

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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Jul 15, 2021 • 35min
S3 Ep73: Loremen S3 Ep73 - Poppy Hillstead - The Green Lady of Thorpe Hall, Louth
Poppy Hillstead has entered the podcast! Award winning comic and podcaster (Poppy Hillstead Has Entered The Chat) joins the Loreboys with a tale of the Green Lady who haunted her childhood in the Lincolnshire Wolds. In a shocking twist, the Green Lady turns out to be a) real, b) Spanish and c) kinda clingy.
Find out why everyone is talking about Poppy’s pig’s eyes, marvel at the ultimate stag-do-gone-wrong, and listen very carefully – James might just sing!
Loreboys nether say die!
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Jul 8, 2021 • 33min
S3 Ep72: Loremen S3 Ep72 - The Miner and the Ghost
Alasdair Beckett-King and James Shakeshaft head for the haunted heights of Derbyshire’s High Peak. Somewhere between Light Peak and Dark Peak, betwixt spooky and spoopy, they uncover a tale of drunken revelry and unearthly terror. This episode also features parachute petticoats and an ode to The Pub that borders on (without actually being) poetry.
P.S. Let’s make “Noon of Night” a thing.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Jul 1, 2021 • 8min
High Peak Minisode
A minisode about tonight's livestream. All names have been redacted. In a way.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 42min
S3 Ep71: Loremen S3 Ep71 - The Curious Case of the Zetetic Astronomers
Alasdair takes us to the flat, flat Fenlands and tells tales of some proper old-school oddballs. The sort of people who like to question the mainstream narrative. The sort of people who, if they were around nowadays, would probably wear a mask but not over their nose. You know the sort.
BONUS: This episode also includes a cut-out-and-keep haircut fact that will endear you to your workmates, family and friend.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Jun 17, 2021 • 27min
S3 Ep70: Loremen S3 Ep 70 - The Hoar Stone of Enstone
James takes Alasdair on a guided tour of the Cotswolds’ less famous standing stones.
This episode is hot, hot, hot, in many senses of the word. Is it the sultry ambience of a summer evening in James’s shed? Is it the phallic power of these B-list monoliths? Or is it... Swede dreams?
Hopefully, we will never find out.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Jun 10, 2021 • 7min
Grim's Ditch Minisode
James takes Alastair for a mini trip round Oxon in this minisode on Grim's Ditch. A little side story before tonight's livestream.
Loreboys nether say die!
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Jun 3, 2021 • 30min
S3 Ep69: Loremen S3 Ep69 - The Midnight Library 2 - The Ghost of Harry Main
This is the Midnight Library 2: Electric Boogaloo AKA The Midnight Library Returns: Electric Boogalurns.
Miranda Merrick and Mr Darling make their way to merry olde England and cause a right old fuss. Miranda shares the tale of Harry Main, a distinctly land-based pirate with a side-line animal disguises. Oh, and if you ever dig a hole in Ipswich, Massachusetts – watch out for cats, mate.
Loreboys nether say die!
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May 27, 2021 • 37min
S3 Ep68: Loremen S3 Ep68 - The Mystery of the Arthur's Seat Coffins
The Loreboys go rambling up Scotland's third most famous seat* and make a very spooky discovery: a Victorian mystery that remains unsolved. (Spoiler: we didn't solve it). Guest stars in this episode include: Scottish Columbo, a poisoned pig and Mrs. Doubtfire.
Warning: James does the full gamut of 'Scottish' accents, ranging from 'Elderly Nanny' to 'He Will Get Chinned If He Goes There Now.'
*after the Stone of Scone and Mel Gibson's bum in Braveheart.
Loreboys nether say die!
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May 20, 2021 • 10min
The Fairy Coffin Minisode
Un petit amuse-bouche ahead of tonight's LIVESTREAM on
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Alasdair Beckett-King regales James Shakeshaft with a delightful wee Scottish tale of faerie-kidnapping, coffins and knife throwing. A classic Friday night out, tbf. Prepare yourself for Scottish accents, several cockneys and a smattering of Orson Welleses.
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May 13, 2021 • 38min
S3 Ep67: Loremen S3 Ep67 - Ben Van der Velde - The Dybbuk
Ben Van der Velde (Worst Foot Forward Podcast) treats the Loremen to a tour of Jewish mysticism, the dreaded dybbuk and (of course) the world's original robot bouncer - the golem. Plus, we nearly make it through the whole episode without a circumcision joke. Watch out for guest appearances from 'Bugz in the Nut', a whole new superhero franchise, and (of course) Mr. Blobby. Oh, you thought we'd run out of things to say about Saturday night TV in the 90s? You thought wrong. Gotcha!
Content Warning: we touch on historic antisemitism and related conspiracy theories.
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