Ep 140 - the Cato Street Conspiracy - treason and terror
30th May 2023 - Ep 140. Back in 1820, times were fractious. Not long after the end of the French revolution, the smell of change lingered...
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Ladies Who London Podcast
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.
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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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All of our episodes (from ep 46 onwards - we are working on previous episodes!) have a dedicated blog post to accompany them
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Ep 139: Dr Robert Hooke
This week it's Fiona chatting about someone who is a slightly unsung hero. At least, that was the plan. There's a lot to celebrate about...
Ep 138: Downfall of a Queen - the end of Anne Boleyn
To mark the anniversary of the final days of Anne Boleyn we had a fascinating chat with Phillipa Lacey Brewell. Phillipa is guide and...
Ep 137 - Making Merry Music - London's musical history
This week is all about the music as we've been chatting to our friend and colleague Adam Scott-Goulding. What has this image to do with...
Ep 135 - Royal Bling - coronation predictions!
We are under 2 weeks away from the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, so we have invited our wonderful colleague and avid...
Episode 134 Queen of the Air, Amy Johnson
Show notes accompanying episode 134 of the Ladies Who London Podcast, all about Amy Johnson, aviation pioneer and Queen of the Air
Ep 133 Moll Cutpurse
This week we're diving back to the 1600s, and into a life of crime, scandal and theatrical notoriety - Introducing Mary Finch aka Moll...
Ep 132 The Big City
Art Galore today as Fiona ( going solo, eek!) chats to Liz Scott, curator of the Big City Exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, and,...
Ep 131 - Pancakes at the Guildhall
For our first outside broadcast, back in February, we went to watch the Inter Livery Pancake Race in the City of London. It proved to be...
Ep 130 - Endell Street hospital
Show notes for the Ladies Who London podcast all about the Endell Street Military Hospital, Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson
Ep 129 Theatre Censorship and all the dodges and tricks to avoid it. With new Co Host Fiona Lukas.
Well after all that Dick last week there’s only one way to go. This time we are not mentioning certain things: Anything too political, or...
Ep - 127 - The little wartime Library
On this episode we had a wonderful chat with Kate Thompson, author of The Little Wartime Library, where we talked all about the east end...
Welcome to Biscuit Town
From the middle of the 19th century Bermondsey became known as 'Biscuit Town', due to a huge biscuit making factory named Peak Frean.....
You are what you eat - The Tudors
It's quite easy to picture King Henry VIII shovelling handfuls of meat into his wide mouth and washing it down with goblets of ale,...
Vauxhall - Pleasure Gardens; debauchery and delicacies in Georgian London
Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens ran for 150 years and was the place to see and be seen. You went for the music, the fashion and kisses in the...
Behind the Lens with Jill Craigie
One of Britain's earliest female documentary makers : Jill Craigie 1911-1999 A poster for her 1946 film 'The way we live', which was a...
Piercing holes - Dame Barbara Hepworth
This week we're talking about one of the most important female artists who carved out a career in the 20th century : Dame Barbara...
Delving deep with Mudlarker -Lara Maiklem
This week we had the pleasure of chatting to Author and Mudlark : Lara Maiklem. If you would like to hear more from her; she has some...
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace; The Peoples Palace The impressive organ designed (for the 2nd time) by organ master: Henry Willis. Check out the...
The abandoned Down Street Station
An image of the now abandoned Down Street station, located in the heart of Mayfair. It may have had a short life as a working public...
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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!
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!
We both offer private and public tours, and you can find more out about those on our respective websites.
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