Welcome to Lawmen, a podcast about local legends and obscure curiosities from Days of Yore.

I'm James Shakeshaft.

And I'm Alistair Beckett King.

Listener, don't get used to Alistair on this one, okay?

I'll explain, James. I lost my voice on the very

morning of this recording. A very early morning because we were talking to Matt in Australia.

But it is important that you believe I did lose my voice and didn't just make up a story to get out

of doing a podcast at 6 in the morning? It does sound like you've found your voice.

I have, but several days have passed, James.

Was it just lying around?

It was inside me all along.

It got kicked under the fridge.

Oh, don't make me laugh.

It's only just come back. Better not listen to this episode because I warn Matt Stewart off going to Cambridge.

Music warn Matt Stewart off going to Cambridge. Hello, listener. It's James here, yes, as the introduction will have briefed you.

Alistair is, sadly, struck down with a lost voice.

He's texted me already just before the recording to say his

voice has been lost, but also to reassure me that he is a brave little soldier, which I actually

100% agree. I don't know if you notice in this early morning timbre to my voice, but this is

what the bus driver gets. This level of, you know, this is what the bus driver gets.

This level of, you know, return to the station, please.

You know, there's a real, that's what the bus driver thinks I'm pretty classy.

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