Ladies Who London

Ep 53 - Soho - Windmill Theatre, a riot of bare breasts and bombings


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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* naked women on stage. This was not, however, welcomed, and VD had to be sneaky to get the licence to carry on with the show.

We find out what happened to the Windmill theatre, and how their tagline was cheekily changed by their guests to reflect the bare boobs within!

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal, and we spin the Wheel of Destiny to find out where we are going next.

WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE! Check out www.ladieswholondon.com and take a look at the blog which accompanies each episode, plus links on how to get in touch and what we are all about. 

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Websites; www.ladieswholondon.com 

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Thanks to Susie Riddell for our voiceover jingles www.susieriddell.com and our jinglemeister Ben Morales Frost, can be found on www.benfrostmusic.com

See you next week

 

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