The megalithic marvel that is West Kennet Long Barrow is the source of much folklore and at least one awkward social encounter for James.

Tales of nautical naughtiness and photogenic phantoms from the hometowns of the Scarred for Life lads.

Amy Jeffs joins us with the tale of King Arthur's most important quest: learning what (medieval) women want.

Alasdair introduces James to the original consulting detective: Wendel Scherer, Germany's answer to, "what if Sherlock Holmes were German and not a very good detective?"

The life story of the Poole pirate Harry Paye, who learned that crime can actually be quite profitable.

The boys are headed to Old Camden Town where a couple of London boozers are, of course, thick with witches.

Chill out with a meteorological mystery from Cumberland. Things are getting snowy in Sausage County!

Alasdair takes James to the Loch from Hell, which boasts no less than two distinct cryptids.

In a Cotswolds vicarage, an unseen hand winds the late vicar's collection of clocks.

We explore the legends surrounding a defunct theme park peopled with 1990s teens who quite wrongly believed that things could only get better.

Cult Classics with Hannah Platt Comedian Hannah Platt shares her obsession with cults, from our friends the Agapemonites to the tragic case of the Heaven's Gate comet-botherers. Meanwhile, James falls down an unusually rude rabbit hole. In a miraculous feat of bleeping, he dives into the origins of the F-word. You know the one. Hannah returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with…

Penguin hi-jinks, Lord Franklin's passage and Ernest Shackleton's indispensable banjo player.

James is joined by comedian Scout Boxhall to meet some Australian cryptids including the terrifying Drop Bear.

A cask-chilled bevy of terrifying taverns and pub poltergeists.

Podcast Episode · Loremen Podcast · 11 June · 50min

The dead do not rest easy - not if they've been on the Buckfast. Just ask the finger-nibbling zombie of Buckfastleigh.

Comedian turned lucid dreamer, ⁠Dave Green⁠ tell us about his nocturnal adventures.

Sweet acorns lead a pair of half-sisters on an extraordinary adventure in the Kumamoto region of Japan.

James is still on holiday, so here's an extended bonus episode from the vaults.

Ever wondered what it would be like to be in a car with Alasdair and James?

James and Alasdair meet a pirate-turned-hermit in the form of the notorious Saint Godric.

People are really losing their heads in this tale of the rokurokubi from old-timey Japan.

The Loreboys take a gander at the 9 foot tall monster that terrorised an Oregon town in 1960.

What horticultural secrets lie buried in the Italian legend of Isabella and her pot of basil?

The strange case of M. Chauffat, who fell asleep in a Soho hotel and didn’t wake up for 19 days.

A gang of burglars come a cropper in a Northumbrian country house. It's basically an 18th century Home Alone.

James tells of an Aldershot wildcat and a haunted Zooloist in Guildford.

The Loremen go LIVE in Leicester, with the tale of crafty Jack, Lord Byron and a witch.

James Hind robbed from the rich and gave, mostly, to himself. But sometimes a little bit to the poor.

James has been visiting the ancient city, haunted by a keen Dean, a smug mason, and a latchkey kid with awful vibes.

No, not THAT Barnard Castle. This is Barnard Castle the castle not Barnard Castle the town.

An unlucky Englishman gets caught in a shower of rocks - indoors!

A new contender for Rudest Place Name has entered the ring! James provides a run-down of Upper Dicker's top monks.

James takes Alasdair round the manor house of Chilham Castle, in Kent. You want skeletons? We got skeletons mate, don't you worry!

Roses are red, daffodils are jollier, it's Valentine's time, so we're joined by Jenny Collier!

A cute little Kentish tale, plus a murderous bull straight out of Looney Tunes

Comedian & podcaster, Edd Hedges introduces a bevy of Cambridgeshire oddities, from a terrifying monkey (some would call it a dog) to The Chronophage.

James leads Alasdair into the depths of Wychwood Forest, where one family made a terrible mistake while digging up a tree stump.

Amateur ghost-hunter Rosina C. Despard's Cheltenham home was the site of one of the most well-documented hauntings of the 19th century... Or was it?

We reflect on our favourite moments from 2025: man-eating horses, saucy giants and islands that definitely aren't potatoes.

The edited highlights of 2025 (Part 1) Roman robots! Man-faced pigs! Two Jesuses? Featuring guests Joel Morris and Jenny Collier.

Comedian Daisy Earl joins us for the legend of a boozy Mancunian pig and the Scottish fairy tale of Whuppity Stoorie.

There's a sprinkling of Christmas Pig magic in this tale of judgemental swine from Wisconsin.

Long Hanborough is home not only to the bus from the Spice Girls movie, but also to a spooky cottage with a particularly busy poltergeist.

A preacher, a neanderthal and truly a chilling ghostly carriage from James's old stomping ground.