biggest lovespoo...
S2 Ep8: Loremen S2 Ep8 - Sindhu Vee - Everything Happens For The Best and The Pickled Parson
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Guest LorePerson Sindhu Vee (Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2018) explains exactly why Everything Happens For The Best via the medium of Indian folkl...
S2 Ep7: Loremen S2 Ep7 - The Witches of Caithness and Costwolds Dogs
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Witches, Black Dogs, Crabs, Happy Whales and Toads. This pair of compendium stories has it ALL. Also what passes for a piece of Folklore in Banbury...
S2 Ep6: Loremen S2 Ep6 - The Trials of Jan Tregeagle and The Hartlepool Monkey
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alasdair tells a tragic monkey's tale and James turns private dick, on the trail of a Cornish Bluebeard. Who fled the headless hounds? Who hung the mo...
S2 Ep5: Loremen S2 Ep5 - The Unfortunate Farmer's Daughter and The Spanish Chest
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A knight errant lobs a baby in a stream and twins are struck deaf by a sinister wooden chest. Curious tales of the macabre and absurd from your friend...
S2 Ep4: Loremen S2 Ep4 - The Campden Wonder and Scarborough Pier
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A true crime in Restoration England? A bizarre ritual on Scarborough Pier? It's episode 4 of Loremen Series 2. Find the show notes here: www.loreme...
S2 Ep3: Loremen S2 Ep3 - Jon Long - The Lincoln Imp and The Red Book of Appin
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen discover that Lincoln Green is people, and ride to windswept Argyll on an "entire" horse. In Episode 3, James and Alasdair are joined by a...
S2 Ep2: Loremen S2 Ep2 - Shelley's Ghost and Malmesbury Abbey
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Series 2 continues, as James and Alasdair unravel two tales of death and hubris: a romantic poet packing heat, and the Buzz Lightyear of the 11th cent...
S2 Ep1: Loremen S2 Ep1 - Yuriko Kotani - Jinmenken and Twelve Parsons
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Series 2 of Loremen, James and Alasdair shudder at the phantom jinmenken and witness the ministrations of TOO MANY parsons. This episode also featu...
S1 Ep8: Loremen S1 Ep8 - The Lambton Worm and Saint Kenelm
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Loremen Series 1, our intrepid hosts tackle the Lambton Worm and uncover murder on the mean streets... of Winchcombe. Loreboy...
S1 Ep7: Loremen S1 Ep7 - Baa and The Wilnecker Paradox
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Loremen "solve" a sheep-themed murder mystery and discover the greatest writer in Wessex (allegedly). Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, ...
S1 Ep6: Loremen S1 Ep6 - Durham Cathedral and Yubberton Yawnies
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's a range of "miracles" associated with Durham Cathedral and Alasdair and James really get to the bottom of them. Plus a bunch of idiots. And th...
S1 Ep5: Loremen S1 Ep5 - Minster Lovell and Silky
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One tale definitely features dust, maybe skeletons, certainly dust - the other has silk and an awful, awful piggy bank... Loreboys nether say die! C...
S1 Ep4: Loremen S1 Ep4 - Bad Lord Soulis and Freeman's Gang
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Alasdair meet a 'Terrible William' and a band of Highwaymen burning the candle at both ends. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, swe...
S1 Ep3: Loremen S1 Ep3 - Pelton Brag and Long Compton
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Alasdair encounter the most dangerous animal of all, and discover how many witches it takes to pull a hay wagon. Loreboys nether say die! ...
S1 Ep2: Loremen S1 Ep2 - Tom, Dick and Harry and Blue Cap
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We meet the original Tom, Dick and Harry (well, not exactly), and a gritty northern poltergeist. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, sweet mer...
S1 Ep1: Loremen S1 Ep1 - Parcy Reed and Poppa Bayliss
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alasdair and James meet a band of border reivers and a dubious cotswolds ghost. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, sweet mer...
Loremen Trailer - Ghost Duck
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore. This time, a particularly...