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S7E20 Loremen S7Ep20 - Sweet Acorns from Japan
Sweet acorns! No, that's not a cool new exclamation taking the world by storm. These sweet acorns lead a pair of half-sisters on an extraordinary adventure in the Kumamoto region of Japan. There's a…
Mid-season Bonus: Ride-along 2: Carlectric Cargaloo
BACK IN 2022... we recorded another ride-along. And this one is a real roller-coaster. (The emotional kind. We remained safely in the car throughout). The loreboys went to Leicester for an awards…
Mid-season Bonus: Ride-along with the Loreboys
Ever wondered what it would be like to be in a car with Alasdair and James? Wonder no more! Here is a recording of just that, so you can pop it on your headphones when you're on the bus and…
S7E19 Loremen S7Ep19 - The Ghosts of Finchale Priory
James and Alasdair meet a retired pirate experiencing a self-imposed male loneliness crisis. Starting in the ruins of Finchale Abbey, we travel back to a time before the monastery was built (don't…
S7E18 Loremen S7Ep18 - Kwairyo and the Headless Yokai
People are really losing their heads in this tale from old-timey Japan. James dips into the work of Lafcadio Hearn and recounts the legend of the rokurokubi. You want a warrior monk? We got one.…
S7E17 Loremen S7Ep17 - Flix, the Conser Lake Beast
The Loreboys venture back to the Pacific North West for a gander at the 9 foot tall monster that terrorised a small town in 1960. "Is it a white ape? Is it an alien? Does it come in peace?" These are…
S7E16 Loremen S7Ep16 - The Legend of the Sicilian Vases with Verity Babbs
The Loreboys are joined by art historian and comedian Verity Babbs for a lesson in the Art of Murder. And the Art of Gardening. What horticultural secrets lie buried in the Italian legend of Isabella…
S7E15 Loremen S7Ep15 - The Sleeping Frenchman
James hops in a time-travelling taxi to investigate the strange case of M. Chauffat, the Frenchman who put the snooze in “you snooze, you lose.” After being robbed of a small fortune, he fell asleep…
S7E12 Loremen S7Ep14 - The Long Pack
A gang of burglars come a cropper in a Northumbrian country house, in this strange tale from the North Country. It's basically an 18th century Home Alone, with a trigger-happy teen, a put-upon…
S7E13 Loremen S7Ep13 - The Guildford Ghoul
From an ABC to a haunted Zoologist, James presents another entry in the consistently and succinctly named series "Bits of Folklore From Near Where Alasdair is Going On Tour". James tells of an…
S7E12 Loremen S7Ep12 - Byron's Ghosts
The Loremen were LIVE in Leicester, with a bit of bloomin' Byron. We took a squiz around Newstead Abbey, old Georgie's ancestral home. And James told the tale of one crafty Jack versus a witch.…
S7E11 Loremen S7Ep11 - James Hind, Highwayman
It's the big three-oh-OH! Yes, the Loreboys have turned in a triple century of episodes (depending on how you do the sums). To celebrate, James returns to his home town with a tale of a "hero of the…
S7E10 Loremen S7Ep10 - Spectres of York
Old York, Old York... The city so York they named it York. James has been visiting the ancient walled city, but he's here to tell Alasdair about visitations of a very different kind. The city centre…
S7E7 Loremen S7Ep9 - The Hermit of Barnard Castle
No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town. And neither have got anything to do with eye tests, ok? There's another funny little man that puts this…
S7E8 Loremen S7Ep8 - The North Aston Terror
England is notorious for its bad weather but at least an Englishman can shelter from the rain in his home/castle. Except in North Aston, where an unlucky bunch of Englishmen and Englishwomen (and one…
S7E7 Loremen S7Ep7 - Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker
A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! (Don't get your tonsure in a twist, Upper Dicker is actually very polite). James provides a run-down of Michelham Priory's top monks*.…
S7E6 Loremen S7Ep6 - The Ghosts of Chilham Castle
James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. Featuring some vintage names, a panoply of ghosts and some classic Shakeshaft misunderstandings. You want skeletons? We got…
S7E5 Loremen S7Ep5 - 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! Jenny returns to the pod having just moved house, so James pulls out a classic Shakeshaft grab-bag.…
S7E4 Loremen S7Ep4 - Wild Wild Maidstone
In preparation for Alasdair's UK Tour, James has been digging up the dirt on Maidstone. He's found a cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes. This installment is…
S7E3 Loremen S7Ep3 - The Shug Monkey of Cambridge with Edd Hedges
The Loreboys are joined by the legend that is Edd Hedges, returning to right an ancient wrong. Comedian & podcaster, Edd is probably best known for being on the fabled lost episode of Loremen.…
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