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  • S3E106 – The Witches of Wallsend

    This 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".
  • S3E105 – The Public Universal Friend and the Fresno Nightcrawlers

    Two legends from the other side of the extremely big pond: "aliens" in Yosemite National Park and a "miracle worker" on Rhode Island.
  • S3E104 – The Legend of Maud’s Elm

    The "pathetic" legend of Maud's Elm, a story as thrilling as it is obviously made up.

Garlick Hill, London Minisode

September 2021September 2021 Alasdair

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A bite-size bit of London folklore!

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S3E78 – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

September 2021September 2021 Alasdair

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It’s the 14th Century tale of a true-hearted knight, an un-jolly green giant and someone’s hot wife.

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S3E77 – The Penryn Tragedy

August 2021September 2021 Alasdair

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James returns from a minibreak in Cornwall with a swashbuckling tale of piracy, mistaken identity and being very annoying.

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Mock Mayors Minisode

August 2021August 2021 Alasdair

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A brief side-bar of a side-bar, covering Mock Mayors and the etymology of “nuts”. It’s all in aid of our 19/08/21 livestream as part of the Twinge Festival.

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S3E76 – Odd Robin

August 2021August 2021 Alasdair

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The Lorelads are on tour [AIRHORN!] and they have one thing on their minds – sightings of animal ghosts.

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S3E75 – The Soap Woman with Forrest Burgess

August 2021August 2021 Alasdair

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Forrest Burgess (Astonishing Legends) takes Alasdair and James to Twin Peaks country: the shores of Lake Crescent in Washington State.

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S3E74 – The Ghosts in the Window

July 2021July 2021 Alasdair

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It’s the swinging 1860s and Alasdair chills James with the tale of Trinity Church, York’s haunted window.

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July 22nd Live – Minisode

July 2021July 2021 Alasdair

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James Shakeshaft has a big old ramble and Alasdair Beckett-King sends in a video postcard

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S3E73 – The Green Lady with Poppy Hillstead

July 2021July 2021 Alasdair

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Poppy Hillstead enters the pod, with a tale of the Green Lady who haunted her childhood in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

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S3E72 – The Miner and the Ghost

July 2021July 2021 Alasdair

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The Loremen head for the haunted heights of Derbyshire’s High Peak, and uncover a tale of drunken revelry and unearthly terror.

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Welcome to Loremen

Loremen is a podcast about local legends and obscure curiosities from days of yore.

Join James Shakeshaft, Alasdair Beckett-King & guest comedians as we "investigate" forgotten folklore.

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Recent Episodes

  • S3E106 – The Witches of Wallsend
  • S3E105 – The Public Universal Friend and the Fresno Nightcrawlers
  • S3E104 – The Legend of Maud’s Elm
  • S3E102 – Dame Creswyke’s Spectre
  • S3E102 – The Wells of St Walstan – LIVE!

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