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  • S7E7 – Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker

    A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! James provides a run-down of Upper Dicker's top monks.
  • S7E6 – The Ghosts of Chilham Castle

    James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. You want skeletons? We got skeletons mate, don't you worry!
  • S7E5 – A Romantic Welsh Buffet with Jenny Collier

    Roses are red, daffodils are jollier, it's Valentine's time, so we're joined by Jenny Collier!
  • S7E4 – Wild Wild Maidstone

    A cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes.

S3E37 – The Kappa with Yuriko Kotani

September 2020September 2024 Alasdair

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Yuriko Kontani joins the Loreboys to talk about the Kappa – a quirky Japanese river-monster with some nasty appetites.

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S3E36 – Major Weir with Eleanor Morton – LIVE!

September 2020September 2024 Alasdair

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Edinburgh’s roll-call of villains is long, crooked and rotten. Like the worst banana. And “Angelic Thomas” Weir is one of the nastiest…

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S3E35 – The Garrick’s Head, Bath with Sunil Patel

August 2020September 2024 Alasdair

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Sunil Patel (BBC Asian Network) rejoins the Loreboys with tales of ghosts, pneumatic wigs and the MC of Bath’s extravagant balls.

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S3E34 – The Legend of Hampden Pye

August 2020September 2024 Alasdair

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Faringdon in Oxfordshire is haunted by the headless spectre of poor Hampden Pye…

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S3E33 – Chanctonbury Ring

August 2020September 2024 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.

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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 plus guest comedians and experts as we "investigate" forgotten folklore.

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