Join the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
271 episodes transcribedSince the dawn of time, humanity has dreamed of one thing: making a little robot head that talks in a funny voice. Alasdair and James chart the histor...
Ahead of tonight's Livestream (Update this has happened now... https://youtu.be/qlnDKuUR43Y) The LoreBois round up all the breaking Lore in a new seg...
The boys hit the road (and rail replacement bus service) and made their way to the East Midlands, for the Leicester Comedy Festival. Whereupon, James...
Why, it's Valentine's times again! (Valentimes.) The Loremen welcome Welsh Romance correspondent Jenny Collier back to the show, with tales of kings,...
The Loremen go dragon-spotting in Yorkshire! From the Worm of Sexhow to the Dragon of Filey Brigg, Alasdair uncovers a simple traybake recipe that *yo...
James delivers a triptych of tales, originating in the land of dreams. Chief among them is the Pedlar of Swaffham - the story of a country bumpkin who...
A grisly tale of revenge from the Scottish Highlands. In the shadow of Glengarry Castle, one bald man with nothing to lose seeks justice for the infam...
Join us for a celebratory Lore-nanny, showcasing some of the listeners' favourite moments from 2021*. Recorded on Dec 31st, the Loremen accurately pre...
It's a festive crossover! Alasdair and James have been spirited away by the Midnight Library’s Miranda Merrick. Where better to spend the festive int...
It's the time of year when strangers passing on a wintry lane, warm of heart and pink of cheek, stop to wish each other, "Christmas Pig!" Join two me...
A few traditions to mull over... We are doing another livestream! For Christmas 2021! At 830pm GMT on the 16th December 2021 (2021) It will be on Yo...
An otherworldly clown from the Isle of Wight encounters two wide-eyed human children. And, in other news, Marek Larwood meets James and Alasdair. Mare...
Big clumps ahoy! The Loremen encounter two large hills, each with beech trees atop. They're easily the top beech-tree-topped hills covered by this pod...
In one corner of Dartmoor, things just ain’t right. Could it be James shouting into a different cupboard? Perhaps lockdown madness is returning? Or… i...
Alasdair and James return to the furthermost reaches of (what we jokingly call) the United Kingdom. It’s Shetland! This time we’ve found ourselves a l...
Join us in the the atmospheric Smoo Cave, hidden in the furthest reaches of the Scottish Highlands. Alasdair Beckett-King sits wee Jamie Shakeshaft do...
Pop on your spine warmers, because you're gonna need 'em! James Shakeshaft takes Alasdair Beckett-King on a school trip to the Isle of Wight. Will Lit...
A short chiller about why not to look too closely at the floor... It is the Livestream tonight! Unless you're from the future? In which case all the...
James and Alasdair are joined by comedian and actor Bethany Black (Doctor Who, Cucumber), telling the tale of Bethany's own ancestor, the lighthouse-d...
A quiet English home is disturbed by the sounds of piano music... but the Forster family do not own a piano. Pretty spooky, huh? So begins one of the...
