S3 Ep55: Loremen S3 Ep55 - Chris Cantrill - The Tale of Meg Merrilies
Chris Cantrill of The Delightful Sausage (BBC Radio 2) returns! And, having moved to Cumbria, he has a brand new story up his grubby little sleeve. Meg Merrilies was a highwaywoman from "the pasten d...
28 Tammi 202128min
S3 Ep54: Loremen S3 Ep54 - The Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841) is a remarkable compendium of mass hysterias, written by the Scottish curmudgeon Charles Mackay. Alasdair (half-Scottish curmudgeon) t...
21 Tammi 202136min
S3 Ep53: Loremen S3 Ep53 - The Mystery of Lucy Lightfoot
If you've ever thought, "they couldn't make it up," then you are about to be proven so very wrong. They DID make this one up! But don't let that put you off. This bit of hoax-lore from the Isle of Wi...
14 Tammi 202134min
S3 Ep52: Loremen S3 Ep52 - Return of the Gabriel Hounds
Ah, the Peak District: nestled snugly betwixt Lancashire and Yorkshire. Quiet, peaceful, serene... that is until the Loreboys rock up! Long-time listeners will know that the Gabriel Hounds are invis...
7 Tammi 202128min
S3 Ep51: Loremen S3 Ep51 - Joseph of Arimathea in Glastonbury
Did Jesus’s uncle Joseph (presumably on his mum’s side) retire to England’s West Country? Did he bring the Holy Grail with him? Common sense and recorded history say, ‘no’. James Shakeshaft says… ‘may...
31 Joulu 202034min
S3 Ep50: Loremen S3Ep50 - Stuart Goldsmith - Ghosts of Warwick Castle
Stuart Goldsmith of the Comedian’s Comedian Podcast joins the Lorebois for some spooky tales from Stu’s old stomping ground of Warwick Castle* where he used to be the jester**. Plus! One tale from Ro...
17 Joulu 202036min
S3 Ep49: Loremen S3 Ep49 - The Legend of Sawney Bean
The Loremen are on the hunt for British werewolves, but it turns out the scariest thing of all… is the truth. James and Alasdair uncover grisly stories of cannibalism, Sunny Delight and the world’s de...
10 Joulu 202028min
S3 Ep48: Loremen S3 Ep48 - The Sea Beasts of Shetland
Alasdair leads us off the beaten track and across the sea to the northernmost part of the UK: the Shetland Islands. Prepare yourself for a veritable ‘Who’s Who‘ of sea monsters, a ‘Where’s That‘ of...
3 Joulu 202035min
