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Making Tracks Railway PodcastA Children's Railway In Ukraine, A UK Loco In Transylvania, NEHRT, FEDECRAIL & UK Parliamentarians Lobby for Heritage Rail's Future plus Sharon Gregory visits a Garden ViaductSend us a textWelcome aboard this episode of MAKING TRACKS RAILWAY PODCAST with Alasdair Stewart and Sharon Gregory – no tickets are required to travel with us and there is no fare to pay!In this episode we’ll be hearing from a teacher at one of Ukraine’s Childrens' Railways , an enthusiast and preservationist from Kiev tells me something of the current challenges in that country……Bill Parker of Flour Mill fame reflects on the two year working holiday of one of his engines in Transylvania, and the arrival of another industrial machine from further ea...2025-07-261h 01
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read Alice's Adventures in WonderlandWe're all mad here. Specifically, Eleanor is mad about people saying Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on drugs and Alasdair is mad about the Tim Burton film being rubbish. For this episode, we read Carroll's enormously influential 1865 novel, and we asked: do books actually need plots? Or will some 160 year-old puns do?
Content Warning: We make allusions to the controversy surrounding Carroll, without going into detail.
2025-07-1936 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastChildhood Memories from a Welsh Station House, Blackpool & Seaton Trams and Telford Steam Railway, plus Ffestiniog 70 years of PreservationSend us a textIn this episode of Making Tracks with Alasdair Stewart, we hear cherished memories of growing up at a remote station house in rural north Wales from Lynette Tucker... daughter of John Harrison—fondly known as 'Lord North'. His great uncle, John Wills and his acquaintance with Bassett Lowke, who employed him to convert the #Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway from a derelict 3ft gauge railway to “15 “inch Gauge.We also visit a uniquely gauged tramway in Devon, call in at the Telford Steam Railway where a truly whimsical narrow gauge steam tram has just retu...2025-06-261h 04
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read The Secret GardenSickly, spoiled and terrified of the outside world, Eleanor and Alasdair read The Secret Garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett's kidlit classic is the story of an obnoxious little girl who goes to Yorkshire on her gap year and really finds herself. Is the book an ode to the healing powers of nature? Or is it a hippy-fascist self-help tract? And which film adaptation is best — the one Eleanor watched as a kid, or the steampunk Mormon version?
Content Warning: References to ableism and British colonialism. And we inaccurately describe Yorkshire as "a big county" when it is, in fa...2025-06-1934 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastHeritage Railways Improve Visitor Appeal in North Wales and Sharon Gregory's Holiday RideoutsSend us a textIn this Episode of Making Tracks, engineer and podcaster Alasdair Stewart learns about modern methods of marketing heritage railways with the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways' Osian Hughes. Helen Leslie explains how a museum is a fundamental part of the visitor experience at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in Porthmadog, and Sharon Gregory has been on tour on her motorbike visiting some of her favourite lines and meets the S4C TV dragons at the Talyllyn Railway on a week long ride-out across Wales.#Gwili #Ffwhr #whhr #Talyllyn The Gwil...2025-06-0950 min
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read The Weirdstone of BrisingamenLike a pair of creepy twins, Eleanor and Alasdair venture up Alderley Edge to meet the Wizard. We read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, Alan Garner's 1960 folk horror classic. Is it too scary for kids, or just too scary for Alasdair? Did Eleanor really fall asleep at the end of the audiobook? And what, exactly, does a rustic Cheshire accent sound like?
We simply don't know.
2025-05-1934 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastHastings Railway History, Kent & East Sussex Line Celebrations & Llanberis Lake RailwaySend us a textIn this episode of Making Tracks Podcast I visit some of England's most charming, bucolic countryside to join in celebrations at the Kent and East Sussex Railway, as they mark 25 years since Bodiam station was reopened.The 'Railway 200' anniversary is marked in Hastings, with an exhibition at the town's museum and gallery, and I went to meet the , former Railwayman Kevin Boorman. We speak about his collection of railway memorabilia and some of region’s rich railway history.Sharon Gregory visits the Llanberis lake railway in north Wales in...2025-05-0356 min
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read The WitchesEleanor and Alasdair read a Roald Dahl book about some absolutely horrid women. "Which one?" you quite reasonably ask. It's The Witches: a grotesquely funny revenge caper fuelled by 'stranger danger' anxiety. What do you do when a beloved children's author is a bit of a bigot? Which of Dahl's books scandalised nine-year-old Eleanor's schoolteacher? And exactly what accent was Anne Hathaway doing in the movie? Listen, and find out if The Witches really is a revolting classic or just a rotten stinker.
Content Warning: References to antisemitism, misogyny & fatphobia. And we do impressions of the actor...2025-04-1938 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastAnglesey Line Revival, Talyllyn's Job Share GMs, Lithuanian Narrow Gauge & Bluebell Railway Volunteer's Heartfelt FundraiserSend us a textIn this episode our travels to uncover Railway stories take us to Anglesey to meet Walter Glynn Davis, the 81 year old chair of Lein Amlwch – Anglesey Central Railway Ltd, a group who are working to bring the Amlwch to Gerwen line back into service. Walter, retired teacher travelled, on the last passenger train in 1964 and being a local man from Amlwch the line has been his passion ever since. We talk to the new job share General Managers: Liz Porrett and Lorraine Simkiss at the Talyllyn Railway on International Women's Day, disc...2025-03-261h 01
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read Peter RabbitEleanor and Alasdair read The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the story of a semi-nude rabbit tormenting the Scotsman who killed his father. Beatrix Potter's first book was a world-wide smash hit, but is it actually good? And would it be improved by the addition of James Corden? Alasdair watched the movie, so you don't have to.
Content Warning: Eleanor calls Squirrel Nutkin a c***.
2025-03-1931 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastPioneering Electric Railways: A Look at Liverpool's Overhead Railway & Brighton's Volk's Electric RailwaySend us a textTwo cities and two very different electric railway stories: one still thriving with its original Victorian vintage vehicles and the other, a fading memory, with just a few tangible remains left around the city.I go to Brighton beach to visit Volk's the oldest operating Electric railway in the world and we head to the National Museum of Liverpool to speak to the curator of Land, Transport Works and Industry, Sharon Brown to find out about the former Liverpool Overhead Electric Railway. The line was demolished in 1957 b...2025-03-0156 min
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read Treasure IslandHa harr! Eleanor and Alasdair read Treasure Island by the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, who is Scottish. Treasure Island is a tale of deadly danger and dubious male role models — basically like social media today. It's a very famous story, but is it actually good? Will Jim Hawkins's adventure buckle your swashes? And is fifteen men on a dead man's chest just good maritime fun? Or a health and safety nightmare?
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Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read The Famous FivePutting the ginger in ginger beer, Eleanor and Alasdair read Five Go To Demon's Rocks by Enid Blyton. The Internet Famous Two join some posh children and a dog on an incredibly dangerous and wholly unsupervised adventure. Does Enid Blyton deserve her controversial reputation? Will the kids survive a week in an abandoned lighthouse? And are all working class people also smugglers?
2025-01-1933 minMaking Tracks Railway Podcast#Railway200 Celebrations Underway and the Corris Railway ExtensionSend us a textWelcome to the first episode of making tracks of 2025 the start of a special year in the Railway calendar – Railway 200Railway 200 is a cross sector, government backed, partner led campaign to celebrate Two centuries since the start of the modern era of rail travel marked by the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 The bi-centenary Celebrations started with a New Years Day 'Whistle Up' across the UK and beyond.Alan Hyde joins us from the Railway 200 campaign, we talk to to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Rail...2025-01-1357 min
Eleanor & Alasdair Read ThatWe Read The Hobbit - Pilot EpisodeEleanor and Alasdair read The Hobbit. J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel is a millennial horror story about a guy who has to attend an unexpected party. It's also a children's fantasy classic, and the inspiration for three obscure art-house films. But is it good? Would Eleanor read it to her hypothetical child? Will Alasdair enjoy reading it for the first time? And is it really possible to tell the dwarves apart?
2024-12-2030 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastRailway Modelling: Experts, Exhibitions and Enthusiasts! Featuring Pete WatermanSend us a textThe UK winter is a good time for indoor hobbies, and like many others, my thoughts are turning to the model railway kits I have stockpiled but haven't got around to making! Instead of getting on with the job, I went to the National Exhibition Centre for the inaugural National Festival of Railway Modelling for some inspiration... organised by Warners Group Publications, who have taken over the slot from Warley model railway club. With more of a family friendly appeal, the show attracted thousands to the NEC over the weekend of Nov...2024-11-291h 09
Better Than Life: A Red Dwarf Podcast29 - "Demons and Angels" with Alasdair Beckett-KingAcclaimed standup, animator, filmmaker and children’s author Alasdair Beckett-King cannot overstate how much of a Red Dwarf fan he was back in the day. Case in point: he was angered by CGI Starbug in the way only a true fan can be. The show even influenced his taste in food… and his accent! He loved rekindling his youthful obsession for the podcast. Turning our focus to series 5 episode 5, Demons and Angels, we cover all the ‘highs’ and ‘lows’, including: hilarious high Kryten, evil horny Rimmer, grotesque comic violence, fantastic miniatures, absent audiences, action hero Lister, that laugh, t...2024-11-2959 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastOut of Africa: 'Kalahari' NG15- 134 Back in Steam & Memories of Uganda , Railway Ride-outs in WalesSend us a textThis episode focusses on engines from Africa. The first returned to steam after 20 years of restoration work and fundraising from dedicated volunteers – the NG 15 134. Alasdair talks to volunteer project leader Adrian Strachan and some of the volunteers and staffNow you know many a gem is found browsing a Railway Second hand book stall – a pastime Sharon from our Railway Ride Outs and Alasdair have in common.Well our second story from Africa this episode came to light when Alasdair was looking through books with a colleague John Gard...2024-10-2949 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastAdvanvced Passenger Train & Crewe Heritage Centre, Avanti's Present Day Crewe & Railways by BikeSend us a textIn this episode of Making Tracks we visit the Cheshire town of Crewe, once dubbed the ' Railway Capital of the World ' -and see how the the town's railway and industrial inheritance is being preserved at the Crewe Heritage Centre,We meet three trustees and take a walk around the museum, sit in the cab of the only remaining APT – Advanced Passenger Train and explore a signal box transplanted from Exeter, carefully rebuilt, complete with a 100 plus lever frame with working interlocking. There's a chat with the present day Crewe Rai...2024-09-1956 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastMail Rail:London's Underground Narrow Gauge, Biker Railway Ride-outs, Ffestiniog Gravity Train & Darjeeling Himalayan locomotive 19BSend us a textIn this episode of Making Tracks, Alasdair Stewart goes over old ground, or rather underground, as he revisits the Post Office railway – or Mail Rail as it has become known in recent decades, which is part of London's Postal Museum. Alasdair was keen to take a journey on the railway after working as a contracting engineer on the track upgrade underground nearly 10 years ago.Welcome to new contributor trainee fireman Sharon Gregory, Sharon's Railway Ride outs will give you some top tips on visiting railways starting with The Severn Valley , Bridgenorth cl...2024-07-2950 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastRother Valley Railway:Missing Link Restoration Underway & Tours of Boston Lodge, steam engine driving experience courses as Ffestiniog Railway Society Marks 70 Year AnniversarySend us a textThis episode is a tale of two railways both celebrating milestones. A new beginning of the final stretch the two mile missing link that will join Robertsbridge to Tenterden and the Kent and East Sussex Railway and the Ffestiniog Railway Society marking 70 years.The inauguration of the RVR's new turntable coincided with the K&ESR 50th We meet volunteers from both railways and I get to speak to a former politician and Railway Royalty, Michael Portillo, Sir Peter Hendy, Chair of Network Rail and Chris Green a former Inte...2024-06-091h 05Making Tracks Railway PodcastSussex: The Lavender Line, Rother Valley Update & Stephen Cranford, Tracing the Steyning Line RailsSend us a textThis episode of Making Tracks finds us once again in Sussex visiting a gem of a Railway, The Lavender Line just outside Uckfield. It is then onward to Robertsbridge to talk over plans, now getting underway for the rebuilding of the Rother Valley Railway, which will re-connect the Kent and East Sussex Railway to the National Network.A chance while we were in Sussex to head to the west and catch up with radio and TV presenter Stephen Cranford, to talk to him about his new series, 'Tracing the Rails' exploring...2024-03-2547 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastAmberley Museum Narrow Gauge Visit & Volunteering ExcellenceSend us a textWe visit Amberley Museum in West Sussex. Get off on the main line at Amberley and you are there, at this excellent showcase of rural, transport, industrial and communications history of the south of England. They're also recent recipients of The King’s Award for Voluntary Service … staying with the subject of volunteering ..the main stay of many heritage railways – later in this episode I chat to Doug Alldred from isle of Wight. There's also a word from a handful of volunteers on why they spend their free time in the loco sheds an...2024-02-0448 min
Two In The Think Tank410 - "WHY THE LONG HAUL FLIGHT"Horse Airplane, Citizen Lexicologist, Translator Explosion, Just Joke King, Chip Hack, Monal Unlabelled Supermarket, Hot Pets, InSanitarium, Some Body Got Me PregnantCheck out Stupid Old Studios' COMEDY LAB here and support the artist fund if you can.Gustav and Henri Volume 2 is now available to purchase in Australia here.You can support the pod by chipping in to our patreon here (thank you!)Join the other TITTT scholars on the TITTT discord server hereHey, why not listen to Al's meditation/comedy podcast ShusherDon't forget TITTT Mer...2024-01-221h 05
RHLSTP with Richard HerringRHLSTP Book Club 77 - Alasdair Beckett-KingBook Club #77 - Montgomery Bonbon - Murder at the Museum - The Book Club is still on the road, this week at the Norwich Playhouse with flame-haired (though not on fire) stand up and author Alasdair Beckett-King talking about his fab children’s book series, Montgomery Bonbon. Find out the unusual way in which he got a book deal, why he wanted to write about a 10 year old girl who transforms into a male detective with an indistinguishable foreign accent, the challenge of writing jokes for kids and for making a book that appeals to all kids. Plus Dr Who...2023-12-221h 00Making Tracks Railway PodcastEnd of year roundup: Santa Trains, a descendant of Robert Fairlie, Updates From Sibiu Agnita Railway & 19BSend us a textThis edition of Making Tracks is a Christmas Selection Box:We talk Santa trains and seasonal specials with Eleri Mottram at the WHR , and Neil Dale from the Durango and Silverton steam railway in Colorado, who represents the Polar Express brand in the UK.We meet artist Rebecca Kitchin, who brings Christmas to several railways, and VIP guests – a descendant of Robert Francis Fairlie, David Fairlie with some family history from South America, and historian Tim Dunn looking forward to celebrating '200 years of railways'We re-visit some of the sto...2023-12-1745 min
Discover This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries by Alasdair Beckett-KingPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/15914to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries
Author: Alasdair Beckett-King
Narrator: Alasdair Beckett-King
Format: mp3
Length: 49 mins
Release date: 12-13-23
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Performing Arts
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Alasdair is an award winning stand up comedian, video game writer and actor. Since 2013 he has performed hundreds of shows, won comedy awards and been seen on tv shows including Mock the Week.2023-12-1349 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastRyedale's 5" gauge mainline in miniature & 'Oil firing' on the North Yorkshire Moors railway; A Sustainable Way Ahead For Heritage Railways?Send us a textThis episode takes us to Yorkshire at the invitation of the Ryedale Society of Model Engineers to visit their mainline in miniature on a steam day in November 2023. The extensive dual gauge 7 1/4 and 5" gauge ground level layout has been built by members, many of whom are rail professionals in their day job and qualified drivers and fireman on a number of heritage lines . We bumped into Ian Foot, the owner of a little 'Dame Vera Lynn' a 5" gauge model of the prototype WD 2-10-0 who is also involved in fundraising to br...2023-11-1729 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastOverseas Locos: Enthusiasts Going The Extra Mile For Railway History. Wales, India, China & South Africa...Send us a textIn this episode we look at engines built for service overseas that are now running or will run, on railways in the UK. We ask why travel around the world to find a loco to restore when there's no shortage in the UK?We hear from enthusiasts behind the restoration projects of engines which have journeyed to the UK from China and India - The Darjeeling tank engine 19B and the C2!We visit the Vale of Rheidol railway to see their Garratt and find out about a fundraising initiative fo...2023-11-0646 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastNew Ffestiniog Fairlie 'James Spooner' and Network Rail's Barmouth Viaduct - Iconic Victorian Railway Engineering Re-imagined For The 21st CenturySend us a textEpisode 4 of Making Tracks looks at the new Double Fairlie Loco built at Boston Lodge and now in service on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway .We also look at another Railway investment, this time on the mainline and the £30M refurbishment of the iconic Barmouth Viaduct.You can view the animation of Barmouth metallic viaduct construction methodology here. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/video-successful-test-lift-of-160-tonne-metallic-span-marks-countdown-to-final-stage-of-barmouth-viaduct-restorationThere’s also some more up to date photos and info from Network Rail here. https...2023-10-2025 min
In GAD We TrustIn GAD We Trust – Episode 30: The Joys of Detective Fiction + Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023) by Alasdair Beckett-King [w’ Alasdair Beckett-King]The return of my In GAD We Trust podcast, and a welcome return for Alasdair Beckett-King, comedian and now children’s author. Since last appearing on the podcast, Alasdair has written two books for younger readers — Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum (2023) and Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023) — and so joins … Continue reading In GAD We Trust – Episode 30: The Joys of Detective Fiction + Montgomery Bonbon: Death at the Lighthouse (2023) by Alasdair Beckett-King [w’ Alasdair Beckett-King]2023-10-071h 00Making Tracks Railway PodcastSibiu Agnita Railway - Brits bitten by the volunteering bug travel to Transylvania to help narrow gauge revivalSend us a textIn this episode of Making Tracks, we visit the Sibiu Agnita Railway in Romania for a steam gala event, known as ‘Mocanita Days’ and hear from local and UK volunteers, taking part who have been working to restore the line since it was abandoned by the state operator over twenty years ago.The weekend saw the first publicly hauled trains by a visiting British built locomotive, Manning Wardle 0-6-2T, number 1877, of 1915.You can find out more about the Romanian volunteer association and historical background information on the rail...2023-09-1739 min
My Time CapsuleEp. 317 - Alasdair Beckett-KingAlasdair Beckett-King was a regular panellist on Mock the Week, most notably appearing in the show's final ever episode. He was named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2017 and won the NATYs New Act of the Year in 2014. Alasdair’s debut solo show ‘The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries’ was a finalist in the Amused Moose Comedy Award 2017, made Dave's top 10 jokes of the fringe and went on to sell out at the Soho Theatre. A stand up comedian and animator, ABK has written and performed for BBC radio and for several indie video games. His stand up clip for 'BBC Scotla...2023-08-2856 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastBala and Llangollen railways: The contemporary planning challenges for Heritage Railway extensions.Send us a textIn this episode Alasdair visits Bala Lake Railway and chat to Julian Birley BEM, chair of Bala Lake Railway Trust to discuss the challenges they are working to overcome in their bid to extend the narrow gauge line from its current terminus to a new station site closer to Bala town centre. Volunteer Dinah Delchambre also speaks about organising fundraising activities for the Bala Lake Railway Trust appeal. For further information see: https://www.balalakerailwaytrust.org.ukFor information about travelling on the Bala Lake Railway: https://shop.bala-lake-railway.c...2023-08-2237 minMaking Tracks Railway PodcastMaking Heritage Railway Tracks With Volunteer Civil Engineering Professionals on the Ffestiniog RailwaySend us a textIn this first episode Alasdair talks to two experienced volunteers and looks at the challenges and positives that come with having volunteers involved in a large scale high value Heritage Rail infrastructure project. Alasdair heads to the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway to reminisce with former volunteer colleagues Stuart McNair and John Sreeves.Here are the links to the Railways mentioned in Episode 1.Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway: https://www.festrail.co.ukLynton & Barnstable Railway: https://www.lynton-rail.co.ukRother Valley Railway: https...2023-07-1821 min
There Will Be FilmCrush Hour w/ ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING & MARGARET CABOURN-SMITHThis week it's the battle of the double barrels as we share movie crushes, call out James Cameron and call time’s up on Love Actually & the Carry On genre w/ ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING & MARGARET CABOURN-SMITH.Instagram: @therewillbefilmpodcast@nathandarcyroberts@heidi_regan@stuartlawscomedy@crushedbymcs@itsmisterABKTwitter: @ThereWillBFilm@MrDarcyRoberts@thisstuartlaws@heidi_regan @MisterABK@CrushedbyMCSLink to Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith: https...2023-06-1347 min
Rubbish TalkEp 10: Pamela Knox-Welsh - Communications Manager at LevenseatWe made it to Episode 10!! We have a great chat with Pamela Knox-Welsh, who is communications manager at Levenseat. Pamela has worked in the Waste Management industry for 9 years now and tells us how her unlikely journey began and how she has grown and progressed within the industry.
We chatted about the commercial side of the industry, and hear about some of the exciting projects Pamela is working on with the team at Levenseat.
Find out more about Levenseat and the work they do below:
www.levenseat.co.uk
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Thank F*ck For That with Sarah Keyworth & Micky OvermanThank F*ck For That - Alasdair Beckett-KingThis week our guest is the fantastic comedian, writer and video genius Alasdair Beckett-King!Alasdair tells us about how he almost went into the film industry and a big near miss involving a wizard's hat.Sign up to Patreon for an extra long episode, which includes behind the scenes details of Alasdair film making and details of a student film project that Sarah was involved in. Plus Alasdair tells us a bonus cringe story!You can follow Alasdair here to see his online videos and find out details of his...2023-04-2549 min
The Bad Wilf PodcastAlasdair Beckett-KingIn this episode, Martyn sits down with the hilarious and talented comedian Alasdair Beckett-King. Known for his clever wordplay and surreal humour, Alasdair has been making audiences laugh for years with his stand-up shows, online sketches, and appearances on TV and radio.
During our conversation, Alasdair takes us behind the scenes of his creative process, sharing insights into how he comes up with his offbeat jokes and sketches. We also delve into his background, from his childhood in rural England to his early forays into comedy and his eventual rise to fame.
Along the way...2023-04-2231 min
Namaste Motherf**kersComedian, Animator, Gentleman Thief’ with guest Alasdair Beckett-KingIn this episode, Cally talks to Alasdair Beckett-King about witches and wizards, being ginger, going grey, film school, cross stitch, absurdism, animation, bullying, creativity, tiktok, algorithms & silent discos.Instagram: @itsmisterabkTwitter: @MisterABKAlasdair’s UK TourAlasdair’s bookAlasdair’s websiteAlasdair’s YouTube channelThe Interdimensional ABKMore about CallyInstagram: @callybeatoncomedianTwitter: @callybeatonProduced by Mike Hanson for Pod People ProductionsInstagram: @podpeopleukMusic by Jake YappCover art by J...2023-04-061h 01
emergenceThe One About World Rabies Day 2022Guest for World Rabies Day is Dr Deborah Nadal, and we discuss her learnings from her time in India which led to the publication of her book "Rabies in the Streets - Interspecies Camaraderie in Urban India."See a video about her book at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIloLk_cRQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt or find further details at https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08595-1.html2022-09-2840 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #186 ~ Go First: The Alchemy of Men's Work with Lou RedmondSummary: Lou and Alasdair discuss their own journey into the world of men's work. They share what scared them about participating in men's only spaces when they first began, the medicine of being with other men, and why they still do it now. Mentioned on this episode:Wild Man Within program Oct 23 - Dec 11.Richard RohrMichael SingerEVRYMANIron John: A Book About Men by Robert BlyKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore & Douglas GilletteGabor MatéDr. David HawkinsUpcoming Events & Offerings:Oct. 6-9: Wild Convergence: Catawissa CreekOct. 9-13: Ka...2022-09-281h 13emergenceThe One About World Rabies Day 2022Guest for World Rabies Day is Dr Deborah Nadal, and we discuss her learnings from her time in India which led to the publication of her book "Rabies in the Streets - Interspecies Camaraderie in Urban India."See a video about her book at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAIloLk_cRQ&feature=emb_imp_woyt or find further details at https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08595-1.html2022-09-2845 minemergenceThe One Answering Your Questions on Avian InfluenzaWith continued outbreaks of avian influenza, we posed some of your questions to Dr David Swayne, USDA. Dr Swayne is the Center Director of U.S. Department of Agriculture’s laboratory for poultry health research.My apologies for the sound interference on my side of the discussion. I had decorators in the house, the squeaking and other noises are them on the ground floor above my recording studio.2022-09-1234 min
The Year IsThe Year Is AD 30 With Alasdair Beckett-KingStrap into the time machine and shotgun a comfortable seat as we are going all the way back almost 2000 years to AD 30, and what better guest to have join us than the the very funny and very nice but also argumentative Alasdair Beckett-King. A year primarily known for being when Jesus Christ of Nazareth was crucified, as well as either John the Baptist or Jon Batiste being beheaded, and "Dick of the Year" Caligula escapes exile and death along with his siblings after his mother is arrested. We also hear about Alasdair's many online feuds, and Bobby and Red...2022-06-291h 20
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #175 ~ If You Want Wealth, Create It for OthersSummary: Alasdair's self-described "fall from grace" has the Far Out couple musing on the archetype of the generative king. They discuss apprenticeship and what they've seen as the most effective way to establish oneself in a new vocation that may otherwise be hard to enter and some of the pitfalls that can occur. Mentioned on this episode:Resurrecting Jesus: Embodying the Spirit of a Revolutionary Mystic - AdyashantiThe King (movie) FAR OUT #72 ~ Don't Ask "Why Me?" Ask "For What?" with Mayan Entrepreneur Anita Cortez ChacUpcoming Offerings:July 5-12: Wild Within Yosemite: InitiationJuly 19-26: Wi...2022-05-1158 minemergenceThe One About Avian InfluenzaA discussion with Professor Ian Brown of the Animal and Plant Health Authority regarding the on-going global avian influenza outbreak. We consider the international implications, and how this impacts national poultry farms, as well as discussing how to reduce the risk. In addition, an update on current events, including our recent One Health event on Vector Borne Diseases.Link to One Health Event on Vector Borne Diseases - https://thevetexhibition.com/one-healthLink to FAO eLearning on AMR - https://bit.ly/3tCpQPyAcronyms:AI - Avian influenzaAPHA...2022-04-2151 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #165 ~ You're Special (& So is Everyone Else)Summary: We discuss why we're changing the name of the podcast to not include "unconventional", explore why people have an aversion to owning their specialness and why it's an important and courageous step on the journey of self-realization. Mentioned on this episode:Wild Within's Oregon: Awaken (May 5 - 9)King Arthur: Legend of the SwordSeth GodinJordan B. PetersonBill PlotkinThe Tropical MBA PodcastUpcoming Events & Offerings:March 5: Virtual Book Club: The Archetype of Initiation (free to join)March 29 - 31: Kambo inoculation (Molalla, OR)April 15-17: Kambo Facilitator Training (Greater Portland, OR Area)April 29 - May 1: Women's Ga...2022-03-0244 minemergenceThe One About Anti-PoachingA discussion with Captain Carl Thornton from Pit-Track, learning about their use of dogs, and the importance of keeping them healthy to protect the people and animals relying on them.To find more information, or to support them, go to https://pittrack.org2022-02-2837 min
VETchat by The Webinar VetVector Borne Diseases IS a One Health Matter - Alasdair King | VETchat by The Webinar VetJoining Anthony for today's episode of our sustainability series on VetChat by The Webinar Vet, is Alasdair King, Executive Director of International Veterinary Health for MSD Animal Health.
Ahead of the MSD Animal Health one health approach to vector born diseases symposium in March 2022, Anthony and Alasdair have an insightful chat on the topic. In this episode, Anthony and Alasdair talk about Alasdair's career so far, such as his work on stopping the spread of bluetongue in the UK. Alasdair then moved into work tackling much larger diseases such as rabies and foot and mouth disease. The...2022-02-0222 minTwo In The Think Tank309 - "BROAD BRIM CROWN"Music Cube, Birthing Canaluminium, King of Australia, Self Revenge Loop, Oval Orifice, Tectonic SkinCheck out Al on Pointless Reinvention and Gamey Gamey GameYou can support the pod by chipping in to our patreon here (thank you!)Listen and subscribe to THE POP TEST on Radio National or as a PodcastJoin the other TITTT scholars on the TITTT discord server hereGet Magma here: https://sospresents.com/programs/magmaHey, why not listen to Al's meditation/comedy podcast ShusherDon't forget TITTT Merch is now avai...2021-10-201h 03emergenceThe One About World Rabies Day 2021In this episode of the emergence podcast I talk to Dr Monique Eloit, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health and Dr Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Team Leader for Neglected Zoonotic Diseases at the World Health Organisation, about rabies and global rabies control for World Rabies Day.Links:WHO rabies training: https://Openwho.org/courses/NTDs-Rabies-and-one-healthOIE rabies page: https://www.oie.int/en/disease/rabies/Dr Deborah Nadal’s paper on rabies and the pandemic: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab123#rabies360challenge: https://www.emergence-msd-animal-health.com/event/raising-awareness-around-the-globe-with-rabies360ch...2021-09-2844 minemergenceThe One About A Rabies Free AfricaIn this episode we talk to Dr Felix Lankester about rabies in Africa and what is needed to eliminate this disease, including how to manage with cold chain challenges and new approaches to large scale vaccination campaigns. We also talk about some of the news from the One Health world, and announce the newest recipients of the Rabies Hero Awards.2021-07-2936 min
Follow FridayAlasdair Beckett-King: Mr. Blobby, Vine, paper puppetsBack us on Patreon: Patreon.com/followfridayReview us: LoveThePodcast.com/followfridayFull transcript: FollowFridayPodcast.com/alasdair-beckett-king~"One of my principles is that putting too much effort into things makes them funnier."So says Alasdair Beckett-King, an award-winning comedian whose videos on YouTube and Twitter have repeatedly gone viral over the past year. They include parodies of Star Trek, spooky podcasts, and "every single Scandinavian crime drama," but Beckett-King is constantly trying new things — sometimes for practical reasons."People keep saying, 'When are you doing Captain Picard ag...2021-07-2337 minemergenceThe One About Lumpy Skin and FliesA talk with Dr Pip Beard of the Pirbright Institute about their recent findings on the transmission of Lumpy Skin Disease.Terminology:BBSRC - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilLSD - Lumpy Skin DiseaseOIE - World Organisation for Animal HealthLink to paper - https://jvi.asm.org/content/95/9/e02239-202021-05-2425 minemergenceThe One About ParaprofessionalsA discussion with Mr Benson Ameda about the role of paraprofessionals for animal health in AfricaAcronyms:OIE: World Organisation for Animal HealthSDG: Sustainable Development Goals2021-03-2935 minemergenceThe One About FMD and CommunitiesAn interview with Professors Tiziana Lembo and Divine Ekwem on Foot and Mouth Disease in Tanzania, and the impact on communities.During this episode I mention the EuFMD Open Session. You can read our write up of the event at https://www.emergence-msd-animal-health.com/general-article/conferences-in-a-digital-world-eufmd-open-session-2020-moves-online, and you can see the session videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/EUFMD/videos (including mine on the Prioritisation of Vaccines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_stc-WpZBM&t=8s)2021-02-1051 min
EuFMDA. King - Prioritisation of Vaccines – Approaches to Maximising ImpactPRIORITISATION OF VACCINES – APPROACHES TO MAXIMISING IMPACT The often-accepted approach to FMD vaccination campaigns is that it is important to vaccinate as many animals as possible against as many strains as may occur in the country. However, this approach is subject to resource limitations. For instance, with constrained budget then cheaper, low quality vaccines may be purchased, or with the limited veterinary manpower then unskilled operatives may be used.Modelling shows that high quality vaccines will eliminate disease quicker than low quality vaccines and is cost effective. Prioritization is therefore imperative, but first we need to understand wh...2020-12-1412 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeFAR OUT #103 ~ Survival of the Fittest, Building an Anti-Library and Other Approaches to ReadingListen and explore:The books you're looking for are looking for youWhy you should be building an anti-libraryWhy you should never limit how much you spend on booksSurvival of the fittest: let books compete for your attentionThe golden rule about readingThe best place to download free booksThe Rule of Three, the Linda Effect and other filters for deciding what to readWhy reading is so important in living a creative lifeMentioned on this episode:Tiger King DocumentaryHis Dark Materials Omnibus by Phillip PullmanMidnight Sun by Stephenie MyerHow to Read a Book by Charles Van Doren & Mortimer...2020-11-111h 12emergenceThe One About One HealthOn One Health Day this emergence episode talks to Drs Tiziana Lembo and Divine Ekwem from Glasgow University about their project in Tanzania looking at Foot and Mouth Disease and impact at the community level, Dr Jenifer Chatfield Of Vet Candy about her experiences with One Health, and we announce the winners of this years World Rabies Day Awards.2020-11-0337 minemergenceThe One With The Rabies Round TableA round table discussion on rabies with Prof Katie Hampson (University of Glasgow), Dr Ryan Wallace (CDC, Atlanta), and Dr Fred Lohr (Mission Rabies).During our talk we mention the International Rabies Taskforce. The url is https://rabiestaskforce.com.Acronyms:CDC- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaFAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United NationsGARC - Global Alliance for Rabies ControlGAVI - The Vaccine AllianceOIE - World Organisation for Animal HealthORV - Oral Rabies Vaccine...2020-09-281h 01emergenceThe One From The BridgeA talk with Dr Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo of the FAO about Lumpy Skin Disease and their new training program. This 4-week online training course on LSD preparedness will be run again in Russian from 20th October. Self -registration is possible for interested participants at the links below.Also hear about the #Rabies360Challenge (reporting from the Tappan Zee bridge).Links:FAO Lumpy Skin Disease Preparedness Registration(in English): http://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/1305681FAO Lumpy Skin Disease Preparedness Registration (in Russian): http://www.fao.org/europe/event/detail-events...2020-09-0235 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep33 - The Chanctonbury RingThis tale has it all; Romans, bikers, buried treasure, UFOs, the devil, a woman, trees. You name it! If anything, Chanctonbury Ring in the South Downs has too much folklore.This ep also features two of Alasdair's 'best' voices and will leave you questioning whether James understands how hills work...
Loreboys nether say die!
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Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep32 - The Ghosts of Clopton HouseIt's only the most haunted house in the bloomin' Midlands!
James tells us about Stratford-upon-Avon's star-crossed Clopton Family, who met some truly tragic fates - in one case a LITERALLY sticky end. But their untimely deaths may have inspired Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe. So that's... good?
Maybe?
We also reveal which historic building Alasdair has been kicked out of and (as a post-credits bonus) James has prepared some Shakespeare puns.
Niche? Us? Yes, very!
Loreboys nether say die!
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-08-0631 minemergenceThe One About SDGsA discussion with Klara Saville of The Brooke about their recent seminar on animal health and sustainable development goals, and some thoughts on the recent OIE presentation on their activities during COVID19.Link to The Brooke side event at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) held by The Brooke: https://www.thebrooke.org/news/un-side-event-highlights-urgent-need-focus-animal-health-systems-avoid-repeat-covid-19Link to the OIE slides from the 7 July briefing: https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Our_scientific_expertise/docs/pdf/COV-19/Stone_OIE_and_COVID-19_DelegatesPartners_07July2020.pdfLink to the OIE COVID-19 portal: https://www...2020-08-0426 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep31 - The Magic Ointment of NetherwittonAh, the fae folk, they seem so carefree and jolly. But theirs is a society full of arbitrary rules and harsh punishments even for the most unintentional infractions. Also they're very small and get upset when you look directly at them. Sounds like working with Tom Cruise.
In this episode, Alasdair takes us into the realm of the faeries (Northumberland) as your bold Loremen face a second wave of Lockdown Fever... May Pob have mercy on our souls.Loreboys nether say die!
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-07-3042 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep28 - The Three GhostsAlasdair invites you into his 'psychomanteum' to hear a triptych of ghostly tales.
You want a ghost to get bullied by schoolboys? You got it!
You want a ghost who steals hats? No problem!You want a ghost on skates chatting to a hip vicar? Weirdly specific. But yes, we have that too.Do we need to mention we've come up with a new detective series concept? Because we blooming well have.
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-07-0933 minemergenceThe One About Dog BehaviourIn this episode we talk to Daniel Stewart, an animal behaviourist, to hear how understanding dog behaviour is important in the battle to control rabies. We also talk to John Atkinson about the new and updated emergence website (https://www.emergence-msd-animal-health.com).Acronyms mentioned during the podcast:GARC - Global Alliance for Rabies ControlPRP - Partners in Rabies ProtectionPARACON - Pan-African Rabies Control Network2020-07-0634 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep26 - Yorkshire's Atlantis"Get in the sea" has been in common parlance since 2015 but it is by no means a modern concept. Towns, cities and fabled islands have been doing just that for thousands of years. Alasdair takes us on a deep dive (PUN) into Yorkshire's own submerged towns, one of which was populated exclusively by pirates. Well, they must have had non-pirates to do the normal stuff like take the bins out, but you get the idea.
Pop a couple o coffers here would ya guv?
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-06-2530 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep25 - Rachel Fairburn - The Gump, CornwallJoined by Rachel Fairburn (off of the All Killa No Filla podcast), the Loremen return to the Wild West Country for a poke around a magical and mysterious area known as 'The Gump'.
With hooting stones, partying pixies and wrestling demons, this tale has something for everyone. Giants? Yes, mate.
Plus Alasdair remembers an encounter with the ghost of Yorkshire's Gary Coleman.
Wap us a few pennies here would you guv??
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK | @RachelFairburn2020-06-1843 minemergenceThe One About The FellowshipWhere we discuss a rabies project in India with two MSD employees who went out there in 2019 to assist as part of an MSD Fellowship program, and we learn about how it impacted their lives as well as their ideas for sustainable rabies control.Link to the SAARC Rabies Webinar: https://rr-asia.oie.int/en/events/saarc-rabies-webinar/2020-05-2527 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep21 - The Fraternity of VagabondsThe 16th century was a dangerous place, kids. Con artists, knaves and robbers roamed the land, causing mischief. If the pamphlets Alasdair has uncovered are to be believed, there was a vast underground crime network with its own secret language. It was a lot a lot like the John Wick franchise. And, like the John Wick franchise, it's a load of old nonsense.
Still, bit of fun, innit?
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-05-1434 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep19 - 1816: The Year Without A SummerAlasdair takes a deep dive into an epic, extraordinary year!1816 was a real shocker, by all accounts. The world seemed to have been turned upside down. Holidays were ruined. Worst of all, people moped around indoors writing POETRY.Maybe life two centuries ago wasn't so different after all... Hmmm?(Puts on sunglasses.)(Takes sunglasses off because of the lack of summer.)
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-04-3029 minemergenceThe One with the OIE on COVID19A discussion with Dr Matthew Stone, Deputy Director General International Standards and Science at the OIE, World Health Organisation for Animal Health, about the impact of COVID19 on the animal health industry.As a bonus episode this is longer than normal. https://msd.doblem.net/msd20200406Links to OIE sites mentioned during the podcastOIE Q&A on COVID19Joint OIE-WVA statement on COVID19EBO-SURSY portalAnd the webinar from the MSD Animal Health swine team: COVID19 A Veterinary Perspective2020-04-2741 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep14 - Sunil Patel - King Bladud of BathBath comedian Sunil Patel ( BBC Asian Network) dons the mantle of Deputy Loreperson in this Covid-19 Lockdown Special. Sequestered in our separate garrets, sheds and jazz lounges, we learn the story of King Bladud. Bladud was a daredevil, a leper, an assistant pig farmer and founder of the city of Bath. Now that's a portfolio career.
Who petrified the Keynsham snakes?
Is it possible to fly from Bath to London, Icarus-style?
Does Sunil Patel's mum know he's on TV?
Find out in Episode 14.
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK | @SunilDPatel2020-03-2633 minemergenceThe One About FMD in AfricaA chat with Jef Hammond about FMD in Africa and his role as consultant for the AgResults FMD Vaccine Challenge. We do go down a bit of a rabbit hole getting distracted by other things "FMD" but pull it back on topic.2020-03-2326 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep7 - The Third EyeAlasdair 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!
PS don't forget to let us know your sain...2020-02-0622 minemergenceThe One About Vaccine SecurityJohn Atkinson and Alasdair King talk about their experience at the recent EuFMD Vaccine Security meeting, we interview Polly Compston about her PhD in Kenya looking at motivators for FMD vaccination, and we announce the first recipients of the Rabies Hero Awards.2020-02-0331 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep3 - The Quacks of LondonThis 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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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2020-01-1028 minemergenceThe One to Start 2020As we enter into 2020 I talk about some of the things happening in emerging and transboundary diseases, and the hope for big steps forward in controlling them.2020-01-0311 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S3 Ep1 - Pierre Novellie - Gef the Talking MongooseThe 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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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2019-12-2044 minemergenceThe One About GFRAIn this episode we talk to Kasia Bankowska about her experiences at the recent Global Foot and Mouth Research Alliance meeting in Bangkok, we hear from Keith Sumption of the EuFMD about their upcoming Vaccine Security meeting, and Anthony Chadwick of Webinar Vet about the rabies focus in the upcoming Virtual Congress.2019-12-1825 minemergenceThe One About RITADuring this first episode we hear from John Atkinson of MSD Animal Health and Lea Knopf of the WHO of their experiences at the recent Rabies in the Americas conference. We also discuss some of the possible impacts of the spread of African Swine Fever.2019-11-2419 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep12 - Athena Kugblenu - Anansi the Spider and The Longridge BoggartComedian Athena Kugblenu joins the Loremen with a fable about a Ghanaian trickster. Meanwhile, James takes Alasdair boggart-bowling in historic Lancashire.
Featured image: A garden spider, shown in the centre of its web. Chromolithograph, 1870. Credit: Wellcome Collection. (CC BY 4.0)
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK | @athenakugblenu2019-03-0742 min
FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning HomeThe life-changing magic of buying other people's junkAlasdair and Julie-Roxane share their LOVE for buying second-hand and 6 reasons why not to buy new.
Listen to this episode and explore:
Life update #1: New box of incense (3:00)
Life update #2: Alasdair shaved his beard (3:30)
Life update #3: wedding planning (4:39)
The life-changing magic of buying other people’s junk (9:00)
It’s not as risky as you think (12:30)
Your junk is valuable to other people (18:30)
It’s an investment in yourself (25:25)
Learning to buy, sell and negotiate (31:25)
Haggling in India (38:20)
Everybody wins (41:57)
Buying as a political act (47:40)
It’s an adventure (57:28)
Where Julie-Roxane found her wedding dress and how much she...2019-03-061h 09
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep10 - The London MonsterA flesh and blood monster stalks the streets of London, causing bloodshed, outrage and mass hysteria. James and Alasdair meet innocent victims, scurrilous liars and the 18th Century’s greatest prankster.
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Featured image: “The monster disappointed of his afternoons luncheon-or porridge-potts preferable to cork-rumps.” etching by J. Gillray, 1790. Credit: British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2019-02-2142 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep8 - Sindhu Vee - Everything Happens For The Best and The Pickled ParsonGuest LorePerson Sindhu Vee (Edinburgh Best Newcomer 2018 Nominated) explains exactly why Everything Happens For The Best via the medium of Indian folklore that involves some mild torture. Alasdair recounts a Durham tale that is basically a religious Weekend At Bernies.
Find the show notes here: www.loremenpodcast.com/episode-8-s2
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK | @SindhuVFunny2019-02-0740 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep6 - The Trials of Jan Tregeagle and The Hartlepool MonkeyAlasdair tells a tragic monkey's tale and James turns private dick, on the trail of a Cornish Bluebeard. Who fled the headless hounds? Who hung the monkey? Both these questions answered for the low price of zero pounds.(Seriously, if you haven't visited Trago Mills - you should. It's quite the thing.)
Find the show notes here: www.loremenpodcast.com/episode-6-s2
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2019-01-2436 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep5 - The Unfortunate Farmer's Daughter and The Spanish ChestA knight errant lobs a baby in a stream and twins are struck deaf by a sinister wooden chest. Curious tales of the macabre and absurd from your friendly neighbourhood Loremen.Alasdair relates what is potentially the most problematic rom-com premise ever. James tells us about a spooky storage solution. (Does feature guns).Find the show notes here: www.loremenpodcast.com/episode-5-s2
(Includes THAT picture)
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2019-01-1743 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep3 - Jon Long - The Lincoln Imp and The Red Book of AppinThe Loremen discover that Lincoln Green is people, and ride to windswept Argyll on an "entire" horse.In Episode 3, James and Alasdair are joined by another Deputy Loreman: award-having comedian and troubadour Jon Long.
Find the show notes here: www.loremenpodcast.com/episode-3-s2
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Here’s the Lincoln Echo video Jon tells us about. (We were clearly joking about this guy. Do not sue us, please.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12AEvoeNaJ0
A quick correction: It turns out St Mary’s unique porch in Chipping N...2019-01-0344 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep2 - Shelley's Ghost and Malmesbury AbbeySeries 2 continues, as James and Alasdair unravel two tales of death and hubris: a romantic poet packing heat, and the Buzz Lightyear of the 11th century.
Find the show notes here: www.loremenpodcast.com/episode-2-s2
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@JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK2018-12-2743 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S2 Ep1 - Yuriko Kotani - Jinmenken and Twelve ParsonsIn Series 2 of Loremen, James and Alasdair shudder at the phantom jinmenken and witness the ministrations of TOO MANY parsons. This episode also features a Deputy Lorewoman, in the form of award-winning comedian Yuriko Kotani. The Loremen ride again!
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PPS Proof That Is / Isn't A Great Andy Parsons Impression2018-12-2042 min
Debating Doctor WhoEpisode 112: “The Witchfinders”It's the landmark 112th episode of The Alan Cumming Discussion Hour! Allison and Alasdair dive into the gloriousness that is Alan Cumming as King James I, and also we talk a bit about the Doctor Who episode he happens to be spending time in. Actually, we have a lot to say about this one beyond just Cumming's admittedly brilliant performance, and Allison especially looks closely at what works and what doesn't about its handling of the Doctor's gender and how it affects her role in the story. Also, Alasdair transcends the very notion of self-parody with a fantasy casting suggestion...2018-12-0300 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S1 Ep6 - Durham Cathedral and Yubberton YawniesThere's a range of "miracles" associated with Durham Cathedral and Alasdair and James really get to the bottom of them. Plus a bunch of idiots. And that's putting it nicely.2018-01-2538 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S1 Ep4 - Bad Lord Soulis and Freeman's GangJames and Alasdair meet a 'Terrible William' and a band of Highwaymen burning the candle at both ends.2018-01-1137 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen S1 Ep3 - Pelton Brag and Long ComptonJames and Alasdair encounter the most dangerous animal of all, and discover how many witches it takes to pull a hay wagon.2018-01-0438 min
Two In The Think Tank111 - "YOU BE ME" with LAURA DAVISYBM, Converted Maze House, Eternal Pits, Torture Ikea, Fashion Prison, Uncle Wiley, Slime Your Way to the Top Bountiful and endless thanks to Laura Davis for joining us on this episode. Check out her hilarious and masterful show Ghost Machine at the upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival. And special thanks to King's Ear Level Patreon supporter Alan for providing us with the words "Homeless, Story and Bingo" for this ep. You can support the pod by chipping in to our patreon here (thank you!) ...2017-12-261h 04
Loremen PodcastLoremen S1 Ep1 - Parcy Reed and Poppa BaylissIn this episode, Alasdair and James meet a band of border reivers and a dubious cotswolds ghost.2017-12-2138 min
Loremen PodcastLoremen Trailer - Ghost DuckJoin the Loremen (James Shakeshaft and Alasdair Beckett-King) as they "investigate" local legends and forgotten folklore.
This time, a particularly terrifying duck.2017-12-2002 min
Two In The Think Tank45 - "EVERY PART OF THE KING"See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-09-1850 min