The Door History Podcast

The Door History Podcast


Latest Episodes

A Park Lane killing: Delving into historical fiction
November 11, 2023

What is historical fiction? How does it help us understand history? Lena Augustinson and Naomi Clifford talk about historical fiction and why Naomi has chosen this genre for her latest work: the story

Susanna Meredith, the convict laundry and washing for love
December 07, 2022

Lena Augustinson talks to Naomi Clifford about her research into the work of Mrs Meredith, a pioneer in the rehabilitation of women convicts, and about how criminal women were viewed in the 19th centu

Louise Michel: A Political Firebrand Visits London
August 20, 2022

Lena Augustinson talks to Naomi Clifford about the affection Louise Michel, a veteran of the Paris Commune, held for London, and the significance of her tour of Lambeth Workhouse at the invitation of

June Spencer: A Volunteer Ambulance Driver in Wartime Chelsea
July 18, 2022

A remarkable diary reveals a life in London during the Blitz

A Respectable Living in South London
May 30, 2022

Local historian Tracey Gregory is in conversation with Lena Augustinson and Naomi Clifford about the options open to women earning their own living in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in south L

Annie McCall, Maternity Trailblazer
February 20, 2020

The remarkable pioneering work of Dr Annie McCall, featuring Professor Susan Bewley.

Annie McCall – Maternity Trailblazer
February 20, 2020

The remarkable pioneering work of Dr Annie McCall, featuring Professor Susan Bewley.

The Daredevil Divas of Flight & Emma Cons, Pioneering Social Reformer
December 03, 2019

Naomi Clifford talks to Sharon Wright about Letitia Sage, one of the women in her book Balloonomania Belles; and at Morley College, she and librarian Elaine Andrews discuss the impact of the pioneering social reformer and champion of adult education Em...

The Daredevil Divas of Flight & Emma Cons, Pioneering Social Reformer
November 28, 2019

Naomi Clifford talks to Sharon Wright about Letitia Sage, one of the women in her book Balloonomania Belles; and at Morley College, she and librarian Elaine Andrews discuss the impact of the pioneering social reformer and champion of adult education Em...

The Businesswomen of 18th-Century London
October 28, 2019

Naomi Clifford and London guide Jonnie Fielding visit an outdoor exhibition on the 18th-century women freemen of the City of London.