Ladies Who London

Join us, Alex and Fiona, as we take a light look at London's history in a relaxed and entertaining way. As qualified Blue Badge Tourist Guides, we share our passion for the city with you in a chatty and fun podcast, looking at the weird, wonderful and unknown in this huge, ancient place we call home.

History
Society & Culture
Places & Travel
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Ep 165 - LWL LIVE! Mary Davies with Leo Hollis
64 min
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Ep 164 - Women of Whitechapel - reframing the n...
67 min
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Ep 163 - 200 years of the RNLI - Women of the RNLI
69 min
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Ep 162 - International Women's Day - Bella Burg...
55 min
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Ep 161 - Elizabeth Fry, the angel of Newgate
61 min
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Ep 160 - How to buy London Bridge
58 min
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Ep 159 - The Great Exhibition - Anyone for a Te...
53 min
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Ep 158 - 'Ere be dragons
55 min
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Ep 157 - Dorothy Lawrence, the sapper that nobo...
42 min
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Ep 156 - Kit Cavanagh with guest Emily Laurence...
53 min
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Ep 155 - Marvellous Moll King - ground-breaking...
46 min
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UPDATE - Live recording
1 min
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Ep 154 - A London Engagement - redundant red ph...
59 min
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Ep 153 - Going Postal - Willliam Reginald Bray ...
47 min
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Ep 152 - Christmaaaaaas! With special guest Lee...
66 min
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Ep 151 - War Bus - battle buses and charismatic...
55 min
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Ep 150 - black cabs - hop in, let's go!
We are joined by a friend of the pod this week, our tame black cab driver, Ollie, for a deep dive into the iconic mode of London transport
70 min
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Ep 149 - Howard Florey, Norman Heatley and a wo...
Fleming?! Pah! Behind every famous man is a team who made it work - this is the amazing story of how the ingenuity and creativity of that team took Fleming's discovery to the people.
60 min
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Ep 148 - Halloween - The gruesome story of Jose...
It's spooky season, so we have to give you a good ghost story, don't we? And it's a right royal rumpus, this one, as we head to St James' Palace...
54 min
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Ep 147 - Tart Hall - Who would live in a house ...
Tart Hall - a cheeky little spot on a map opens the key to a very interesting person...
47 min
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Ep 146 - The Boy Jack - the knickers nicker
Ever dreamed about stealing the Queen's underwear?! No, us neither, but we know someone who did just that.
47 min
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Ep 145 - Piccadilly! Performance and pain, peop...
Central London, the hustle and bustle, a tourist's playground. Beneath the shiny shops and West End's twinkling lights, there's a lot more going on, and history lurks around every corner.
62 min
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Ladies Who London announcement
A little bit of news from the pod - a short hiatus
0 min
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Ep 144 - Sarah Siddons, superstar of the stage ...
It's the 1700s, and theatre is all the rage, kids. One of the biggest stars of the era was the phenomenally successful Sarah Siddons. How did Hollywood bring her back to prominence in the 20th century in a really strange way? Find out on this week's episode.
49 min
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Ep 143 - Eliza Acton & Mrs Beeton - battle of ...
We rise at dawn! It's the showdown of the two big names in recipe book development - one well known and celebrated, and one overlooked and forgotten. How did that happen? Get your oven mitts at the ready, rolling pins in hand, let's go.
57 min