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 169 - the mysterious disappearance of Elizab...
44 min
2
Ep 168 - Titus Oates conspiracy - fantasy or fact?
60 min
3
Ep 167 - Chevalier d'Eon - the gender-fluid spy...
47 min
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Ep 166 - Livery? I hardly know her. Loving cups...
78 min
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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