Podcast Episodes

Prince Edward, Island

Season 6 Episode 21

Do you struggle to tell the difference between Prince Edward Island, the Canadian province, and Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh (15th in line to the throne AT TIME OF RECORDING)? If nothing else,…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Ada Freer and the Island Seers

Season 6 Episode 20

The remote islands of Scotland are known to be home to folk with the second sight. Alasdair tells James the story of three gifted seers, each of whom came to a sticky end. (In one case, literally. B…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Amazing Journey, 1607

Season 6 Episode 19

James relates an unintentionally saucy tale about a man who took his pinnace to London. A pinnace is a kind of small boat and James didn't realise how rude was going to sound when spoken aloud. How …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Legends of Lullingstone

Season 6 Episode 18

A walk in the park turns out to be no walk in the park. Alasdair introduces James to Lullingstone Castle, home to both an aristocratic orchid hunter and the spectre of Colonel Meates - surely one of …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Spring Heeled Jack with Edy Hurst

Season 6 Episode 17

Forget everything you thought you knew about Spring-Heeled Jack!

Because this marauding menace not only affrighted the women of London, but also the Uncles of Warrington!

Edy Hurst joins the LoreBo…

Published on 3 months ago

Loremen S6Ep16 - The Roman Robot of Cirencester

This episode features not only the titular Roman Robot and a (potentially) BAFTA-winning sitcom idea — but James ALSO chucks in a selection of ghostly tales from the Cirencester area. You know, like …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Van Gogh in Streatham with Ed Night

Season 6 Episode 15

Comedian Ed Night joins the Loreboys to share legends of Streatham in South London. These stories range from contemporary urban legends to tales from when all this were fields. Plus, a cameo from the…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Beckoning Spectre of Llanuwchllyn

Season 6 Episode 14

The wind whistles. The rain pours incessantly. It is also night time. Alasdair shelters in the only place he can in this bleak moor - under a big stone. But who's that fella coming down the track? Th…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Albina or the Origin of Giants with Tales of Britain and Ireland

Season 6 Episode 13

Did you ever wonder where those great big giants all over Britain came from? Well, wonder no more because it is prequel time! This is the origin story of Albion itself, starring princess Albina and G…

Published on 4 months ago

The Ghouls of Greenwich

Season 6 Episode 12

We visit The Queen's House* in Greenwich, where a spiral staircase is haunted by a blurry ghost. And a stroll in Greenwich Park is no walk in the cake either. The park is home to early medieval barro…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago