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What Was Sex Like In Medieval Times?
Episode 189
What happened when medieval monks were told by the church that they had to be celibate? And how did their wives react?
On today's episode, we're joine…
2 years, 8 months ago
The REAL Charles Dickens with Miriam Margolyes
Episode 188
Joining us today is writer, actor and all-round Charles Dickens superfan Miriam Margolyes.
You might be familiar with Dickens' hugely popular stories …
2 years, 8 months ago
Neanderthal Sex
Episode 187
What comes to mind when you think of a neanderthal?
Probably a hunched, hairy, grunting version of a man who’s shuffling around his cave some 40,000 …
2 years, 8 months ago
Sex in Ancient Rome
Episode 186
How sexually depraved were the Romans?
Whilst they were a civlised, stoic and innovative bunch, they were also a promiscuous bunch with very questiona…
2 years, 8 months ago
Sex in Ancient Egypt
Episode 185
How did the Ancient Egyptians differ from us? In many ways they did, but in terms of sexuality, perhaps not so much.
As we’ll find out, they were cer…
2 years, 8 months ago
Robert Burns' Sex Life
Episode 184
How did an 18th century working class farm labourer climb the social ladder to become the most beloved poet Scotland has produced?
By the time he died…
2 years, 8 months ago
Kamasutra: The Ancient Playboy Manual
Episode 183
Most people would assume that the Kamasutra is a book of hundreds of fantastical sex positions.
They would partly be right, but mostly wrong!
Sex is a …
2 years, 9 months ago
The Real Outlander
Episode 182
How real to true events is the Outlander series?
The Jacobite uprising of the 18th century was led by Bonnie Prince Charlie to reclaim the thrown of G…
2 years, 9 months ago
Alexander The Great Sex's Life
Episode 181
Was he as great in bed as he was at conquering the Persian empire?
Whether he even had time for it, is another question. In today's episode, we're rev…
2 years, 9 months ago
Swearing: A F**king Long History
Episode 180
Have you ever wondered where the &%@! swear words come from? Well today, Kate is going Betwixt the Sheets to find out.
Linguist legend Deborah Cameron…
2 years, 9 months ago