S3 Ep1: Loremen S3 Ep1 - Pierre Novellie - Gef the Talking Mongoose
The Loremen ride again. Again! Series 3 kicks off with a bang as Pierre Novellie joins the Loremen to impart his Manx wisdom. Pierre's home, the Isle of Man, once played host to Gef the Talking Mon...
20 Dec 201946min
S2 Ep13: Loremen S2 Ep13 - The Hexham Heads and The Mickleton Hooter
In this final episode of series two we come bang up to date (to the 1970s) with a North Eastern tale of Celtic effigies. Then we narrowly avoid Royal slander to chat about the incomparably named "Mick...
14 Mars 201935min
S2 Ep12: Loremen S2 Ep12 - Athena Kugblenu - Anansi the Spider and The Longridge Boggart
Comedian Athena Kugblenu joins the Loremen with a fable about a Ghanaian trickster. Meanwhile, James takes Alasdair boggart-bowling in historic Lancashire. Featured image: A garden spider, shown in...
7 Mars 201944min
S2 Ep11: Loremen S2 Ep11 - The Cheshire Prophet and Hayfield Mermaids
Two extraordinary tales from North West England. An ill-fated prophet predicts the wholesale destruction of Northwich. Meanwhile, a lost story from Series 1 re-emerges from the depths to drag you unde...
28 Feb 201936min
S2 Ep10: Loremen S2 Ep10 - The London Monster
A flesh and blood monster stalks the streets of London, causing bloodshed, outrage and mass hysteria. James and Alasdair meet innocent victims, scurrilous liars and the 18th Century’s greatest prankst...
21 Feb 201943min
S2 Ep9: Loremen S2 Ep9 - Jenny Collier - Santes Dwynwen and Gelert
Jenny Collier joins the Loremen in a Valentine’s Day Special: tales of star-crossed lovers from Wales. Also featuring the world’s biggest lovespoon. Content Warning: This episode isn’t very rude, but...
14 Feb 201940min
S2 Ep8: Loremen S2 Ep8 - Sindhu Vee - Everything Happens For The Best and The Pickled Parson
Guest LorePerson Sindhu Vee (Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee 2018) explains exactly why Everything Happens For The Best via the medium of Indian folklore that involves some mild torture. Alasdair reco...
7 Feb 201941min
S2 Ep7: Loremen S2 Ep7 - The Witches of Caithness and Costwolds Dogs
Witches, Black Dogs, Crabs, Happy Whales and Toads. This pair of compendium stories has it ALL. Also what passes for a piece of Folklore in Banbury and why you should make consistent fashion decisi...
31 Jan 201946min
