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S3E100 – The Cauld Lad of Hylton with Danny Robins

March 2022March 2022 Alasdair

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Supernatural pod king and award-winning playwright Danny Robins brings James and Alasdair a little-known North-Eastern legend.

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S3E95 – The Pedlar of Swaffham

January 2022January 2022 Alasdair

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Three tales from the land of dreams: chief among them, the story of a country bumpkin who goes to That London and stands on a bridge. For ages.

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S3E84 – Grace Darling with Bethany Black

October 2021October 2021 Alasdair

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James and Alasdair are joined by Bethany Black (Doctor Who, Cucumber), telling the tale of her own ancestor: lighthouse-dwelling heroine Grace Darling.

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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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Loremen S2 Ep 3

January 2019December 2020 Alasdair

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The Lincoln Imp & The Red Book of Appin: The Loremen discover that Lincoln Green is people, and ride to windswept Argyll on an “entire” horse.

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Loremen S2 Ep 2

December 2018December 2020 Alasdair

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Shelley’s Ghost & Malmesbury Abbey: Series 2 continues, as James and Alasdair unravel two tales of death and hubris: a romantic poet packing heat, and the Buzz Lightyear of the 11th century.

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Loremen S2 Ep 1

December 2018December 2020 Alasdair

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Jinmenken & Twelve Parsons: In Series 2 of Loremen, James and Alasdair shudder at the phantom jinmenken and witness the ministrations of TOO MANY parsons.

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Loremen S1 Ep 7

February 2018December 2020 Alasdair

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The Loremen “solve” a sheep-themed murder mystery and discover the greatest writer in Wessex (allegedly).

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Loremen S1 Ep 5

January 2018December 2020 Alasdair

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One tale definitely features dust, maybe skeletons, certainly dust – the other has silk and an awful, awful piggy bank…

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Loremen S1 Ep 4

January 2018December 2020 Alasdair

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James and Alasdair meet a ‘Terrible William’ and a band of Highwaymen burning the candle at both ends.

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

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