Ep 149 - The Penicillin partnership - Howard Florey, Norman Heatley and a wonder drug.
After being intrigued at a visit to the National Portrait Gallery Alex went in search of the penicillin girls. Only to find a whole team...
Fun, informal London history with two
Blue Badge Tourist Guides
Join ladies about town, Blue Badge Tourist Guides and history nerds Alex and Fiona for a relaxed gossip about London’s past and present.
This is how it works: we pick our favourite people, places and events from London’s weird and wonderful history and we break them down and look at why we are still talking about them today. Expect a lot of laughter, a bit of silliness and a spot of gentle learning. A blog post accompanies the podcast each week as well.
We were delighted to chat to the BBC Radio 4 Extra show Podcast Hour, where their hosts pick their favourite podcasts, and does one interview a week with the people behind them.
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Click below to listen (we start at 13.51)
All of our episodes (from ep 46 onwards - we are working on previous episodes!) have a dedicated blog post to accompany them
Hi! We are the Ladies Who London
Welcome to our little corner of the podcasting internet - we are Fiona (blonde) and Alex (brunette) and we are both passionate and fun London tourist guides. We both hold the prestigious Blue Badge Guiding qualification, and we love our job!
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We started Ladies Who London podcast in 2020 as a way to bring London's quirky, fun history to everyone in the comfort of their own homes, and it has grown from there!
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We both offer private and public tours, and you can find more out about those on our respective websites.
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Thanks for popping along!
Come and say hi!
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You can email us at the email below, or fill in the form to the right and we will get back to you. Thanks for being with us!