

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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Oct 30, 2025 • 32min
Loremen S6Ep39 - Keeping Austin Weird
James and Alasdair do their absolute darndest to keep Austin at least a little bit odd with this selection of spooky tales from that Texan bastion of peculiarity.
SPOILER ALERT: we get the fairy tale Goldilocks very wrong. But wait! Before you have your butler send us a strongly worded telegram, we do get it right in the end.
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Oct 23, 2025 • 43min
Loremen S6Ep38 - Vicky's Ticker
Queen Victoria, the second longest Queen of England (at the time of recording), escaped death on numerous occasions. But did she ever explore the spirit world? Alasdair recounts an series of (attempted) murder mysteries and relates the strange tale of a stolen timepiece. While James attempts to answer that age old question: who watches the watch, man?
Find out more about Vicky's Ticker in Roger Clarke's article on the Spitalfields Life blog here.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 40min
Loremen S6Ep37 - The Gold Hoard of the Great Ants
Alasdair bedazzles James with tales of gold-digging ants. Did we mention these creatures were also massive? And deadly? Well, they were! Beginning with an Old English legend from Hana Videen's bestiary The Deorhord, the Loreboys travel into a world of dubious manuscripts and outlandish beasts.
Lock up your camels!
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Oct 9, 2025 • 37min
Loremen S6Ep36 - The Little Man in the Red Cap
Are the paths of Wiltshire stalked by a pagan deity in disguise? Usually on Loremen we recount tales that are seldom told, but this week is different. The legend of the Peaked Red One was, in fact, told by James and Alasdair at the Strange Days Festival of Forteana. But the sound quality was a bit bobbins, so we told our stories again, and here they are!
There's ghosts, treasure and a little man with a pet trout.
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Oct 2, 2025 • 50min
Loremen S6Ep35 - The Sea Witch with Amy Matthews
Comedian and podcaster Amy Matthews takes the Loreboys on a spooky tour of her Essex hometown. From Bell Wharf to Doom Pond, Leigh-on-Sea is no stranger to strange goings-on. But what's the truth behind the legend of the witch who sold the wind?
Order Amy's stand-up album Commute with the Foxes now, and check out the English Heritage Podcast!
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Sep 25, 2025 • 41min
Loremen S6Ep34 - Pluckley, the Hauntedest Village
It's Britain's most haunted village, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Pluckley in Kent is replete with legends and thick wi' ghosts. James leads Alasdair through your basic Pluckley hauntings, and uncovers a couple of stories that haven't had mainstream media coverage*. Plus... has James been Mandela-effected?
* I.e. they're not in the Usborne Book of Ghosts.**
** Plus a BIG*** reveal about that book.
*** Not that big.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 50min
Loremen S6Ep33 - Hy-Brasil with the Map Men
The Loremen meet the Map Men. Yes, it's the crossover we can only assume people have been clamouring for! Jay and Mark joined us to discuss the mythical island / clerical error known (amongst other things) as Hy-Brasil.
Prepare for some dodgy pronunciations and little local lore from Enfield.
Watch the Map Men on YouTube and pre-order their book.
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Sep 11, 2025 • 42min
Loremen S6Ep32 - The Black Rains of Slains
Storm's comin', and it is quite literally "mucky out". Alasdair forecasts peculiar precipitation with spells of weird science. The black rains that fell on one small Scottish parish in the 1860s have a variety of explanations, ranging from the odd (squids) to the really odd (Italy). Plus, we have a doozy of a theory from the man himself: Charles Fort.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 36min
Loremen S6 Ep31 - Beware Cambridge with Matt Stewart
Matt Stewart (Do Go On Pod, Who Knew It? With Matt Stewart) joins James as Alasdair is laid-low having lost his voice. Matt is about to launch his UK tour and James gives him a stern warning about the city of Cambridge.
Book yout tickets via his website www.mattstewartcomedy.com and check out his YouTube special and various podcasts.
Listen to Alasdair (in full voice) guesting on The Rules Podcast and why not come and see the Loremen at Strange Days Festival of Forteana?
This episode was edited by Joseph Burrows - Audio Editor
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Aug 28, 2025 • 46min
Loremen S6Ep30 - Bonny Bona of the Great North Road
Buff the buckles on your shoes and ready your bodices for ripping. James has plucked a tale of betrayal and romance from the annals of Yorkshire legend.
SMASH CUT: It's another Shakeshaft Movie Special. This time featuring gambling dens, a fortune teller, an innocent man accused and - of course - gentlemen of the road (i.e. highwaymen / thieves).
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