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.
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Ep 111 - Wapping - Ragged schools; poverty and ...
What are ragged schools, and who were they for? Travel back with us to poor London to find out more
54 min
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Ep 110 - Halloween special - murders and mayhem
Halloween week! And we are going back in for the grisly stuff - from photographic evidence to royal skulduggery
48 min
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Ep 109 - Soho - Kate Meyrick, a subversive Soho...
Let's head to sexy, subversive Soho, where toffs rub shoulders with ne'er do wells, and Kate Meyrick comes to fame in the darker corners of the area.
39 min
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Ep 108 - Fitzrovia - the Berner's street hoax -...
Here's a weird one, a prank which made 54 Berner's street the most talked about address in London...for one day only!
34 min
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Ep 107 - Kew - Kew Palace, a little place with ...
Come with us on a little stroll through Kew Gardens to the world's smallest palace, a little place with a big history.
45 min
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Ep 106 - Russell Square - Great Ormond Street h...
Where magic meets medicine, Great Ormond Street has links to two renowned authors, but for very different reasons.
55 min
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Ep 105 - Soho - John Snow and the Broad St pump...
How do you solve a deadly problem when you don't know what the cause is? Enter John Snow, a radical thinker with the solution...
50 min
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Ep 104 - Kensington - Peter the Wild Boy, feral...
Found in the forests in Germany living wild, Peter the Wild Boy was a popular curio at the royal court. Who was he, and how did his story unfurl?
61 min
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Ep 103 - Stoke Newington - Abney Park and Frank...
Where do lion tamers go when their animals get the better of them? Into one of the Magnificent Seven! What on earth...?
45 min
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Ep 102 - Westminster - Millicent Garrett Fawcet...
Nobody puts Millicent in the corner...because she will come out fighting!
42 min
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Ep 101 - Trafalgar Square - the 4th plinth proj...
We're going all modern and arty this week as we look at the best, the worst, and the maddest of the 4th plinth project installations
61 min
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Ep 100 - the centenary!
It's the chaotic 100th episode! Wahoo!
67 min
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Ep 99 - Wimbledon - Jean Borotra; a heroic cast...
From the seemingly ordinary if impressive Wimbledon champion, to a historic, heroic WW2 jail break.
38 min
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Ep 98 - Westminster - Bouddicca, battle-scarred...
What's a woman to do when Romans run rampage through your tribe? Only one thing for it - a bloody rampage, burning everything to the ground.
44 min
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Ep 97 - Pimlico - the 19thc garrotting panic - ...
How London fell to the panic and fear of a group of criminals who had new and more effective ways of robbing and mugging the city folks.
38 min
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Ep 96 - Battersea Power Station - local landmar...
Love it or hate it, Battersea Power Station was once a part of London's infrastructure, now a moneyed retreat for the wealthy, plus all the turmoil in between!
47 min
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Ep 95 - Elephant & Castle - the Forty Elephants...
Women dressed in furs and dripping with diamonds arrive...and then you're in trouble.
45 min
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Ep 94 - Richmond - Ham House, an idyllic little...
Nestled along the river Thames in Richmond is a little house with a big history. Sweet nothings whispered in gardens before political downfalls. Welcome to Ham House
44 min
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Ep 93 - Kings Cross - Foundling hospital and Th...
Bring the tissues - it's a weepy one this week. Meet Thomas Coram and his foundling hospital for abandoned babies - yeah, it's a heartbreaker.
47 min
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Ep 92 - Crystal Palace - the...err...Crystal Pa...
What to talk about in Crystal Palace but the Crystal Palace itself!
48 min
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Ep 91 - Waterloo - James Barry
James Barry was a surgeon with a big secret. Fitting in nicely with Pride month, we take a look at Barry, and what exactly he was hiding.
41 min
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Ep 90 - Deptford - the Golden Hinde, high jinks...
Come a-sailing with us and Sir Frankie Drake as we head out onto the high seas for piracy, mayhem and knighthoods
46 min
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Ep 89 - Jubilee special - when coronations bite...
Things don't always go to plan at the top - we take a look at some of the weird and wonderful things that have happened at coronations!
63 min
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Ep 88 - Belgravia - Sophia Duleep Singh
The second part of the Koh-i-noor diamond story, Duleep Singh's daughter Sophia is up next, as a warrior princess who was part of huge change, and made powerful enemies
45 min
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Ep 87 - Bermondsey - Peek Frean biscuit factory...
Wouldn't you love to live in Biscuit Town? We peek at Peek Frean and find out why they were so important in Bermondsey
43 min