Category: Podcasts
Podcast: Meet the wartime librarians of Occupied P...
Posted by Joanne Swann | Apr 24, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Podcast: The power of sisterhood – Matchwomen’s historic strike
by Joanne Swann | Aug 7, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
In the latest episode of From The Library With Love, host Kate Thompson delves into the remarkable story of the matchwomen’s strike at Bryant & May’s factory in 1888.
Read MorePodcast: Heart-wrenching journey of survival and resilience – Ivor Perl’s Holocaust story
by Joanne Swann | Jul 24, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
In the latest episode of ‘From The Library With Love’, Kate Thompson sits down with 92-year-old Holocaust survivor Ivor Perl, delving into Ivor’s harrowing experiences and the remarkable life he built afterwards.
Read MorePodcast: Meet the fur coat gangsters – notorious Victorian girl gang
by Joanne Swann | Jun 19, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Discover the intriguing history of Britain’s most notorious all-female gang, who dominated the tenements of Waterloo and Elephant and Castle, earning the respect of Soho’s feared underworld bosses.
Read MorePodcast: On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Veteran Mervyn Kersh shares his extraordinary experience
by Joanne Swann | Jun 13, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Kate Thompson is joined by 99-year-old veteran Mervyn Kersh, together presenting a compelling new episode commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Read MorePodcast: The women who ruled the East End – remarkable tales of wartime London
by Joanne Swann | May 30, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Our latest episode promises to captivate listeners with tales of the formidable strength of the women who defined London’s East End during the tumultuous years of the 20th century.
Read MorePodcast: Author Maggie Brookes uncovers hidden heroes of the Spanish Civil War, 85 years on
by Joanne Swann | May 21, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Join us on our latest episode, where acclaimed author and former BBC producer Maggie Brookes reveals the unsung heroes of the Spanish Civil War, 85 years after its conclusion.
Read MorePodcast: The life of George Leitmann – Holocaust survivor and war hero
by Joanne Swann | May 15, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
99-year-old Holocaust survivor and US Army veteran George Leitmann on the emotional search for his father, the day he discovered a concentration camp and how he kept his cool interrogating Nazi war criminals.
Read MorePodcast: Sent away by sea – the forgotten history of WWII’s ‘seaevacuees’
by Joanne Swann | May 8, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
The latest episode of “From the Library with Love,” features the award-winning author Hazel Gaynor as she sheds light on the often-overlooked saga of WWII’s ‘seaevacuees.’
Read MorePodcast: Meet the Sugar Girls of Love Lane
by Joanne Swann | May 1, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Authors Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi, known for their Sunday Times bestseller “The Sugar Girls,” share the personal stories of women who worked at Tate & Lyle’s iconic Liverpool factory from its heyday into the post-war era.
Read MorePodcast: Come inside one of London’s dreamiest churches, the famous St Bride’s on Fleet Street
Dive into the wartime spirit of East London with “Echoes of the East End.” Meet Cockneys who thrived through songs and poetry in our latest podcast episode.
Read MorePodcast: Vanishing Voices of Wartime London. Meet the proud cockneys who survived being blown up, machine-gunned and being buried alive!
by Kate Thompson | Apr 14, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Dive into the wartime spirit of East London with “Echoes of the East End.” Meet Cockneys who thrived through songs and poetry in our latest podcast episode.
Read MorePodcast: 100-year-old Bletchley Park Codebreaker, Charlotte ‘Betty’ Webb on keeping her wartime secrets
by Kate Thompson | Apr 14, 2024 | Podcasts | 0 |
Explore the untold stories of Bletchley Park’s women codebreakers through the eyes of 100-year-old veteran Betty Webb in our latest podcast episode.
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