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S3E65 – The Isle of Thanet

April 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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Some say Thanet’s name comes from “Ynys Thanatos” – the Isle of the Dead – a curio we totally forgot to mention in this episode about rollercoasters.

S3E64 – Grim’s Ditch with Robin Ince

April 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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Robin Ince takes the Loremen for a meander along Grim’s Ditch, encountering everything from 1970s horror films to 1970s folk horror films.

S3E63 – April Fools’ – LIVE!

April 2021April 2021 Alasdair

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Tales of impossible frogs, the dangers of ‘lad banter’ and dead body hijinks: a sort of Bank Holiday Weekend at Bernie’s.

S3E62 – Pitcairn Island

March 2021March 2021 Alasdair

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The Loreboys visit the most remote (inhabited) place on earth and discover that paradise is not all it’s cracked up to be.

S3E61 – The Birdcage Inn, Thame

March 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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The Birdcage is a 600 year old pub with a ghost that frightens women, children, Australians and pornographers alike.

S3E60 – Brother Jucundus with Amy Gledhill

March 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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Amy Gledhill (off of the Radio) joins the Loreboys to tell the tale of York’s original party animal.

S3E59 – The Edinburgh Castle Mystery

March 2021May 2021 Alasdair 1 Comment

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King Jimmy VI & I had quite a rough ride, from “witnessing” an assassination in utero to being attacked by the world’s rudest cat…

S3E58 – Black Annis: Live at the Leicester Comedy Festival

February 2021May 2021 Alasdair 1 Comment

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Meet Leicester’s blue-hued, metal-clawed, child-eating ogress. It’s Black Annis.

Leicester Comedy Festival Announcement Minisode

February 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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We are appearing online as part of Leicester Comedy Festival on Saturday 20th Feb 2021.

S3E57 – The Lady of the Lake with Jenny Collier

February 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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Jenny Collier makes her annual Valentine’s pilgrimage to tell the Loreboys about the Lady in the Lake – but not the one you’re thinking of.

S3E79 – 100th Episode (Pt. 1) London, Underground

Garlick Hill, London Minisode

S3E78 – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

S3E65 – The Isle of Thanet

S3E64 – Grim’s Ditch with Robin Ince

S3E63 – April Fools’ – LIVE!

S3E62 – Pitcairn Island

S3E61 – The Birdcage Inn, Thame

S3E60 – Brother Jucundus with Amy Gledhill

S3E59 – The Edinburgh Castle Mystery

S3E58 – Black Annis: Live at the Leicester Comedy Festival

Leicester Comedy Festival Announcement Minisode

S3E57 – The Lady of the Lake with Jenny Collier