Podcasts by 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 150 - black cabs - hop in, let's go! from 2023-11-22T00:09:39
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. We're going to rewind further than you might think to get...
ListenEp 149 - Howard Florey, Norman Hartley and a wonder drug - the penicillin partnership from 2023-11-09T00:15:39
Fleming?! Pah! Behind every famous man is a team who made it work - this is the amazing story of how that team took Fleming's discovery of penicillin to the people. While Fleming discovered it, the...
ListenEp 147 - Tart Hall - Who would live in a house like this? from 2023-10-13T21:38:44
Tart Hall - a cheeky little spot on a map opens the key to a very interesting person... Fiona has gone off at a tangent this week after checking some blog images for the last episode - and oh my go...
ListenEp 146 - The Boy Jack - the knickers nicker from 2023-09-27T21:47:54
Ever dreamed about stealing the Queen's underwear?! No, us neither, but we know someone who did just that. Come and enjoy the story of a plucky urchin known as the Boy Jones, who around the age of ...
ListenEp 144 - Sarah Siddons, superstar of the stage and statue success story! from 2023-06-28T17:38:17
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 cent...
ListenEp 143 - Eliza Acton&Mrs Beeton - battle of the bakers from 2023-06-21T12:14:46
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...
ListenBONUS - Matchgirls extra! from 2023-06-19T13:26:35
A cheeky little mid-week bonus for you, gang - we revisit the match girls with a descendent of one of the major players in the match girls strike! Find out more on the website - https://www.matchgi...
ListenEp 142 - Evelyn de Morgan - golden girl and ground-breaker from 2023-06-14T10:54:31
In the middle of a Victorian artistic revolution comes Evelyn de Morgan, breaking rules and expectations as she goes. A pre-raphaelite artist, Evelyn took the rules of the movement and bent them to...
ListenEp 141 - Colonel Blood, professional traitor! from 2023-06-07T08:40:29
What do you do if you first and second treasonous plots are foiled? No matter - go for a third, but this time, make it a doozy. We're back on a treasonous footing this week - it's a theme! We are ...
ListenEp 140 - Cato Street Conspiracy - treason and terror from 2023-05-30T23:10
In a small hayloft in Marylebone, a daring plot was formed. This plot was so audacious and terrifying that it could never really happen. Could it? Against a backdrop of feverish political unrest an...
ListenEp 139 - Robert Hooke, a problematic polymath from 2023-05-24T08:46:50
It's Fiona's week to chat about one of her guide crushes, the polymath Robert Hooke. Is he everything he is cracked up to be? Or is there trouble afoot? We delve into one of the lesser known contem...
ListenEp 136 - Demystifying the coronation - pomp and ceremony and what it means from 2023-05-05T22:42:18
Oooh, it's an epic one this week, gang. Get comfy, go on a longer walk than usual, hydrate - we are going to get through it together! We are barrelling towards the coronation, so Fiona and Alex are...
ListenEp 135 - Royal Bling - inside the secret treasure chest from 2023-04-26T19:23:47
Let's prise open the lid on the royal treasure chest for the first of our coronation specials, with guest Viv Haxby, making her bling predictions! Viv is our resident royal watcher, and she avidly ...
ListenEp 134 - Amy Johnson, Queen of the Air from 2023-04-19T09:20:47
It's up, up and away this week with one of aviation's most famous pioneers, the record breaking Amy Johnson. Her death is shrouded in mystery but her legacy is impressive and enduring. Travel with ...
ListenEp 133 - Moll Cutpurse or Mary Frith - Whipster, wild woman and one-of-a-kind from 2023-04-11T23:10
It's the 17thC, and rogues and thieves are rife in London. None as famed or as intriguing as Moll Cutpurse, a legend among women for her law-breaking ways, scandalous pursuits, and unique character...
ListenEp 132 The Big City, with Guests Liz Scott and David Hepher from 2023-04-04T23:10
Art galore today as Fiona ( going solo, eek!) chats to Liz Scott, curator of the Big City Exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, and, featured artist, David Hepher.The good folk at the gallery ha...
ListenEp 130 - Endell Street Hospital - a hospital with a heart - with guest Katie Wignall of Look Up London from 2023-03-22T00:10
In the heart of Covent Garden was a WW1 endeavour by some formidable women who wouldn't take no for an answer. Meet Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson, pioneers of opportunities for female do...
ListenEp 129 - NEW CO-HOST! And theatre licensing - the anti-boob brigade from 2023-03-15T00:10
It's new co-host time! Come and welcome our new Lady Who Londons into out little podcasting family! Join me - Alex - and for her first time in an official capacity, Fiona Lukas! We still miss Emily...
ListenEp 127 - The little wartime library - books and bombings in Bethnal Green - with author Kate Thompson from 2023-03-01T00:10
What do the east Londoners do when bombs are falling? Well, they read, of course. We welcome author Kate Thompson to the podcast to talk all about the secret library made by enterprising Londoners....
ListenEp 126 - Saxon London, the secret Saxon city, with guest Fiona Lukas from 2023-02-22T00:10
Let's talk about the London we don't see - Saxon London. Why? It's all gone! Or has it? What did the Saxons ever do for us? Except city planning, roads, governance, knightly endeavours, urbexing an...
ListenEp 125 - Executions! With guest, curator Beverley Cook from 2023-02-15T21:07:16
Joined by Beverley Cook of the Museum of London, we delve into the long, murky, often intriguing history of executions in London. Enter at your peril! As ever, we look at the people, places and eve...
ListenEp 124 - John Wilkes - radical, raunchy and revolutionary from 2023-02-09T17:34
It's been a while since we looked at A MAN on the podcast, so let's take a look at the ugliest man in England, member of one of the (supposedly) raunchiest clubs, and revolutionary reformer. John W...
ListenEp 123 - Winchester Geese and the Crossbones Graveyard - sex and sin in Southwark from 2023-02-01T21:12:41
Journey with me back to the stews and brothels of medieval Southwark, where the church rules the roost, and the geese enjoy their protection. But what happens when the geese are no longer needed? Y...
ListenEp 122 - Emily's Farewell from 2023-01-25T12:47:31
It's time. None of us are ready, but it's happening. Emily is heading away, so join us for a one-off episode to say farewell to our favourite Lady Who Londons. NB - if this is your first time of jo...
ListenEp 121 - Tate Modern Turbine Hall - big ideas in a huge space from 2023-01-18T22:00
Emily takes a look at her favourite Turbine Hall installations in her penultimate episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
ListenEp 120 - Kensington - Queen Caroline of Ansbach; sexy, savvy and scheming! from 2023-01-11T00:10
A rare royal for us, we are taking a look at the exciting, unusual, sexy Queen Caroline - how she broke the mould and shaped her own future. Left in a pretty sorry state by her parents, Caroline ne...
ListenEp 108 - Fitzrovia - the Berner's street hoax - mutton and mischief from 2022-10-12T21:15:11
Here's a weird one, a prank which made 54 Berner's street the most talked about address in London...for one day only! Our mischief maker is the cheeky Theodore Hook, whose antics created a stir for...
ListenEp 107 - Kew - Kew Palace, a little place with a big history. from 2022-10-05T20:09:59
Come with us on a little stroll through Kew Gardens to the world's smallest palace, a little place with a big history. Emily is back her her favourite place this week, a garden! But we're going rum...
ListenEp 106 - Russell Square - Great Ormond Street hospital, magic and medicine from 2022-09-27T23:10
Where magic meets medicine, Great Ormond Street has links to two renowned authors, but for very different reasons. We trace the history of the first dedicated children's hospital in the English spe...
ListenEp 105 - Soho - John Snow and the Broad St pump - cholera and confusion from 2022-09-21T22:55
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...This week we are in dirty, gritty 19thC Soho, looking at a famously d...
ListenEp 104 - Kensington - Peter the Wild Boy, feral or frightened? from 2022-09-13T23:10
Found in the forests in Germany living wild, Peter the Wild Boy was a popular curio at the royal court. Who was he, and what happened to him when he was brought to the UK? This week's story is a bu...
ListenEp 103 - Stoke Newington - Abney Park and Frank Bostock, lion tamer extraordinaire! from 2022-09-07T12:10
Where do lion tamers go when their animals get the better of them? Into one of the Magnificent Seven! Come find out about Frank Bostock, the famous lion tamer and the beautiful Abney Park cemetery ...
ListenEp 102 - Westminster - Millicent Garrett Fawcett, a woman with a purpose from 2022-08-30T23:10
Nobody puts Millicent in the corner...because she will come out fighting! This week we look at Millicent Garrett Fawcett, just one of 10 children born into a radically thinking family, and Millicen...
ListenEp 101 - Trafalgar Square - the 4th plinth project. Is it The End?! from 2022-08-24T11:22:58
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. Find out more about a horse skeleton, what the inside of the pl...
ListenEp 99 - Wimbledon - Jean Borotra; a heroic castle escape. from 2022-08-09T23:10
From the seemingly ordinary if impressive Wimbledon champion, to a historic, heroic WW2 jail break, this week we look at the fascinating and completely unexpected story of Jean Borotra, one of Fran...
ListenEp 98 - Westminster - Bouddicca, battle-scarred and revenge-hungry from 2022-08-03T11:35:44
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. Join us to discover the story of the legendary warrior q...
ListenEp 89 - Jubilee special - when coronations bite back! from 2022-06-01T21:45
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! From sleeping kings to tiny queens, rolling lords and backwar...
ListenEp 85 - St James - Tudor eating habits - you are what you eat. from 2022-05-03T23:25:04
This week we take a dive into the crazy world of the Tudor table, and their unusual habits. When what you eat is a smorgasbord of crazy stuff and your table is groaning with sugary delights, how do...
ListenEp 80 - Fulham - Jill Craigie, to be a woman from 2022-04-06T06:52:57
A cinematic trailblazer, Jill Craigie was one of the foremost female directors in the UK, with a unique look at London life. We find out what took her into the film industry, why she was so importa...
ListenEp 79 - Pimlico; Barbara Hepworth - the wonderful woman of waves from 2022-03-23T00:12
One of the foremost artists of the 20thC, we take a look at Dame Barbara Hepworth. Emily takes us on a trot through the life and work of the wonderful artist who is linked to both London and St Ive...
ListenEp 78 - Delving deep with special guest Lara Maiklem, author and mudlarker from 2022-03-16T00:10
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. We chat about some o...
ListenEp 76 - North London - Alexandra Palace; burning, broadcasts, and balloons! from 2022-03-02T00:10
Come up to the top of the hill and find out all about the people's palace, Ally Pally. Up up and away! From huge balloons to Laurence of Arabia, fireworks and fires (oops), Alexandra Palace is the ...
ListenEp 74 - Soho (kinda!) - Caravan club, a 'sink of iniquity' in gay London from 2022-02-16T00:10
All welcome to peek behind the curtain of one of London's most secretive gay clubs, the 1930s 'Caravan Club'. We take you off for a bit of LGBTQ history, as we travel back in time to the 1930s, whe...
ListenEp 73 - London Bridge - The Old Operating Theatre; hope and fear in a secret attic from 2022-02-09T00:10
A secret 19thC operating theatre hidden in the attic of an old church, and the women who braved the surgeon's knife. This week Emily and Alex are on site at the Old Operating Theatre in London Brid...
ListenEp 72 - Tower Hill - the Koh I Noor Diamond; empire and emotions from 2022-02-02T00:10
The tragic story of a boy prince, the machiavellian invaders, and a cursed gem fought over in blood - this week we trace the tale of one of the most famous jewels in the world, the Koh I Noor diamo...
ListenEp 71 - Piccadilly - Frank Pick, the mastermind you never knew you needed from 2022-01-26T00:10
The man under your feet - we unearth the story of the amazing Frank Pick, and his invaluable contribution to London's tube. When the London Underground came together after the wilderness years (!),...
ListenEp 70 SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE - Save London's gas lamps! from 2022-01-24T17:37
London's heritage gas lamps are under threat - we talk to Tim Bryars, Luke Honey and Simon Callow about the fight to save them. 300 of London's heritage gas lamps are being ripped out to be replace...
ListenEp 69 - St James - Chocolate houses; tantalising, tasty treats from 2022-01-19T00:10
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. Sounds too good to be true? That's what we thought, un...
ListenEp 68 - Lincoln’s Inn - Beggar’s Opera - snark, satire and sauciness from 2022-01-12T00:10
Seen as the first musical, the Beggar’s Opera changed london’s theatre scene with a snarky, modern satirical bite. In order to take on the rival theatres, John Rich went off-piste and produced this...
ListenEp 67 - Spitalfields - Banglatown, where London meets the world from 2022-01-05T00:10
London is a city of centuries of immigration. This week we travel east to Spitalfields, to look at the fantastic area known as Banglatown. We check out the impact of several centuries of newcomers ...
ListenEp 65 - End of year roundup from 2021-12-22T22:43:24
Happy festivities everyone! Here's a little round up to see you through to 2022. See you next year! Stay safe and happy. Alex and Emily.xLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEp 65 - Christmas episode from 2021-12-15T00:10
Come join the Christmas fun, where Emily and Alex head around London in a black cab, together with special guests. We chat all things Christmas and London, and tell you where to go to get the best ...
ListenEp 64 - Soho - Tallulah Bankhead, sex, scandal and salaciousness on stage from 2021-12-08T00:10
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. Although an American, she spent the best ...
ListenEp 63 - Whitehall - Pocahontas, the tragic true story from 2021-12-01T00:16
Think you know the story of Pocahontas? Think again. We unpack the real story behind the Powhatan Princess, and why she came to England. Is it all as joyous and loving as the Disney movie shows? Wh...
ListenEp 62 - Royal Docks - Silvertown explosion, a dynamite tale from 2021-11-24T21:42
It wasn't wartime bombing which devastated the Silvertown area of London, it was the preparation for war. So what was it that caused a huge explosion in one of the densely populated areas of London...
ListenEp 60 - Covent Garden - Dick Turpin, the legendary swashbuckling highwayman from 2021-11-10T10:07
Is Dick Turpin all glamorous swashbuckling and mysterious gentleman, or is there a darker truth to his legendary status? Today we head to Covent Garden's Drury Lane to visit the last London waterin...
Listenep 59 - Fleet Street - Twinings tea, the top of the tree for tea from 2021-11-03T00:17
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. Twinings has been in the same spot on F...
Listenep 59 - Fleet Street - Twinings tea, the top of the tree for tea from 2021-11-03T00:17
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. Twinings has been in the same spot on F...
ListenEp 58 - Halloweeeeeen! Bouncing demons and grisly murders from 2021-10-26T23:10
It's Halloween, so it's Goth Guide Emily's favourite time of year! And this year is no exception, she is back in full gory form with a tale of some properly grisly murders in Shadwell, East London....
ListenEp 57 - Omoba Aina aka Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria's black goddaughter from 2021-10-19T23:10
We unearth the story of Queen Victoria's black goddaughter, Omoba Aina, and how she came to be under the Queen's protection. How did this orphaned Yoruban child make her way to London and into the ...
ListenEp 56 - Rotherhithe - Prince Lee Boo&Omai, from far flung lands to London life from 2021-10-12T23:10
Emily has kept it close to home this week with the story of Prince Lee Boo, who lies buried in Rotherhithe, and Omai, the second only Pacific Islander to visit Europe. Two different men from far fl...
ListenEp 55 - Lambeth - Lucy Houston and the Spitfire Sisters from 2021-10-06T11:35:54
How do 3 women, all different ages, and from different walks of life, contribute so heavily to the success and development of the Spitfire? We take a look at Lady Lucy Houston, 13 year old Hazel Hi...
ListenEp 54 - River Thames - SS Great Eastern, the steel leviathan from 2021-09-28T23:32
Come and meet the Floating City, the SS Great Eastern, the largest ship in its day, 6 times larger than any other ship afloat at the time. We revisit the legend that is Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and...
ListenEp 53 - Soho - Windmill Theatre, a riot of bare breasts and bombings from 2021-09-21T23:10
Welcome to the Windmill! Where all the excitement took place during WW2. Faced with a flop of a theatre, Laura Henderson and Vivien Van Damm created the most titillating of theatre, using *gasp* na...
ListenEp 52 - 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! from 2021-09-14T23:10
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! We have a little cha...
ListenEp 51 - Bloomsbury - Russell Hotel, a titanic development from 2021-09-07T23:10
All hands to the deck today, as we take a listener request for a location, the Russell Hotel, now known as the Kempton Fitzroy. Why is this hotel so interesting? Well there is more than one massive...
ListenEp 51 - Bloomsbury - Russell Hotel, a titanic development from 2021-09-07T23:10
All hands to the deck today, as we take a listener request for a location, the Russell Hotel, now known as the Kempton Fitzroy. Why is this hotel so interesting? Well there is more than one massive...
ListenEp 50 - St James - Elizabethan Sumptuary laws, when it was illegal to look *this* good from 2021-08-31T23:10
Hey fashion police, this one's for you! On this week's episode we take a look at one of the oddest laws around, the Elizabethan sumptuary laws which governed who could where what and when. Literall...
ListenEp 49 - Bank - Beefsteak club, an odyssey of Britishness and silly hats from 2021-08-24T23:10
On this week's episode, we have two guests, Lottie and Fiona, as Alex is not public appropriate right now. With Emily, our guests attack the topic of the Beefsteak club with gusto, getting stuck in...
ListenEp 48 - Covent Garden - Margot Fonteyn, pirouettes and politics from 2021-08-17T23:10
We've had a slight change of topic this week, so we are taking a look at one of Alex's icons, Margot Fonteyn. Now if the thought of ballet puts you off, never fear - this is a story that will certa...
ListenEp 48 - Covent Garden - Margot Fonteyn, pirouettes and politics from 2021-08-17T23:10
We've had a slight change of topic this week, so we are taking a look at one of Alex's icons, Margot Fonteyn. Now if the thought of ballet puts you off, never fear - this is a story that will certa...
Listenep 47 - Wapping - Thames tunnel; banquets, bravery and Brunel from 2021-08-10T23:10
How do you make a tunnel interesting? Well luckily, this week's subject, the Thames tunnel needs no help at all. We take a look at how the first tunnel under a river anywhere in the world is so muc...
ListenEp 46 - Mayfair - Georgian sex bomb Kitty Fisher from 2021-08-04T10:47
Oooh, Kitty Fisher, you scandalous thing! This week we take a look at one of London's most celebrated Georgian women, the courtesan, harlot, and most talked about women of 18thC London. Part of the...
ListenEp 45 - Hyde Park - Jack Sheppard, Jailbreaker extraordinaire from 2021-07-27T23:51
The star of the show this week is the utterly fantastic Jack Sheppard - small time crook and petty villain, who got a huge following and famous reputation as a regular jailbreaker from some of Lond...
ListenEp 44 - Bloomsbury - Noor Inayat Khan, Spy Princess from 2021-07-21T10:38
This week we are on the trail of a spy princess, the incredible Noor Inayat Khan. She came to England in 1944 and joined the war effort as a spy, heading behind enemy lines and risking her life to ...
ListenEp 44 - Bloomsbury - Noor Inayat Khan, Spy Princess from 2021-07-21T10:38
This week we are on the trail of a spy princess, the incredible Noor Inayat Khan. She came to England in 1944 and joined the war effort as a spy, heading behind enemy lines and risking her life to ...
ListenEp 43 - Southbank - Festival of Britain, London's biggest party from 2021-07-14T10:27
It's party time! We've left behind the gruesome stories of last week and headed nearby to the South Bank area to find out about the Festival of Britain. Was there really an alien spaceship hovering...
ListenEp 43 - Southbank - Festival of Britain, London's biggest party from 2021-07-14T10:27
It's party time! We've left behind the gruesome stories of last week and headed nearby to the South Bank area to find out about the Festival of Britain. Was there really an alien spaceship hovering...
ListenEp 42 - Waterloo - Necropolis Railway, London's death rail from 2021-07-07T09:49
One of London's most curious bits of history this week, as we talk about London's necrotrain - a train designed to transport London's dead, plus their mourners, out to a green leafy cemetery about ...
ListenEp 42 - Waterloo - Necropolis Railway, London's death rail from 2021-07-07T09:49
One of London's most curious bits of history this week, as we talk about London's necrotrain - a train designed to transport London's dead, plus their mourners, out to a green leafy cemetery about ...
ListenEp 41 - Clerkenwell - Prison explosion, a high risk plot from 2021-06-29T23:12
The goth guide lives up to her reputation today by picking a devastating explosion and jail break in Clerkenwell on this week's podcast. How do a white ball, a barrel full of dynamite, and a serial...
ListenEp 41 - Clerkenwell - Prison explosion, a high risk plot from 2021-06-29T23:12
The goth guide lives up to her reputation today by picking a devastating explosion and jail break in Clerkenwell on this week's podcast. How do a white ball, a barrel full of dynamite, and a serial...
ListenEp 40 - Clerkenwell - London's Secret Mail Rail, secret tunnels keeping the city running from 2021-06-22T23:04
We're going underground! Not to the famous London underground, oh no. We are going for one of London's secret tunnels which used to house the almost mythical postal rail system which transported ma...
ListenEp 40 - Clerkenwell - London's Secret Mail Rail, secret tunnels keeping the city running from 2021-06-22T23:04
We're going underground! Not to the famous London underground, oh no. We are going for one of London's secret tunnels which used to house the almost mythical postal rail system which transported ma...
ListenEp 39 - Kensington - Beatrix Potter, a literary menagerie from 2021-06-15T23:44
Welcome to the animal special! Emily delves in to one of Alex's favourite childhood authors, Beatrix Potter, and tries not to ruin Peter Rabbit for everyone! We take a look at her life and loves, a...
ListenEp 39 - Kensington - Beatrix Potter, a literary menagerie from 2021-06-15T23:44
Welcome to the animal special! Emily delves in to one of Alex's favourite childhood authors, Beatrix Potter, and tries not to ruin Peter Rabbit for everyone! We take a look at her life and loves, a...
ListenEp 38 - Kensington - Isabella Lucy Bird, independent adventurer from 2021-06-08T23:59
We're trotting off around the world this week with another phenomenal woman, Isabella Lucy Bird, who Alex kinda loves. We find out how a spinal tumour led her to become a best selling travel writer...
ListenEp 38 - Kensington - Isabella Lucy Bird, independent adventurer from 2021-06-08T23:59
We're trotting off around the world this week with another phenomenal woman, Isabella Lucy Bird, who Alex kinda loves. We find out how a spinal tumour led her to become a best selling travel writer...
ListenEp 37 - Fleet Street - Dr Samuel Johnson, multifaceted man from 2021-06-01T23:57
Hello fopdoodles! This week we are taking a look at the original collector of unusual words, Dr Samuel Johnson, and his English dictionary. What common word did he leave out, whilst including a ver...
ListenEp 37 - Fleet Street - Dr Samuel Johnson, multifaceted man from 2021-06-01T23:57
Hello fopdoodles! This week we are taking a look at the original collector of unusual words, Dr Samuel Johnson, and his English dictionary. What common word did he leave out, whilst including a ver...
ListenEp 36 - Whitechapel - Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London's famous bells from 2021-05-25T23:37
Ding ding, the bells the bells are calling. We are heading east this week to Whitechapel, home of the renowned Whitechapel Bell Foundry, where bells such as Big Ben and the Liberty Bell were forged...
ListenEp 36 - Whitechapel - Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London's famous bells from 2021-05-25T23:37
Ding ding, the bells the bells are calling. We are heading east this week to Whitechapel, home of the renowned Whitechapel Bell Foundry, where bells such as Big Ben and the Liberty Bell were forged...
ListenEp 35 - Soho - Denmark Street, rock n roll history from 2021-05-19T19:57
Bash the cymbals and crash those drums, we are heading to Soho for a bit of rock music history. Denmark street is the centre of all the excitement, and we are going to take a look at what makes thi...
ListenEp 35 - Soho - Denmark Street, rock n roll history from 2021-05-19T19:57
Bash the cymbals and crash those drums, we are heading to Soho for a bit of rock music history. Denmark street is the centre of all the excitement, and we are going to take a look at what makes thi...
ListenEp 34 - Embankment - Somerset House & Waterloo Bridge, the ladies' bridge from 2021-05-11T23:38
Ladies, unite! Unite under a bridge and check out how dirty it is underneath. Because we are here for the ladies' input this week, as we take a look at Waterloo Bridge and find out if there is any ...
ListenEp 34 - Embankment - Somerset House&Waterloo Bridge, the ladies' bridge from 2021-05-11T23:38
Ladies, unite! Unite under a bridge and check out how dirty it is underneath. Because we are here for the ladies' input this week, as we take a look at Waterloo Bridge and find out if there is any ...
ListenEp 33 - Lambeth - Charlie Chaplin, icon and risk taker from 2021-05-05T00:20
This week's podcast is acted out entirely in mime as we talk about Charlie Chaplin, who lived for some of his life in Lambeth. We take a look at his life, loves and career, plus we find out why he ...
ListenEp 33 - Lambeth - Charlie Chaplin, icon and risk taker from 2021-05-05T00:20
This week's podcast is acted out entirely in mime as we talk about Charlie Chaplin, who lived for some of his life in Lambeth. We take a look at his life, loves and career, plus we find out why he ...
ListenEp 32 - Green Park - Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, the tragic toast of the town from 2021-04-27T23:46
Alex takes the lead this week, and she has picked the fascinating and ultimately tragic Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Groomed for a life at the absolute peak of society, her match in a husband ...
ListenEp 32 - Green Park - Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, the tragic toast of the town from 2021-04-27T23:46
Alex takes the lead this week, and she has picked the fascinating and ultimately tragic Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Groomed for a life at the absolute peak of society, her match in a husband ...
ListenEp 31 - Mayfair - Norman Hartnell, how to dress a Queen from 2021-04-21T08:35
Hold on to your party pants, we are going dress shopping for a coronation. This week Emily is talking all about Normal Hartnell, the iconic royal dress designer, famous for designing both the weddi...
ListenEp 31 - Mayfair - Norman Hartnell, how to dress a Queen from 2021-04-21T08:35
Hold on to your party pants, we are going dress shopping for a coronation. This week Emily is talking all about Normal Hartnell, the iconic royal dress designer, famous for designing both the weddi...
ListenEp 30 - Trafalgar Sq, Angela Burdett-Coutts, mould breaker and icon from 2021-04-13T23:23
This week, Alex is thrilled to talk about Angela Burdett-Coutts, and it's her favourite podcast to date. We chat about the wonderfully unique Angela, who inherited a ton of money then spent her who...
ListenEp 30 - Trafalgar Sq, Angela Burdett-Coutts, mould breaker and icon from 2021-04-13T23:23
This week, Alex is thrilled to talk about Angela Burdett-Coutts, and it's her favourite podcast to date. We chat about the wonderfully unique Angela, who inherited a ton of money then spent her who...
ListenEp 29 -Mayfair (kinda!) - The Great Smog of 1952, London's dark threat from 2021-04-06T23:22
Ah Emily. Another week, another opportunity to get stuck in with the grime, the dark, and the deaths. This week we are off to...erm...well, everywhere in London actually! It's the Great Smog of 195...
ListenEp 29 -Mayfair (kinda!) - The Great Smog of 1952, London's dark threat from 2021-04-06T23:22
Ah Emily. Another week, another opportunity to get stuck in with the grime, the dark, and the deaths. This week we are off to...erm...well, everywhere in London actually! It's the Great Smog of 195...
ListenEp 28 - Greenwich - John Harrison&Greenwich, time and tide from 2021-03-30T23:37
Well that's not a snappy title, is it?! This week we are off to Greenwich, and it is Alex who was the lucky winner of this most coveted of locations. She has picked to talk about John Harrison, his...
ListenEp 28 - Greenwich - John Harrison&Greenwich, time and tide from 2021-03-30T23:37
Well that's not a snappy title, is it?! This week we are off to Greenwich, and it is Alex who was the lucky winner of this most coveted of locations. She has picked to talk about John Harrison, his...
ListenEp27 - Bankside - Ellen Terry, glamour and glitz from 2021-03-24T09:28
Hello podcats! You'll be thrilled to know we are taking a detour from the darker side of London's history, and we are brightening the mood with a chat about the glorious Ellen Terry, one of London'...
ListenEp27 - Bankside - Ellen Terry, glamour and glitz from 2021-03-24T09:28
Hello podcats! You'll be thrilled to know we are taking a detour from the darker side of London's history, and we are brightening the mood with a chat about the glorious Ellen Terry, one of London'...
ListenEp 26 - Liverpool St / Shoreditch - Bedlam, melancholy and madness from 2021-03-17T09:54
Welcome back, everyone! We're continuing our march into the darker bits of London with a look at Bethlehem hospital, better known as Bedlam. We take a look at the history behind this infamous hospi...
ListenEp 26 - Liverpool St / Shoreditch - Bedlam, melancholy and madness from 2021-03-17T09:54
Welcome back, everyone! We're continuing our march into the darker bits of London with a look at Bethlehem hospital, better known as Bedlam. We take a look at the history behind this infamous hospi...
ListenEp 25 - Bloomsbury - Virginia Woolf, literature's tortured soul from 2021-03-10T10:00
Welcome back, podcats! This week is the turn of Emily, and she is taking us over to Bloomsbury to take a look at the story of one of literature's most influential writers, Virginia Woolf. We find o...
ListenEp 25 - Bloomsbury - Virginia Woolf, literature's tortured soul from 2021-03-10T10:00
Welcome back, podcats! This week is the turn of Emily, and she is taking us over to Bloomsbury to take a look at the story of one of literature's most influential writers, Virginia Woolf. We find o...
ListenEp 24 - Whitechapel - Joseph Merrick, the 'elephant man' from 2021-03-03T10:26
Welcome to this week's episode, where we are making a stop at Whitechapel to visit Joseph Merrick, as so many people during the Victorian era did. He is otherwise known as the 'elephant man', due t...
ListenEp 24 - Whitechapel - Joseph Merrick, the 'elephant man' from 2021-03-03T10:26
Welcome to this week's episode, where we are making a stop at Whitechapel to visit Joseph Merrick, as so many people during the Victorian era did. He is otherwise known as the 'elephant man', due t...
ListenEp 23 - Chelsea Physic Garden, a garden to kill or cure from 2021-02-24T09:44
Technical issues all sorted, we are back for a wholesome podcast after the cheek of the last one! We're off to Chelsea Physic Garden today, and OF COURSE goth guide Emily manages to find some death...
ListenEp 23 - Chelsea Physic Garden, a garden to kill or cure from 2021-02-24T09:44
Technical issues all sorted, we are back for a wholesome podcast after the cheek of the last one! We're off to Chelsea Physic Garden today, and OF COURSE goth guide Emily manages to find some death...
ListenEp 22 - St James - James Graham & The Celestial Bed, the Georgian sex aid! from 2021-02-17T00:09
Ooh er missus, it's getting sexy this week! We're off to St James for Alex's pick of the Celestial Bed, which was basically an extravagant 18thC sex aid! We find out how Georgians could get electri...
ListenEp 22 - St James - James Graham&The Celestial Bed, the Georgian sex aid! from 2021-02-17T00:09
Ooh er missus, it's getting sexy this week! We're off to St James for Alex's pick of the Celestial Bed, which was basically an extravagant 18thC sex aid! We find out how Georgians could get electri...
ListenEp 21 - Leicester Square- Dome of Wonders, designed to amaze from 2021-02-10T10:29
The weather outside might be frightful, but inside Leicester Square's Dome of Wonder it is anything but! This week it is Emily's pick, and she is heading centrally, to the entertainment area of Lei...
ListenEp 21 - Leicester Square- Dome of Wonders, designed to amaze from 2021-02-10T10:29
The weather outside might be frightful, but inside Leicester Square's Dome of Wonder it is anything but! This week it is Emily's pick, and she is heading centrally, to the entertainment area of Lei...
ListenEp 20 - Bloomsbury (again!) - The Sutton Hoo treasure, Vikings and ghosts from 2021-02-03T00:12
This week sees the release of Netflix's big new film, The Dig. Always wanting to be down with the kool kidz, Emily and Alex are chatting about the Sutton Hoo treasure find - the subject of the film...
ListenEp 20 - Bloomsbury (again!) - The Sutton Hoo treasure, Vikings and ghosts from 2021-02-03T00:12
This week sees the release of Netflix's big new film, The Dig. Always wanting to be down with the kool kidz, Emily and Alex are chatting about the Sutton Hoo treasure find - the subject of the film...
ListenEp 19 - Bloomsbury - Charles Darwin, controversy and conviction from 2021-01-27T12:48
What up, podcats. Welcome back to Ladies Who London - we have a guest this week in the form of Dr Aaron Hunter @scienceguidelondon to chat all things Darwin. We find out how Darwin got interested i...
ListenEp 19 - Bloomsbury - Charles Darwin, controversy and conviction from 2021-01-27T12:48
What up, podcats. Welcome back to Ladies Who London - we have a guest this week in the form of Dr Aaron Hunter @scienceguidelondon to chat all things Darwin. We find out how Darwin got interested i...
ListenEp 18 - Clerkenwell - Amelia Edwards, a force to be reckoned with from 2021-01-20T00:01
Welcome back podsters! It's Alex's week this week, and we are tootling around Clerkenwell on the trail of one Amelia Edwards. She was a pioneering egyptologist in the Victorian era, and was also ga...
ListenEp 18 - Clerkenwell - Amelia Edwards, a force to be reckoned with from 2021-01-20T00:01
Welcome back podsters! It's Alex's week this week, and we are tootling around Clerkenwell on the trail of one Amelia Edwards. She was a pioneering egyptologist in the Victorian era, and was also ga...
ListenEp 17 - Bermondsey Leather Trade, foul wind and fair from 2021-01-13T10:48
Hello podcats! It's Emily's pick this week, and true to form, she's gone stinky! We are off to Bermondsey this week to explore the leather trade that used to be an important part of this area of so...
ListenEp 17 - Bermondsey Leather Trade, foul wind and fair from 2021-01-13T10:48
Hello podcats! It's Emily's pick this week, and true to form, she's gone stinky! We are off to Bermondsey this week to explore the leather trade that used to be an important part of this area of so...
ListenEp 16 - Bow - The Match Girls' Strike, power to the people from 2021-01-06T07:40
We're back! Happy 2021! Alex and Emily are back for the new year, and starting out in Bow, East London. It's Alex's pick this week, and she has gone for the Match Girls' Strike of 1888, an importan...
ListenEp 16 - Bow - The Match Girls' Strike, power to the people from 2021-01-06T07:40
We're back! Happy 2021! Alex and Emily are back for the new year, and starting out in Bow, East London. It's Alex's pick this week, and she has gone for the Match Girls' Strike of 1888, an importan...
ListenEp 15 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! from 2020-12-23T12:16
IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAAAS! This week Emily and Alex mess with the format, and do their 12 days of Christmas - or rather their top 12 things of Christmas in London. Join us to see what our pick of Chris...
ListenEp 14 - River Thames - Frost Fairs, London's coolest winter fun from 2020-12-16T00:01
We're getting festive this week! Join Blue Badge Guides Alex Lacey and Emily Dell to find out more about an unusual London event, the Frost Fairs.
A rare occurrence, but a spectacular one, the ...
Ep 14 - River Thames - Frost Fairs, London's coolest winter fun from 2020-12-16T00:01
We're getting festive this week! Join Blue Badge Guides Alex Lacey and Emily Dell to find out more about an unusual London event, the Frost Fairs. A rare occurrence, but a spectacular one, the Fros...
ListenEp 13 - Westminster - Operation Mincemeat, an audacious plot from 2020-12-09T12:20
When you want subterfuge and exciting deception, who do you turn to? James Bond might be a pretty decent option, and that is where we begin our chat today, talking about Operation Mincemeat. This w...
ListenEp 13 - Westminster - Operation Mincemeat, an audacious plot from 2020-12-09T12:20
When you want subterfuge and exciting deception, who do you turn to? James Bond might be a pretty decent option, and that is where we begin our chat today, talking about Operation Mincemeat. This w...
ListenEp 12 - Southwark - the 1212 fire, London's *other* great fire. from 2020-12-02T00:18
It's over to the dark hearted Emily this week who - guess what?! - has more fire and destruction for you! We look at the 1212 fire which happened in Southwark, and encompassed London Bridge. Why wa...
ListenEp 11 - Waterloo - Florence Nightingale & Mary Seacole, women who changed the world from 2020-11-25T01:00
Welcome back, fellow London history fans! This week we are over in Waterloo, where Alex picked the formidable nursing duo of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole as joint topics. Although the two ...
ListenEp 11 - Waterloo - Florence Nightingale&Mary Seacole, women who changed the world from 2020-11-25T01:00
Welcome back, fellow London history fans! This week we are over in Waterloo, where Alex picked the formidable nursing duo of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole as joint topics. Although the two ...
ListenEp 10 - Mayfair - The May Fair, debauchery and decapitated puppets from 2020-11-18T10:41
It's Mayfair week! It's Emily's pick, and she has gone back to the very start - the very thing Mayfair gets its name from. Find out about the sort of debauchery that went on in the 15 day fair - ba...
ListenEp 10 - Mayfair - The May Fair, debauchery and decapitated puppets from 2020-11-18T10:41
It's Mayfair week! It's Emily's pick, and she has gone back to the very start - the very thing Mayfair gets its name from. Find out about the sort of debauchery that went on in the 15 day fair - ba...
ListenEp 9 - Fleet Street - Hidden Rivers, the labyrinth beneath your feet from 2020-11-11T00:05
This week we head over to the City, to Fleet Street, looking at the place where the street got its name - the Fleet river.
Emily is getting quite the reputation as being a lover of gore and gri...
Ep 9 - Fleet Street - Hidden Rivers, the labyrinth beneath your feet from 2020-11-11T00:05
This week we head over to the City, to Fleet Street, looking at the place where the street got its name - the Fleet river. Emily is getting quite the reputation as being a lover of gore and grisly ...
ListenEp 8 - Westminster (again!) - Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot, subterfuge and intrigue from 2020-11-04T09:35
Join Alex & Emily for a fun look at London's history.
This week the wheel picked Westminster, and it's Emily's week to pick, so she went straight in for something very timely, the story of Guy...
Ep 8 - Westminster (again!) - Guy Fawkes&the Gunpowder Plot, subterfuge and intrigue from 2020-11-04T09:35
Join Alex&Emily for a fun look at London's history. This week the wheel picked Westminster, and it's Emily's week to pick, so she went straight in for something very timely, the story of Guy Fawke...
ListenEp 7 - Halloween special with special guest Lee Ingleby from 2020-10-28T00:00
It's Halloweeeeeen! And we've done a special Halloween themed podcast for you. But not only that, the Ladies are joined by a lad as a special guest, in the form of actor and all round top guy, Lee ...
ListenEp 7 - Halloween special with special guest Lee Ingleby from 2020-10-28T00:00
It's Halloweeeeeen! And we've done a special Halloween themed podcast for you. But not only that, the Ladies are joined by a lad as a special guest, in the form of actor and all round top guy, Lee ...
ListenEp 6 - Westminster - Black Londoners, beloved Georgian buskers from 2020-10-20T23:04
Join Emily and Alex for more fun London history. The wheel selected Westminster as our destination this week, and Alex decided on some black history, namely the stories of 3 buskers or street worke...
ListenEp 6 - Westminster - Black Londoners, beloved Georgian buskers from 2020-10-20T23:04
Join Emily and Alex for more fun London history. The wheel selected Westminster as our destination this week, and Alex decided on some black history, namely the stories of 3 buskers or street worke...
ListenEp 5 - Rotherhithe - The Salter Family, a lasting legacy from 2020-10-13T23:33
Join Emily and Alex for more fun London history. The wheel selected Rotherhithe as our destination this week, and Emily plumped for a gorgeous memorial to the Salter family.
Alfred and Ada Salt...
Ep 5 - Rotherhithe - The Salter Family, a lasting legacy from 2020-10-13T23:33
Join Emily and Alex for more fun London history. The wheel selected Rotherhithe as our destination this week, and Emily plumped for a gorgeous memorial to the Salter family. Alfred and Ada Salter w...
ListenEp 4 - Kensington - Ada Lovelace, the mother of computing from 2020-10-06T21:57
Emily and Alex take a look at the fabulous Ada Lovelace, after the wheel selected Kensington for us as a location. We find out about Ada's childhood, her outrageous, famous father, and why her moth...
ListenEp 4 - Kensington - Ada Lovelace, the mother of computing from 2020-10-06T21:57
Emily and Alex take a look at the fabulous Ada Lovelace, after the wheel selected Kensington for us as a location. We find out about Ada's childhood, her outrageous, famous father, and why her moth...
ListenEp 3 - Wapping - Captain William Bligh, Mutiny on the Bounty from 2020-09-29T23:13
Welcome to episode 3 of Ladies Who London. Emily spun the wheel last week, selecting Wapping as our location, and her pick was the fantastic story of Captain William Bligh. Find out why he was subj...
ListenEp 3 - Wapping - Captain William Bligh, Mutiny on the Bounty from 2020-09-29T23:13
Welcome to episode 3 of Ladies Who London. Emily spun the wheel last week, selecting Wapping as our location, and her pick was the fantastic story of Captain William Bligh. Find out why he was subj...
ListenEp 2 - Covent Garden - The London Beer Flood, a barrel-bursting thrill ride from 2020-09-22T21:07
Well here it is, chaps. The first full episode of Ladies Who London. And we are starting off big - with beer! More specifically, the London Beer Flood. A tidal wave of your finest hot (yes hot) bro...
ListenEp 2 - Covent Garden - The London Beer Flood, a barrel-bursting thrill ride from 2020-09-22T21:07
Well here it is, chaps. The first full episode of Ladies Who London. And we are starting off big - with beer! More specifically, the London Beer Flood. A tidal wave of your finest hot (yes hot) bro...
ListenLadies Who London - Episode1- Intro from 2020-09-14T22:34
Hello! Welcome to the first podcast from Ladies Who London. We are those ladies, and we London! Join us, Alex and Emily, as we look at London's history in a relaxed and entertaining way. As Tourist...
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