Ranked #1

June Spencer: A Volunteer Ambulance Driver in Wartime Chelsea
June Spencer: A Volunteer Ambulance Driver in Wartime Chelsea
Fenella Gatehouse tells Lena Augustinson and Naomi Clifford about her mother June Spencer, a driver for the London Auxil... Read more
18 Jul 2022
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32mins
Ranked #2

A Respectable Living in South London
A Respectable Living in South London
Local historian Tracey Gregory is in conversation with Lena Augustinson and Naomi Clifford about the options open to wom... Read more
30 May 2022
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34mins
Ranked #3

Annie McCall – Maternity Trailblazer
Annie McCall – Maternity Trailblazer
Naomi Clifford and Lena Augustinson look at the work of Dr Annie McCall, who was dedicated to improving the care of wome... Read more
20 Feb 2020
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26mins
Ranked #4

The Daredevil Divas of Flight & Emma Cons, Pioneering Social Reformer
The Daredevil Divas of Flight & Emma Cons, Pioneering Social Reformer
Naomi Clifford talks to Sharon Wright about Letitia Sage, one of the women in her book Balloonomania Belles; and at Morl... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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28mins
Ranked #5

The Businesswomen of 18th-Century London
The Businesswomen of 18th-Century London
Naomi Clifford and London guide Jonnie Fielding visit an outdoor exhibition on the 18th-century women freemen of the Cit... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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23mins
Ranked #6

Maria Branwell, Mother of the Brontës & A Poem by Sarah Fyge Egerton, 17th-Century Feminist
Maria Branwell, Mother of the Brontës & A Poem by Sarah Fyge Egerton, 17th-Century Feminist
In this episode, Roli Okorodudu reads The Emulation, a poem by 17th-century poet Sarah Fyge Egerton about the oppression... Read more
16 Oct 2019
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23mins
Ranked #7

A Stitch in Time: Women, Needlework and Art & Nellie Roberts, Orchid Painter
A Stitch in Time: Women, Needlework and Art & Nellie Roberts, Orchid Painter
Diane Goldie discusses her work creating wearable art. Plus orchid painter Nellie Roberts. Diane Goldie So-called ‘high’... Read more
15 Oct 2019
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38mins
Ranked #8

Why Lie? The Antics of Teenagers Elizabeth Canning and Princess Caraboo
Why Lie? The Antics of Teenagers Elizabeth Canning and Princess Caraboo
Naomi Clifford, in conversation, with Lena Augustinson opens the door on a couple of teenagers who had an interesting re... Read more
15 Oct 2019
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28mins