Florence Nightingale
Nursing pioneer, polymath, statistician and social justice campaigner
Minette Batters
Hear about Minette’s journey to become the first woman president of the NFU
Adeline Cable
Adeline Cable (1864-1944) best known for her work as a matron at Salisbury Infirmary during the First World War. Adeline Elizabeth Cable was born in
Dora Robertson
Dora Robertson impacted on the history of Salisbury in two ways: by helping to secure the future of the Choristers School when it faced financial collapse in the 1920s, and by writing the first history of the Cathedral Close, a work still used as a standard reference work by historians today
Sen Peralta
Learn how Sen arrived in Salisbury, with very little baggage, to begin a new life nursing in a totally different country, a different culture and a different language.
Tracy Daszkiewicz
Listen to the story of Tracy, and the remarkable journey that led to her being Director of Public Health for Wiltshire at the time of the Novichok poisoning incident in 2018,
Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris
Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris (1912-1996) Dame Muriel Diana Reader Harris influenced education, the Church of England, and the arts throughout the twentieth century. After
Frances Stratton
Frances Stratton (1952-2018) Frances Stratton, also known as Fran, was Headteacher of South Wilts Grammar School for Girls from 2003-11. During her time as Head,