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S3E33 – Chanctonbury Ring

August 2020August 2020 Alasdair

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Romans, bikers, buried treasure, UFOs, the devil, a woman, trees… If anything, Chanctonbury Ring in the South Downs has TOO MUCH folklore.

S3E32 – The Ghosts of Clopton House

August 2020August 2020 Alasdair

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James tells us about the star-crossed Clopton Family, who met some truly tragic fates – in one case a LITERALLY sticky end.

S3E31 – The Magic Ointment of Netherwitton

July 2020July 2020 Alasdair

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Alasdair takes us into the realm of the faeries (Northumberland) as your bold Loremen face a second wave of Lockdown Fever…

S3E30 – The Plague Village of Eyam with Ross Brierley

July 2020July 2020 Alasdair

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This Derbyshire tragedy features ghosts, noble sacrifices and a magical pudding-boy.

S3E29 – The Rollright Stones -LIVE!

July 2020September 2020 Alasdair

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Our 50th episode tackles the Rollright Stones in a special livestream edition. Discover standing stones, a witch’s curse and the dreaded Dix Pit.

S3E28 – The Three Ghosts

July 2020July 2020 Alasdair

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Alasdair invites you into his ‘psychomanteum’ to hear a triptych of ghostly tales.

S3E27 – Chipping Norton

July 2020July 2020 Alasdair

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Chipping Norton! A town that sounds like a minced oath from the 19th century, like “Flaming Nora!” Or “Odds Bodkins!” and a hotspot for spooky goings on.

S3E26 – Yorkshire’s Atlantis

June 2020June 2020 Alasdair

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Alasdair takes us on a deep dive into Yorkshire’s own submerged towns, one of which was populated almost exclusively by pirates.

S3E25 – The Gump with Rachel Fairburn

June 2020June 2020 Alasdair

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Joined by Rachel Fairburn (off of the All Killa No Filla podcast), the Loremen return to the Wild West Country for a poke around ‘The Gump’.

S3E24 – The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

June 2020June 2020 Alasdair

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The legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary or ‘Barometz’ seemed so plausible. It was a grazing lamb that grew on a bush; it seemed like it HAD to be real. The twist? It wasn’t.

S3E43 – The Green Children of Woolpit

S3E42 – Luna the Orca with Dana Alexander

S3E41 – The Boscombe Whale

S3E33 – Chanctonbury Ring

S3E32 – The Ghosts of Clopton House

S3E31 – The Magic Ointment of Netherwitton

S3E30 – The Plague Village of Eyam with Ross Brierley

S3E29 – The Rollright Stones -LIVE!

S3E28 – The Three Ghosts

S3E27 – Chipping Norton

S3E26 – Yorkshire’s Atlantis

S3E25 – The Gump with Rachel Fairburn

S3E24 – The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

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