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S3E105 – The Public Universal Friend and the Fresno Nightcrawlers

May 2022May 2022 Alasdair

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Two legends from the other side of the extremely big pond: “aliens” in Yosemite National Park and a “miracle worker” on Rhode Island.

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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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S3E94 – The Well of the Seven Heads

January 2022January 2022 Alasdair

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One bald man seeks justice in this grisly tale of revenge from the Scottish Highlands. That’s right, the Lorebois are back!

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S3E88 – The Tale of Crazywell Pool

November 2021December 2021 Alasdair

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In one corner of Dartmoor, things just ain’t right. If Crazywell Pool calls your name… you’re for it!

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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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S3E66 – The Hand of Glory

May 2021May 2021 Alasdair

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The Hand of Glory is a burglar’s multi-tool… though the evidence points towards them not really working at all.

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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.

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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…

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S3E56 – Hang Me Low: The Mary Blandy Story

February 2021February 2021 Alasdair 1 Comment

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A time-hopping ghost story from Oxfordshire, this episode boasts a “magic” potion, trials, castles, clumsy legs and Henley-on-Thames.

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S3E49 – The Legend of Sawney Bean

December 2020December 2020 Alasdair

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The Loremen are on the hunt for British werewolves, but it turns out the scariest thing of all… is the truth.

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