Loremen Podcast

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

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Loremen Podcast episodes:

February 27, 2020 S3 Ep10: Loremen S3 Ep10 - Michael Legge - Finn McCool
Comedian and podcaster Michael Legge (you know - off Do The Right Thing) joins the Loremen to tell us about the Irish legend of Fionn mac Cumhail - aka - Finn McCool. We learn why it is big and clever to act like a massive baby, which is useful. Plus who was the more famous 7Up logo, Fido Dido or Cool Spot? AND which character from the extended Back To The Future universe James's wife thinks he is the most like.

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41min
February 20, 2020 S3 Ep9: Loremen S3 Ep9 - The Roaring Bull of Bagbury
Like all great tales, this episode begins with a riddle and ends with a warning...

The Roaring Bull of Bagbury is certainly a unique story that sparks off some sinister memories from James' past. And poses a few of life's bigger questions - What are the Mooies? What size is a small pineapple? How big is too big a bull?

MOOIE WARNING - contains talk of Mooies.

Should have warned you earlier, soz.

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26min
February 13, 2020 S3 Ep8: Loremen S3 Ep8 - Valentine's Special - Jenny Collier with The Mabinogion
Jenny Collier returns! After last year's Welsh Valentine's hilarity (pimp out of pimp across the board) we brought our favourite Welsh comedian back into the studio to give us the lowdown on an actual epic.

We cover book two of The Mabinogion (Mabinogion 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold). The Mabinogion is a 12th Century text recounting ancient Welsh myths and legends. As you can imagine, it scores highly in Naming.

Content Warnings: Two non-Welsh people doing their "best" Welsh accents, horse mutilation, references to Love Island.

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54min
February 06, 2020 S3 Ep7: Loremen S3 Ep7 - The Third Eye
Alasdair brings an "account" of how to open your third eye. And it's squirm-inducing stuff! Meanwhile, James can't get over the fact that Tibetan lama sounds a lot like Tibetan llama. For a whole episode.

There's also a man whose name is Tuesday Lobsang Rampa. Really what more could you want...

A portentous owl? You got it. A Yeti cameo? You got that too. A cat with a surname? You got that three. That's one per eye. We, like the ambassador who hosted that reception that time, are really spoiling you. Enjoy!

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24min
January 30, 2020 S3 Ep6: Loremen S3 Ep6 - The Ghost of Cuthbert Shields
This is a spooky one! Get a toasty body warmer on because your spine is about to be chilled. You'll need a gilet at least.

We'd love to hear your 'Cuthbert Shields' names! When you've listened to the episode, leave your new name as a comment on iTunes and we'll read out our favourites on the show.

Did you ever make a time capsule? What on earth did you put in it? Tell us on Twitter and we will judge you accordingly!

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26min
January 23, 2020 S3 Ep5: Loremen S3 Ep5 - Captain Thicknesse
Who starts flame wars wherever he goes? Who clearly has a problem with male midwives? Who won't let it lie? Even beyond the grave, with his own son, no less.

Thicknesse. You're damn right.

We delve deep into the peculiar life of Captain Thicknesse, 1719-1792, an English author, eccentric and piece of work.

The Thicknesse first showed up in series 2 episode 10 The London Monster.

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26min
January 16, 2020 S3 Ep4: Loremen S3 Ep4 - Mother Ludlam's Cauldron
A triptych of stories about an actual thing in a church this week. Be it the work of human, faerie or (as usual) the devil?

Thanks to listener Simon Martin for suggesting these nuggets of Surrey lore.

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24min
January 10, 2020 S3 Ep3: Loremen S3 Ep3 - The Quacks of London
This episode is very much a Strong Five. Alasdair takes us back to Victorian London where phoney doctors (faux-sicians) sold cures for all known ills... and plenty of unknown ones too.

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31min
December 27, 2019 S3 Ep2: Loremen S3 Ep2 - A Christmas Miscellany
Ho, ho, etcetera! A very special festive edition of Loremen featuring exclusively Xmas-themed lore.

What BEES do of a Christmas eve?How can YOU use a sheep to find your way home?ARE mummers plays definitely racist?All these questions and more* will be answered in this Christmas Loremen.

*Only one more answer, actually. About why an old gag is actually quite funny. Actually.

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22min
December 20, 2019 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 Mongoose. In the 1930s, Gef was an infamous mischief-maker and an extremely cocky mammal. His tale is as perplexing as Manx cats' tails are non-existent, and Alasdair and James are left bamboozled by what must be the Irish sea's most masculine island*.

*Second only to Manly Beach, Australia, in the macho location stakes.

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