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 83 - Vauxhall - Pleasure Gardens; debauchery...
Where do you go if you want to eat wafer thin beef, watch fireworks, listen to Handel and visit brothels all in one place? We've got you. Come with us to Vauxhall.
55 min
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Ep 82 - Smithfield - Bodysnatching - James May ...
Are you summer body ready? I hope not - that's the off season for bodysnatching...
47 min
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Ep 80 - Fulham - Jill Craigie, to be a woman
A cinematic trailblazer, Jill Craigie was one of the foremost female directors in the UK, with a unique look at London life
60 min
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Ep 80 - Covent Garden - Thomas Boulton & Freder...
How a drag court case created a tabloid storm in Victorian London
52 min
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Ep 79 - Pimlico; Barbara Hepworth - the wonderf...
One of the foremost artists of the 20thC, we take a look at Dame Barbara Hepworth, a woman inspired by the coast in Cornwall in her engaging, beautiful artworks.
59 min
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Ep 78 - Delving deep with special guest Lara Ma...
We're delighted to welcome Lara Maiklem to the podcast this week - bestselling author and mudlarker Lara comes to chat to us about mudlarking and her love for London's history
61 min
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Ep 77 - Westminster - Aphra Benn; scandal, spy ...
Heading back to the 1600s, we take a look at the intriguing, mysterious Aphra Benn, the first female English professional writer with an extra little secret to her story.
54 min
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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