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 76 - North London - Alexandra Palace; burnin...
Come up to the top of the hill and find out all about the people's palace, Ally Pally. Up up and away!
65 min
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Ep 75 - Mayfair - Down Street abandoned tube st...
We chat to Siddy Holloway, presenter of Secrets of the London Underground about the abandoned tube station used as a WW2 bunker, Down Street
81 min
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Ep 74 - Soho (kinda!) - Caravan club, a 'sink o...
All welcome to peek behind the curtain of one of London's most secretive gay clubs, the 1930s 'Caravan Club'
58 min
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Ep 73 - London Bridge - The Old Operating Theat...
A secret 19thC operating theatre hidden in the attic of an old church, and the women who braved the surgeon's knife.
50 min
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Ep 72 - Tower Hill - the Koh I Noor Diamond; em...
The tragic story of a boy prince, the machiavellian invaders, and a cursed gem fought over in blood
62 min
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Ep 71 - Piccadilly - Frank Pick, the mastermind...
The man under your feet - we unearth the story of the amazing Frank Pick, and his invaluable contribution to London's tube
57 min
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Ep 70 SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE - Save London's gas...
London's heritage gas lamps are under threat - we talk to Tim Bryars, Luke Honey and Simon Callow about the fight to save them
43 min
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Ep 69 - St James - Chocolate houses; tantalisin...
Come with us to the chocolate houses of old St James, where the air was thick, the clubs were exclusive, and the chocolate ran from the trees
60 min
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Ep 68 - Lincoln’s Inn - Beggar’s Opera - snark,...
Seen as the first musical, the Beggar’s Opera changed london’s theatre scene with a snarky, modern satirical bite
55 min
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Ep 67 - Spitalfields - Banglatown, where London...
Where London meets the world in the beating heart of immigration and culture mixing
48 min
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Ep 65 - End of year roundup
A little look back at some of our favourite bits of the pod so far
38 min
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Ep 65 - Christmas episode
The pod is on tour this week, as Emily and Alex head around London in a black cab, with special guests
84 min
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Ep 64 - Soho - Tallulah Bankhead, sex, scandal ...
One of Hollywood's most scandalous women, we talk champagne in shoes, bed hopping and caustic wit with the whirlwind of a woman that was Tallulah Bankhead
40 min
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Ep 63 - Whitehall - Pocahontas, the tragic true...
Think you know the story of Pocahontas? Think again. We unpack the real story behind the Powhatan Princess, and why she came to England
50 min
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Ep 62 - Royal Docks - Silvertown explosion, a d...
It wasn't wartime bombing which devastated the Silvertown area of London, it was the preparation for war.
52 min
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Ep 61 - Piccadilly - Hatchards and literary Lon...
London is home to the unique, no more so than some of the most historic and quirky bookshops. We take a little tour of some of the most interesting and historic purveyors of literature
58 min
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Ep 60 - Covent Garden - Dick Turpin, the legend...
Is Dick Turpin all glamorous swashbuckling and mysterious gentleman, or is there a darker truth to his legendary status?
51 min
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ep 59 - Fleet Street - Twinings tea, the top of...
Fancy a cuppa? We're heading to the most historic of all the tea houses in London to see why Twinings is the last word in your morning cup of the good stuff.
44 min
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Ep 58 - Halloweeeeeen! Bouncing demons and gris...
This Halloween we both share stories from London's gruesome past, including some grisly, complex murders, and a mythical fire breathing demon who terrorised the streets for 60 years
65 min
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Ep 57 - Omoba Aina aka Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Qu...
We unearth the story of Queen Victoria's black goddaughter, Omoba Aina, and how she came to be under the Queen's protection
54 min
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Ep 56 - Rotherhithe - Prince Lee Boo & Omai, fr...
Two men from far flung lands chose to travel to London - what will their fates be? Find out more about them here.
48 min
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Ep 55 - Lambeth - Lucy Houston and the Spitfire...
Meet the Spitfire Sisters, a trio of unlikely women who have one thing in common - their work, effort and determination brought about the most iconic British aircraft, the Spitfire.
60 min
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Ep 54 - River Thames - SS Great Eastern, the st...
The largest ship of its day, known as the Floating City, which smashed all the records and captured headlines around the world...and the impact it had on the great man of engineering, Isambard Kingdom Brunel
73 min
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Ep 53 - Soho - Windmill Theatre, a riot of bare...
The most titillating of theatre at the Windmill, under the eyes of a formidable septuagenarian widow, Laura Henderson!
51 min
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Ep 52 - 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
We're celebrating one year! So we have a special guest, friend of the pod Lee Ingleby, to come in for a wine-augmented chat about all things pod, and test our London knowledge!
57 min