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Loremen Podcast

Loremen Podcast

Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.

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29:46

Loremen S5Ep50 - The Poltergeist of Moreton

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/09/19

The boys are back, with yet more tales of Moreton lore! This time James visits South Moreton in Oxfordshire, for the outrageous story of a faux-poltergeist (fauxtergeist?). But don't fret, folklore fans - the village of South Moreton boasts enough "real" ghosts to spook the horses. Plus, a deadly locomotive and a very misleading prophecy.Come see the Loreboys LIVE in spooky West Norwood Cemetery on Friday 11th October 2024

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42:48

Loremen S5Ep49 - The Great Chislehurst Cave Mystery

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/09/12

Who's that, beckoning to you from the mouth of a weird looking cave? Why it's Alasdair Beckett-King of course! Join him and James Shakeshaft, and enter a subterranean labyrinth hidden beneath a leafy London borough.In 1907, The Illustrated London News called it The Great Chislehurst Cave Mystery: 22 miles of hand-carved tunnels, with stories of smugglers, druids, and rock and roll legends. Come for the haunted pool, stay for the possessed tour guide. (Tour guy.) Come see the Loreboys LIVE in spooky

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32:48

Loremen S5Ep48 - The Treasure in the Tower LIVE Part 2

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/09/07

We return to the Tower of London and make a last ditch attempt to find John Barkstead's lost treasure. Meet Mr Quarrell (the treasure hunter) and Major Pogson (the big daddy of British dowsing). The year is 1957: will the traitor's horde finally be unearthed?No, of course not. But James will tell a fun story about the Ceremony of the Keys. Come see the Loreboys LIVE in spooky West Norwood Cemetery on Friday 11th October 2024

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37:45

Loremen S5Ep47 - The Treasure in the Tower LIVE Part 1

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/09/05

What connects a traitor, a Sandwich and a mushroom farmer from Kent? It's the lost treasure of 'Invisible' John Barkstead, which is buried somewhere underneath the Tower of London. Although there are those who say ... it isn't. In Part 1 of this LIVE episode, we meet a regicidal bum bailiff, Alasdair unearths the TRUTH™ about the death of Oliver Cromwell and James is ravin' about ravens. Come see the loreboys LIVE in spooky West Norwood Cemetery on Friday 11th October 2024

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31:42

Loremen S5Ep46 - Gunter and The Witches

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/08/29

James talks Alasdair through the case of Anne Gunter's demonic possession... or was it all an elaborate hoax with lashings of wee wee?It's time for more Moreton! We're not talking Eleanor Morton, here. And We're not talking Moreton-in-Marsh either. This week's tale comes from North Moreton, and from from Mike White's book The Veiled Vale: Strange Tales from South Oxfordshire. Join us for this 17th century tale of murder, revenge and urine-bothering witch-hunters. Is that several pins coming out of

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46:33

Loremen S5Ep45 - Saints Alive with Amy Jeffs

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/08/22

Saints alive! Amy Jeffs returns to the pod, and she's brought a bunch of kooky saints with her. We're talking adorable otters, vengeful ghosts and a guy with a load of forks in his beard. (Maybe...)An alternative telling of St Edmund's legend (and many more) can be found in Amy's upcoming book: Saints: A new legendary of heroes, humans and magic. Come see us LIVE in spooky West Norwood Cemetery on Friday 11th October 2024

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50:09

Loremen S5Ep44 - The Enfield Mysteries with Athena...

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/08/15

Athena Kugblenu returns to the pod, for a journey through Enfield: the Croydon of North London and home to one of the world's most famous polterguys. But how is this London borough connected to a three-legged ape in Illinois? What kind of beast appears on the Enfield coat of arms? And is The Conjuring 2 a good film?* These, dear listener, are the Enfield mysteries.Athena's new book History's Most Epic Fibs is coming in Sept 2024: https://geni.us/HistorysMostEpicFibs *No, it's bad. This episode

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28:47

Loremen Mid-August Holidays Bonus Bonanza!

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2024/08/08

Pssst! It's mid-August Holidays Bonus Episode Bonanza time! Enjoy this bundle of bonus material from our Xmas Pig episodes. Featuring:Sunil Patel BB Miller Nick Mason and... Danny Robins You can get more bonus bits at patreon.com/loremenpod Join... Us... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:34

Mid-August Break Bonus

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/08/07

Pssst! It's mid-August Holidays Bonus Episode Bonanza time! Enjoy this bundle of bonus material from our Xmas Pig episodes. Featuring:Sunil Patel Nick Mason BB Miller and... Danny Robins You can get more bonus bits at patreon.com/loremenpod Join... Us...

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31:55

S5 Ep43: Loremen S5Ep43 - The Uffington White Horse

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/08/01

Hop aboard the hot air balloon of the mind! Join James and Alasdair as we float gently over the Vale of the White Horse. Quiet, peaceful, serene. That is, until you spot the enormous creature on the hill. What is that thing? A greyhound with a beak? A plesiosaurus in a sombrero? Or is it the Uffington White Horse?It's the Uffington White Horse. But have a look at the graphic for this episode and ask yourself: has the artist actually seen a horse? This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio

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33:10

Loremen S5Ep43 - The Uffington White Horse

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/31

Join Alasdair and James in a hot air balloon of the mind and gently float over the actual rolling hills of the cotswolds / Vale of the White Horse area. Quiet, peaceful, serene - wait what on earth is that on the side of that hill? Is it a horse? Is it?? Really? Have a look at the graphic for this ep - Have you seen a horse before? This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor. Come see us LIVE

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61:21

S5 Ep42: Loremen S5Ep42 - Mary King's Close with...

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Eleanor Morton returns, with the remarkable tale of an Edinburgh haunting - and a school trip to the site of the nightmare! These are the legends of Mary King's Close, an underground street with more supernatural activity than you can shake a disembodied arm at.Eleanor has a new book out on August 15th, and an upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe show all about ghosts. Plus, we decide once and for all whether there are any good Scottish women. This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio

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62:36

Loremen S5Ep42 - Eleanor Morton with Mary Kings Close

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/24

Eleanor Morton returns, with the remarkable tale of an Edinburgh haunting - and a school trip to the site of the nightmare! These are the legends of Mary King's Close, an underground street with more supernatural activity than you can shake a disembodied arm at. Eleanor has a new book out on August 15th, and an upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe show all about ghosts. Plus, we decide once and for all whether there are any good Scottish women. This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio

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41:42

S5 Ep41: Loremen S5Ep41 - Ghosts of Gallipoli

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/18

Alasdair takes James to Gallipoli (with layovers in Glasgow and the North East of England) for a brace of chilling First World War ghost stories. (Which are slightly undermined by James's bizarre donkey conspiracy theories.) Our source is Raymond Lamont Brown's 1975 Casebook of Military Mystery. So hop aboard Loremen Airways and enjoy the authentic 70s air travel experience. Stow your inhibitions in the overhead lockers, and yes - smoking is mandatory. This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows -

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42:57

Loremen S5Ep41 - Ghosts of Gallipoli

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2024/07/17

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26:25

S5 Ep40: Loremen S5Ep40 - Cornish Terrors

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/11

Get ready to cream your teas, because the boys are going to Cornwall. Join us, and meet West Country witches, the long-fingered ghost of Looe Island and a gritty reboot of Rumpelstiltskin. As James will tell you, Cornwall is such a mysterious county that no one really knows where it is.These Cornish Terrors spring from the pages of The Folklore of Cornwall by Tony Deane & Tony Shaw. So this episode boasts more than double our usual Tony content. This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows -

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27:40

Loremen S5Ep40 - Cornish Terrors

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/11

This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor. Come see us LIVE Again! https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/event-detail/loremen-live-again-18th-aug-the-bill-murray-london-tickets-202408181730/ LoreBoys nether say die! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/loremenpod ko-fi.com/loremen Check the sweet, sweet merch

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36:51

S5 Ep39: Loremen S5Ep39 - The Many Ghosts of Sandford...

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/04

James lures Alasdair to a bad mannered manor house in Dorset*. We're in Sandford Orcas - which is a village, not pod of Free Willies - and the place is simply brimming with ghosts! From Ghosts in the South West by James Turner, Shakey tells a tale of troublesome monks, lunar assassins and one very macabre way of not getting blamed for farts. And you'll be pleased to know that this spooky/farty manor is currently on sale for less than five million quid - so get your offers in now! Follow along

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38:06

Loremen S5Ep39 - The Many Ghosts of Sandford Orcas

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/07/04

James takes Alasdair to the spooky manor house at Sandford Orcas (a village not some cetacea) and this place is simply brimming with ghosts! From Ghosts in the South West by James Turner, this is a tale of loads of ghosts and one very macabre way of not getting blamed for farts! Follow along here... https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/147382139#/?channel=RES_BUY This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor. Come see us LIVE

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42:10

S5 Ep38: Loremen S5Ep38 - Bedtime Stories at the...

Loremen Podcast ·

2024/06/27

The Loremen have been transported back to the Midnight Library, and Miranda has a selection of bonecurdling bedtime stories to horrify and delight you. These are original tales from the shelves of the Midnight Library, and they get rather grisly. Younger listeners and the timid-of-ear be warned! Content Warning: body horror and sound effects LoreBoys nether say die! Join us for another Loremen Live at The Bill Murray in

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