Ladies Who London

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Ep 149 - Howard Florey, Norman Heatley and a wonder drug - the penicillin partnership Nov 09, 2023

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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 development and production of what was hailed as a miracle drug is a much more interesting story than you would think. It's wartime England, and in a lab in Oxford university a team of scientists have made an amazing development of how to isolate and use the penicillin that Fleming discovered. But how are they going to produce this miracle drug in enough quantities to help? Find out the story of ingenuity and creativity that changed the world.

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Ep 148 - Halloween - The gruesome story of Joseph Sellis Oct 30, 2023

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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. Enter the troublesome Duke of Cumberland, who - despite getting himself embroiled into many a scandal - was haunted his whole life by what happened to his valet, Joseph Sellis. As the Duke returned at night to the safety of St James' palace, an attacker lay in wait for him, and set off a chain of events that would end is a truly gruesome way.

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Ep 147 - Tart Hall - Who would live in a house like this? Oct 13, 2023

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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 goodness, she has unearthed a whole family chest of exciting characters and more skulduggery. First stop on a multiepisode tour of one famous family, perhaps? Keep your eyes peeled...

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Ep 146 - The Boy Jack - the knickers nicker Sep 27, 2023

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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 14-16 broke into Buckingham Palace on several occasions and spent days...DAYS!...exploring and spying on Queen Victoria! Who was he, why did he do this, and how did it all end up?! Find out on this week's episode.

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Ep 145 - Piccadilly! Performance and pain, people and pleasure Sep 13, 2023

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We're back! Hello team, we've missed you!

We're starting back with a bang, and we are off to Piccadilly. Central London, the hustle and bustle, a tourist's playground. Beneath the shiny shops and West End's twinkling lights, there's a lot more going on, and history lurks around every corner. Fiona chats to Midge Gillies, who is the author of a new book all about Piccadilly. Who better than to unearth some of the West End's secrets and dig beneath the busy meeting spot that you think you know.

We will be back fortnightly for the next couple of months as the dust settles on a very eventful year. But we are back, and we can't wait to hear from you!

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Ladies Who London announcement Jul 04, 2023

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A little bit of news from the pod - a short hiatus

Alex and Fiona are taking a couple of weeks to regroup, but we will be back in August! See you soon!

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Ep 144 - Sarah Siddons, superstar of the stage and statue success story! Jun 28, 2023

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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 century in a really strange way? Fiona takes a look at one of the hugest name in London's theatre, and also tracks down her statue hidden in 2 rather intriguing spots - both hard to find, but well worth the hunt.

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Ep 143 - Eliza Acton & Mrs Beeton - battle of the bakers Jun 21, 2023

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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 ready, rolling pins in hand, let's go. This week's episode is a listener request (thanks Despa!) and we take a look at the two women who were instrumental in creating the ubiquitous cookbook that we take for granted daily. Why is one woman known and the other not? Could there be (wait for it...) BEEF?! (sorry!)

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BONUS - Matchgirls extra! Jun 19, 2023

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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!

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Ep 142 - Evelyn de Morgan - golden girl and ground-breaker Jun 14, 2023

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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 her own unique style. Evelyn was a woman who trod her own path, and really went where others hadn't yet gone. She's the subject of a stunning exhibition at the wonderful Leighton House, and on this week's episode we talk to curator Sarah Hardy about why Evelyn really should be better known. It's a fantastic chat, don't miss it!

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Email; ladieswholondon@gmail.com

Websites; www.ladieswholondon.com

Alex’s guiding website - www.alexlacey.com

Fiona’s guiding website - https://britainsbestguides.org/guides/fiona-lukas/

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