Loremen Podcast

Big clumps ahoy! The Loremen encounter two large hills, each with beech trees atop. They're easily the top beech-tree-topped hills covered by this podcast since Chanctonbury Ring. The clumps are steeped in history, drenched in sauce and, sadly for James, riddled with poetry. And, yes. Don't worry, we talk about that Beatles documentary that everyone is talking about at the moment. Loreboys nether...

In one corner of Dartmoor, things just ain’t right. Could it be James shouting into a different cupboard? Perhaps lockdown madness is returning? Or… is the the craziness of Crazywell Pool catching? Prepare yourself for lads on tor, a misleading witch and a bottomless pool that does not live up to its name. Learn why James will NEVER EVER buy a copy of the newspaper from the day his child was born....

Alasdair and James return to the furthermost reaches of (what we jokingly call) the United Kingdom. It’s Shetland! This time we’ve found ourselves a local guide in the form of comedian, storyteller and improvisor – Marjolein Robertson. Learn why you should never mention a ‘beniman’ aboard a boat and why there’s no such thing as a free shirt. Somehow, the loreboys manage to run afoul of an ancient...

Join us in the the atmospheric Smoo Cave, hidden in the furthest reaches of the Scottish Highlands. Alasdair Beckett-King sits wee Jamie Shakeshaft down on a suspicious wooden cask and treats him to a quartet of tales. Play the episode to learn about a sea cave that has played host to ghosts, devils, witches and stalags both mite and tite. Or you can take Alasdair's dad's advice and look it up on...

Pop on your spine warmers, because you're gonna need 'em! James Shakeshaft takes Alasdair Beckett-King on a school trip to the Isle of Wight. Will Little Jimmy Shakes win the approval of the bigger boys when he spends the night in a haunted hotel?  This episode began as our Halloween live-scream, viewable in full here: https://youtu.be/O2RtVq6uKZc James's costume has to be seen to be believed! Oh...

A short chiller about why not to look too closely at the floor... It is the Livestream tonight! Unless you're from the future? In which case all the Livestreams can be found on YouTube.com/LoremenPodcast Plus that sweet sweet merch can be found here... https://www.teepublic.com/stores/loremen-podcast?ref_id=24631  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and Alasdair are joined by comedian and actor Bethany Black (Doctor Who, Cucumber), telling the tale of Bethany's own ancestor, the lighthouse-dwelling heroine Grace Darling. When storm winds cast a steamship onto the jagged rocks of the Farne Islands, nine people are left clinging onto the prow and - by extension - life. This episode features goat-riding devils, an encounter with a Pontefra...

A quiet English home is disturbed by the sounds of piano music... but the Forster family do not own a piano. Pretty spooky, huh? So begins one of the most inexplicable hauntings the Loremen have ever encountered. Podcasting from their sickbeds, two brave little Loreboys share a ghost story featuring numerous unexplained apparitions and a guest appearance from disembodied cryptid, The Hairy Hands o...

A dead husband returns with a dreadful warning... Yes, it's another spoopy episode! This tale of tragedy and terror comes from the North East of England. Whilst we think it might not be a real ghost (and we are certain it's not a real chicken) this investigation does afford a rare opportunity to meet Joseph Stalin at the seaside. And is only slightly undermined by the Loreboys laughing at the prot...

The Loremen visit a famously chilly Cotswolds town and meet a quintessentially British poltergeist. In 1963, an ordinary Stow-On-The-Wold family experienced something quite extraordinary. Their chilling tale features booby traps, a gifted plumber, and the most cantankerous household spirit since Gef The Talking Mongoose. Join us, on this spine-chilling journey, and also learn why Heraclitus didn’t...

What is the Margate Shell Grotto? A Roman temple? A cubbyhole of the Knights Templar? The lair of a very odd Batman villain? Getting to the bottom of this subterranean head scratcher, the Loreboys meet the semi-aquatic Lord Rokeby and discover the tragic consequences of a rodent-bird love triangle. All of this, in front of a live studio audience!  This is the second part of our 100th Episode Extra...

A trilogy of bone-chilling subterranean tales are unearthed by James, in Part 1 of our 100th episode “spectacular.” Marvel, as the Loremen encounter a mummy’s curse, get lost in the Kennington Loop and come face-to-face with an Absolute Bad Boy. We also learn the French term for earthquake and answer the age-old riddle: when is a wig, not a wig? And finally, the disembodied voice of (friend of the...

A lil' Wayne ahead of the big 💯 (100) show this weekend. If you're reading this before the 12th September (2021) then there must surely be tickets in here... https://dice.fm/event/2vl7p-loremen-alasdair-beckett-king-james-shakeshaft-12th-sep-the-bill-murray-london-tickets If you're reading it after or can't come then just enjoy a lovely bite size bit of London Folklore! Learn more about your ad c...

From the depths of Wales's Brecon Beacons, at the Green Man Festival, two plucky Loreboys attempted a pod-first: recording a podcast in a tent. Sadly, it proved to be too rainy and of that recording, only fragments remain… Join Alasdair and James for exclusive access to the so-called 'Green Man Tapes,' as well as the 14th Century tale of a true-hearted knight, an un-jolly green giant and someone's...

James returns from a minibreak in Cornwall with a swashbuckling tale of piracy, mistaken identity and being very annoying. Don't worry - all those things apply to the protagonist of the Penryn Tragedy, not James. Prepare yourself for a deadly case of banter-gone-wrong in this Cornish bloodbath. So gather your booty, moisten your Pogs, and join the Loremen on a quest to discover which popular Briti...

A brief side-bar of a side-bar, covering Mock Mayors, the etymology of "nuts" and the legacy of Ron Seal (RIP). It's all in aid of tonight's livestream as part of the Twinge Festival. We are live at 9pm BST in the usual spots... twitch.tv/loremenpod youtube.com/c/loremenpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Shakeshaft takes Alasdair Beckett-King back to Chipping Campden via Chipping Sodbury, County Louth and North London. The Lorelads are on tour [AIRHORN!] and they have one thing on their minds – sightings of animal ghosts. Join us on this journey and meet Sir Francis Bacon’s ghost chicken, an immortal cat, and (of course) the maître d’autobus. Loreboys nether say die! Support the Loremen here...

The Soap Woman of Lake Crescent The Loremen visit Twin Peaks country, and in damn fine company. The year is 1940 and Forrest Burgess (off of Astonishing Legends) takes Alasdair and James to the shores of Lake Crescent in Washington State. Plumbing its chilly depths, we uncover a murderer, a hardboiled detective and an underwater corpse-catcher. We also stop off for a malt at Mount Olympus, visit t...

You know the feeling. It's night-time and you're all alone. You get the strangest feeling that if you look into the glass of a darkened window, you might see a scary figure looking back at you?  Well, the tale that Alasdair Beckett-King chills James Shakeshaft with in this episode is ever so similar. Except it's daytime, you're in church with other people, and the figures seem to be acting out a b...

James Shakeshaft has a big old ramble about all sorts of stuff, and Alasdair Beckett-King sends in a video postcard which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBPi0V6JsM All this is in aid of our livestream tonight (8pm BST 22nd July) which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/c/LoremenPodcast or here: https://www.twitch.tv/loremenpod Patreons - check the posts for link to the...

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-g...

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...

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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...

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! Support the Loremen here (and get stuff): patreon.com/lo...