Loremen Podcast
Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
- 43 minutes 37 secondsLoremen S7Ep12 - Byron's Ghosts
The Loremen were LIVE in Leicester, with a bit of bloomin' Byron. We took a squiz around Newstead Abbey, old Georgie's ancestral home. And James told the tale of one crafty Jack versus a witch. Thanks to all the lorefolk who came to the show!
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2 April 2026, 12:00 am - 53 minutes 39 secondsLoremen S7Ep11 - James Hind, Highwayman
It's the big three-oh-OH! Yes, the Loreboys have turned in a triple century of episodes (depending on how you do the sums).
To celebrate, James returns to his home town with a tale of a "hero of the road". The highwayman James Hind robbed from the rich and gave, mostly, to himself, but sometimes a little bit to the poor. The poor being the people he had just relieved of their money, more often than not. Look, he's a complex character / criminal.
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26 March 2026, 1:00 am - 36 minutes 34 secondsLoremen S7Ep10 - Spectres of York
Old York, Old York... The city so York they named it York.
James has been visiting the ancient walled city, but he's here to tell Alasdair about visitations of a very different kind. The city centre is home to York Minster, as well as the ghosts of a keen Dean, a smug mason, a nuddy arsonist and a latchkey kid with awful vibes.
Fans of the city in the vale may want to check out our previous York episode, with guest shenanigans from Amy Gledhill.
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19 March 2026, 1:00 am - 27 minutes 56 secondsLoremen S7Ep9 - The Hermit of Barnard Castle
No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town. And neither have got anything to do with eye tests, ok?
There's another funny little man that puts this town/castle on the map and James tells Alasdair all about him. Plus, one freaky ghost from Glowrowram.
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12 March 2026, 1:00 am - 40 minutes 40 secondsLoremen S7Ep8 - The North Aston Terror
England is notorious for its bad weather but at least an Englishman can shelter from the rain in his home/castle. Except in North Aston, where an unlucky bunch of Englishmen and Englishwomen (and one Englishdog) got caught in a shower indoors. And it was a shower of rocks! (Twist!)
Taken from actual friend of the show Mike White's The Ox-Files.
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5 March 2026, 1:00 am - 39 minutes 13 secondsLoremen S7Ep7 - Michelham Priory, Upper Dicker
A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! (Don't get your tonsure in a twist, Upper Dicker is actually very polite). James provides a run-down of Michelham Priory's top monks*. Plus, a couple of mysterious spectres and a jug you do NOT want to drink from.
*"Mooooonks!" - Alasdair Beckett-King.
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26 February 2026, 1:00 am - 42 minutes 10 secondsLoremen S7Ep6 - The Ghosts of Chilham Castle
James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. Featuring some vintage names, a panoply of ghosts and some classic Shakeshaft misunderstandings.
You want skeletons? We got skeletons mate, don't you worry! In manacles? Of course in manacles.
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19 February 2026, 1:00 am - 51 minutes 18 secondsLoremen S7Ep5 - A Romantic Welsh Buffet with Jenny Collier
Roses are red,
Daffodils are jollier,
It's Valentine's time,
So we're joined by Jenny Collier!
Jenny returns to the pod having just moved house, so James pulls out a classic Shakeshaft grab-bag. Prepare yourself for some romantic Welsh tales! Or, at least some Welsh tales with a tenuous link to romance.
And please, can no one ever mention the welly incident again?
Follow Jenny's house-moving saga on her new Substack blog
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12 February 2026, 1:00 am - 26 minutes 37 secondsLoremen S7Ep4 - Wild Wild Maidstone
In preparation for Alasdair's UK Tour, James has been digging up the dirt on Maidstone. He's found a cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes. This installment is longer than a minisode but shorter than an episode. It's another classic Loreboys midisode.
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5 February 2026, 1:00 am - 51 minutes 19 secondsLoremen S7Ep3 - The Shug Monkey of Cambridge with Edd Hedges
The Loreboys are joined by the legend that is Edd Hedges, returning to right an ancient wrong. Comedian & podcaster, Edd is probably best known for being on the fabled lost episode of Loremen. We're finally making up for that whole palaver with a bevy of Cambridgeshire oddities, from a terrifying monkey (some would call it a dog) to The Chronophage.
Check out Edd on tour in the UK, Ireland and the US!
AND if you're in the mood for seeing live comedy, come see the Loremen Live at Leicester Comedy Festival 7th February
PLUS
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29 January 2026, 1:00 am - 35 minutes 54 secondsLoremen S7Ep2 - The Mysterious Portal of Langley
James leads Alasdair back into the depths of Wychwood Forest. Therein, the denizens of a peculiar farmstead make a terrible mistake while digging up a tree stump...
As usual, the Loreboys offer fresh nuggets of insight and wisdom. And we might just have come up with a new form of forensic science to aid the police in the fight against crime. (It's fingerprints, but instead of fingers it's bums. It's bumprints.)
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