Ladies Who London

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 electrifying sex for a rather hefty sum, and what kind of weirdness was considered aphrodisiac back in the late 1700s

We experienced some pretty big technical issues this week, so please bear with us. From dodgy wifi, imploding computers, and warring microphones, it's a bit slap dash, so please be gentle with us!

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal and Emily gets her sweaty hands on the wheel again for another chance to see where we will get to chat about next week.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/links where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 Leicester Square. We find out how the area developed, and what constituted entertainment in bygone times in the area. HOW big was this dome?!

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal and Emily gets her sweaty hands on the wheel again for another chance to see where we will get to chat about next week.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/links where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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. We have a rummage in the countryside of Suffolk to see what we come up with, toy with the idea of breaking into the British Museum just because we miss it, and give you our completely subjective review of the movie!

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal and Emily gets her sweaty hands on the wheel again for another chance to see where we will get to chat about next week.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/links where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 in the things that would later lead him to the discoveries he made. Plus we find out about why he was buried where he still rests today.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal and Emily gets her sweaty hands on the wheel again for another chance to see where we will get to chat about next week.

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 gay in a time where being gay was not taken particularly well. She's a force to be reckoned with, and we talk about her life and legacy on this week's episode.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal and Emily gets her sweaty hands on the wheel again for another chance to see where we will get to chat about next week.

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 south London, and find out what went into making the leather that we prize so highly today.

Our lovely jingle writer Ben Morales Frost has a new musical on - the Sorcerer's Apprentice. It can be found at https://www.stream.theatre/season/25

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal - no Wheel of Destiny this week though, as we will be doing a joint chat about our favourite festive London events.

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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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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 important event which started the tide of Victorian changes to working conditions. Plus the Wheel of Destiny is back, hurrah! Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 Christmas happenings is, and why we love them so much.

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal, and the Wheel of Destiny is back the pick the topic for our first show of 2021.

No podcast next week, we will see you again in January!

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 Frost Fairs took place when the river Thames froze sufficiently for it to take the weight of people, animals, even games, entertainment and roasting of animals! Come and join us to find out more about one London's most fun and unusual winter events.

Plus we find out who won the Podcast Pedestal - no Wheel of Destiny this week though, as we will be doing a joint chat about our favourite festive London events.

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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

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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 was one of the most audacious Allied plots ever conceived, and it is full of weird details and exciting counter-espionage movements, such as a corpse, a fake  fiancée and deception of epic proportions

Join Alex and Emily to find out more about one of the best WW2 plots ever devised.

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

Let us know what you think on Instagram, or on our websites.

Instagram @ladieswholondonpodcast

Email [email protected]

Websites www.guideemily.com and www.alexlacey.com/podcast where you can also book for our virtual and real life walking tours.

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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