Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
300 episodes transcribedComedian Athena Kugblenu joins the Loremen with a fable about a Ghanaian trickster. Meanwhile, James takes Alasdair boggart-bowling in historic Lancas...
Two extraordinary tales from North West England. An ill-fated prophet predicts the wholesale destruction of Northwich. Meanwhile, a lost story from Se...
A flesh and blood monster stalks the streets of London, causing bloodshed, outrage and mass hysteria. James and Alasdair meet innocent victims, scurri...
Jenny Collier joins the Loremen in a Valentine’s Day Special: tales of star-crossed lovers from Wales. Also featuring the world’s biggest lovespoon....
Guest LorePerson Sindhu Vee (Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2018) explains exactly why Everything Happens For The Best via the medium of Indian folkl...
Witches, Black Dogs, Crabs, Happy Whales and Toads. This pair of compendium stories has it ALL. Also what passes for a piece of Folklore in Banbury...
Alasdair tells a tragic monkey's tale and James turns private dick, on the trail of a Cornish Bluebeard. Who fled the headless hounds? Who hung the mo...
A knight errant lobs a baby in a stream and twins are struck deaf by a sinister wooden chest. Curious tales of the macabre and absurd from your friend...
A true crime in Restoration England? A bizarre ritual on Scarborough Pier? It's episode 4 of Loremen Series 2. Find the show notes here: www.loreme...
The Loremen discover that Lincoln Green is people, and ride to windswept Argyll on an "entire" horse. In Episode 3, James and Alasdair are joined by a...
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 cent...
In Series 2 of Loremen, James and Alasdair shudder at the phantom jinmenken and witness the ministrations of TOO MANY parsons. This episode also featu...
In the final episode of Loremen Series 1, our intrepid hosts tackle the Lambton Worm and uncover murder on the mean streets... of Winchcombe. Loreboy...
The Loremen "solve" a sheep-themed murder mystery and discover the greatest writer in Wessex (allegedly). Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet,...
There's a range of "miracles" associated with Durham Cathedral and Alasdair and James really get to the bottom of them. Plus a bunch of idiots. And th...
One tale definitely features dust, maybe skeletons, certainly dust - the other has silk and an awful, awful piggy bank... Loreboys nether say die! C...
James and Alasdair meet a 'Terrible William' and a band of Highwaymen burning the candle at both ends. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, swe...
James and Alasdair encounter the most dangerous animal of all, and discover how many witches it takes to pull a hay wagon. Loreboys nether say die!...
We meet the original Tom, Dick and Harry (well, not exactly), and a gritty northern poltergeist. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, sweet mer...
In this episode, Alasdair and James meet a band of border reivers and a dubious cotswolds ghost. Loreboys nether say die! Check the sweet, sweet mer...
