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S5 Ep10: Loremen S5 Ep10 - The Enigma of the Panelled Room Nov 23, 2023

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Alasdair takes James to Canterbury, in Kent*, a city positively brimming with ghosts. The boys skip from the Roman streets to a tea house, which boasts its own unique ghost room. But! What begins as a grisly interior design show ends up as a hard hitting exposé. Folklore or FAKElore? You decide.
We also come up with some Chaucer-themed business ideas. If you open a Canterbury grocers that sells only parsnips called "The Parsonips Tale" you have to pay us royalties.
There's a lot to get your teeth into here. And a lot of panels to hide your teeth behind, if that's what you're into. Incidentally**, why not pop into Tiny Tim's Tea Rooms and book yourself on a Canterbury a ghost tour?
* Actual Kent, this time.
** Tooth pun!

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S5 Ep9: Loremen S5 Ep9 - The Hereford Revenant (AKA The Welsh Zombie Vampire Wizard) Nov 16, 2023

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The Loremen meet a quadruple threat. This kid is no mere zombie vampire wizard. He's Welsh too. James brings in the story of a Hereford revenant who had simply too much going on.
This tale is taken from Witchcraft in Britain by "Christ in a hole", it's Christina Hole. And from the writings of 12th century historians/liars William of Newburgh and Walter Map. (Do check out Wally's pic on Wikipedia. So cheeky!)
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S5 Ep8: Loremen S5 Ep8 - The Witch of Berkeley Nov 09, 2023

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Halloween may be over, but it is always spooky season on Loremen. With that in mind, James brings in a tale of a Berkeley Witch whose last request is as elaborate as it is ineffectual. Poor wee James is under the weather this week, so his deep bass baritone is even bassier than usual. And yes, Alasdair does dole out a couple of pity points.
There's a chance James has touched on this tale before, but never in such detail, or at such a low octave. Get it down your ears!
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S5 Ep7: Loremen S5Ep7 - Halloween Live: Hereward the Wake Nov 02, 2023

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As part of the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival, James and Alasdair take to the stage on the spookiest night of the year. We meet the Saxon bad-boy Hereward the Wake, and ask - at what point does putting heads on spikes stop being a hobby and start being a job?
Accompanied by a fine bunch of Lorefolk (hand-picked like the spookiest of Scottish kale) James tells a story featuring way too many Mission Impossible rubber masks and more Normans than you can shake a spike at. (The French kind of Normans, not the Hale or Pace type).
You can watch the entire stream in glorious 'technically-colour' on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwwVok7Tb7g

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S5 Ep6: Loremen S5Ep6 - The Evil Jester of Muncaster Castle Oct 26, 2023

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Hark, the jingling of bells! 'Tis two fools come to make merry. What luck! Alasdair and James recorded a live episode at the Bill Murray in London's London. The Evil Jester of Muncaster Castle features all the Loremen classics. We're talking bowls. We're talking Cumbrian superstitions. We're talking trombones and a comedian who kills (literally).
And that's not the last live show the lads have in them. Join... us... at the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival for our Halloween Special - 31st October:
https://www.designmynight.com/london/pubs/balham/the-bedford/cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-day-1
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S5 Ep5: Loremen S5Ep5 - Kelpies of Kintyre Oct 19, 2023

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Kintyre is the name of a mysterious (and objectively NOT sexy) peninsula in the western highlands of Scotland. Alasdair plumbs its depths, skips along its beaches and gazes at its glinting surface, hypnotised by his own reflection. Oh yeah, and he also told James a bundle of tales from the collection of Cuthbert Bede. We're talking tartan pirates, shapeshifting kelpies and one very lucky ship's cat.
Will Daft Wattie the piper be there? You betcha.
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S5 Ep4: Loremen S5Ep4 - Stonehenge with Amy Jeffs Oct 12, 2023

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Artist, author and excellent podcast guest Amy Jeffs guides the Lorebois through the lesser known mythic origins of STONEHENGE! We meet a load of giants having an Irish spa day. We encounter the treacherous (and definitively real) King Vortigern. And we attempt to turn "Wallace and Grommitting" into a verb.
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Featured image by Amy Jeffs, from Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain, 2021.
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The Devil Monkey Of Danville with Miles Benson Oct 10, 2023

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Cheeky little minisode with film maker Miles Benson and a little treat about devilish simians from across the pond.
Here's the link to Miles' project...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dream-clean-a-short-film-about-urban-legends#/

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S5 Ep3: Loremen S5Ep3 - The Legend of Edric the Wild Oct 05, 2023

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The Loreboys are back to doing what they do best - making mistakes via a podcast medium. Fortunately, James's snafu this week is quickly corrected. Listen, as he tells a thrilling tale, racked by self-doubt and undermining himself at every turn.
Edric the Wild's adventure begins with the Norman invasion, and takes us from flooded Roman garrisons to burnt Shrewsburys (not a euphemism). Be sure to listen before your next trip to the town of Battle, near Hastings. Hint: it's not in Kent.
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S5 Ep2: Loremen S5Ep2 - Spiritualism Down Under with Bec Hill - Part 2 Sep 28, 2023

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New York, London, Bendigo (it's a place in Australia). These are the three equally famous cities visited by celebrity apparition Katie King. Apart from being the daughter of the legendary pirate/drink Captain Morgan, Ms King was a world-wide spiritualist sensation in the 19th century. This is the story of her other-worldly jaunt to Victorian-era Victoria.
This is the concluding part of Spiritualism Down Under, with guest loresheila Bec Hill, so check out part 1 first. If you'd like to see James and Bec come face-to-face with genuine spirit photographs... let us Ask Jeeves that for you: Spirit Photography with Bec Hill.
Check out Bec's YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/BecHillComedian
And her podcast A Problem Squared:
https://aproblemsquared.libsyn.com
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