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Loremen Podcast

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Loremen Podcast

Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.

#342

Loremen S6Ep45 - The Hanborough Haunting

Long Hanborough? Home of the Oxford Bus Museum? Yes! THAT Long Hanborough. And once you've... more

11 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:11

11 Dec 2025

#341

Loremen S6Ep44 - Finstock Phantoms

You know what they say: if you remember Finstock, you've been to West Oxfordshire. Here we... more

04 Dec 2025

29 MINS

29:05

04 Dec 2025

#340

Loremen S6Ep43 - The Penzance Poisoner

James dives back into the well of Cornish lore and surfaces with story of undying love - a... more

27 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:31

27 Nov 2025

#339

Loremen S6Ep42 - The Spectral Bridegroom

Sure, this starts with a derailment. But a derailment BY Alasdair? What crazy mixed up epi... more

20 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:33

20 Nov 2025

#338

Loremen S6Ep41 - The Disappearing Diplomat

Prussia, 1809. An Englishman named Benjamin Bathurst vanishes without leaving a trace. Apa... more

13 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:06

13 Nov 2025

#337

Loremen S6Ep40 - Somerset Sects

The boys discover a peculiar cult boasting not one, but two Jesuses. Yowzah! Must be prett... more

06 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:56

06 Nov 2025

#336

Loremen S6Ep39 - Keeping Austin Weird

James and Alasdair do their absolute darndest to keep Austin at least a little bit odd wit... more

30 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:24

30 Oct 2025

#335

Loremen S6Ep38 - Vicky's Ticker

Queen Victoria, the second longest Queen of England (at the time of recording), escaped de... more

23 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:29

23 Oct 2025

#334

Loremen S6Ep37 - The Gold Hoard of the Great Ants

Alasdair bedazzles James with tales of gold-digging ants. Did we mention these creatures w... more

16 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:12

16 Oct 2025

#333

Loremen S6Ep36 - The Little Man in the Red Cap

Are the paths of Wiltshire stalked by a pagan deity in disguise? Usually on Loremen we rec... more

09 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:25

09 Oct 2025

#332

Loremen S6Ep35 - The Sea Witch with Amy Matthews

Comedian and podcaster [Amy Matthews] (https://www.instagram.com/amyfmatthews) takes the L... more

02 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:02

02 Oct 2025

#331

Loremen S6Ep34 - Pluckley, the Hauntedest Village

It's Britain's most haunted village, according to the Guinness Book of Records. Pluckley i... more

25 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:18

25 Sep 2025

#330

Loremen S6Ep33 - Hy-Brasil with the Map Men

The Loremen meet the Map Men. Yes, it's the crossover we can only assume people have been ... more

18 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:38

18 Sep 2025

#329

Loremen S6Ep32 - The Black Rains of Slains

Storm's comin', and it is quite literally "mucky out". Alasdair forecasts peculiar precipi... more

11 Sep 2025

42 MINS

42:16

11 Sep 2025

#328

Loremen S6 Ep31 - Beware Cambridge with Matt Stewart

Matt Stewart ( [Do Go On Pod] (https://dogoonpod.com/) , [Who Knew It? With Matt Stewart] ... more

04 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:23

04 Sep 2025

#327

Loremen S6Ep30 - Bonny Bona of the Great North Road

Buff the buckles on your shoes and ready your bodices for ripping. James has plucked a tal... more

28 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:56

28 Aug 2025

#326

Loremen S6Ep29 - The Cholsey Poltergeists

Polterguys are back! As are Alasdair and James! After a wee August break, the Loreboys ret... more

21 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:03

21 Aug 2025

#325

Loremen - Summer Bonus 2025

The boys are on holiday, so this episode is pure "bants". Enjoy a selection of bonus bits ... more

14 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:16

14 Aug 2025

#324

Loremen S6Ep28 - Edward Mordake and Herne the Hunter

Join Alasdair and James in a not-at-all dank Oxford cellar, as part of the Oxford Comedy F... more

07 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:14

07 Aug 2025

#323

Loremen S6Ep27 - Banbury!

James takes Alasdair back to the Croydon of the Cotswolds™ - Banbury! - for a deep-dive in... more

31 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:00

31 Jul 2025

#322

Loremen S6Ep26 - The King Hare

James is joined by Dave Warneke of the podcasts Do Go On and Book Cheat to hear about one ... more

24 Jul 2025