S3E107 – William Adams, The First Englishman in Japan (Part 1) May 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 50:54 — 46.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreThe meandering, misbegotten sea voyage of William Adams, the first Englishman to visit Japan. Read More
S3E106 – The Witches of Wallsend May 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 28:55 — 26.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreThis tale was once told in Seaton Delaval Hall: home to Sir Francis Delaval – the man who puts the “pranks” in “I am sick of this guy’s terrible pranks”. Read More
S3E105 – The Public Universal Friend and the Fresno Nightcrawlers May 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 25:29 — 23.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreTwo legends from the other side of the extremely big pond: “aliens” in Yosemite National Park and a “miracle worker” on Rhode Island. Read More
S3E104 – The Legend of Maud’s Elm April 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:00 — 32.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreThe “pathetic” legend of Maud’s Elm, a story as thrilling as it is obviously made up. Read More
S3E102 – Dame Creswyke’s Spectre April 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 21:17 — 19.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreThe bite-sized tale of Dame Creswyke: a restless spirit who has more than outstayed her welcome at one Moreton-in-Marsh hotel. Read More
S3E102 – The Wells of St Walstan – LIVE! March 2022May 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 25:43 — 23.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreJames brings Alasdair a piece of Norfolklore… It’s the story of St Walstan, a monk who was mates with a pair of oxen who had magic wee wee. Read More
S3E101 – St Columba and the Monster with Seán Burke March 2022March 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:12 — 35.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreHappy St Patrick’s Day! Seán Burke brings the Lorebois the monster-packed story of Ireland’s rival patron saint. Read More
S3E100 – The Cauld Lad of Hylton with Danny Robins March 2022March 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download (Duration: 48:20 — 44.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreSupernatural pod king and award-winning playwright Danny Robins brings James and Alasdair a little-known North-Eastern legend. Read More
S3E99 – Talking Heads – LIVE! March 2022March 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download () | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreAlasdair and James chart the history of talking automata, from Friar Bacon’s diabolical brazen head to Professor Faber’s ill-fated “Euphonia”. Read More
S3E98 – The Curse of the Silk Shoes: Live at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2022 February 2022February 2022 Alasdair Podcast: Download () | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS | MoreThe story of a devilish gentleman and a pair of silk shoes that are very much house shoes. As in, if you take them out of the house… you die. Read More
