The Other Half: The History of Women Through the Ages

6.26 Virginia Hall (3) The Devil in the Dog Collar

Fresh from her greatest success, the honeymoon phase is officially over for Virginia Hall. Under attack from all sides and with her network penetrated, she is forced to risk everything on a treacherous winter escape.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6.25 Virginia Hall (2) The Limping Lady of Lyon

Virginia arrives in Occupied Europe and sets Vichy France alight, using a unique network made up of brothel madams, spinster antiquarians and corset-merchants. And when the suits in Baker Street try to pull her out, she plans one of the most audacious prison breaks of the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6.24 Virginia Hall (1) A companion called Cuthbert

Dismissed by her own government as a one-legged clerk who "talked too much," Virginia Hall traded the stifling confines of the Maryland elite for 1920s Paris and then the sound of the guns in France in 1940.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6.23 Noor Inayat Khan (2) Night and fog

In the heart of occupied Paris, a pacifist with a radio suitcase becomes the last operator standing—and the Gestapo’s most elusive target.Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6.22 Noor Inayat Khan (1) The Pacifist Princess

Deemed "not overburdened with brains" and morally opposed to lying, Noor Inayat Khan was the last person you'd send into Nazi-occupied France.Come to the Intelligent Speech Conference. Use the code OTHER to get 10% off!Support the show on PatreonFollow us on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.