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Althea Gibson: The Wimbledon Champion Who Beat The Odds
Episode 130
The world of tennis in the 1940s wasn't made for someone of Althea Gibson's background.
She was the descendent of slaves, and grew up in South Carolin…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mozart's Sex Life
Episode 129
When we think of the biggest pop icons of all time, we might reach for Madonna, Elvis, or yes, even Michael Jackson.
One name that’s not thrown into …
3 years, 3 months ago
Victorian Baby Farming Killer: Amelia Dyer
Episode 128
In Victorian Britain, there was no formalised state adoption. Instead, desperate mothers paid other families to take their newborns. This tragic syst…
3 years, 3 months ago
History of Breastfeeding
Episode 127
How has our relationship with breast milk changed through history? Why are there associations of shame with this most natural act, of us consuming hu…
3 years, 3 months ago
April Ashley: Paris Showgirl, Vogue Model & Trans Trailblazer
Episode 126
As the UK’s second person to go through gender reassignment surgery, April Ashley was a trans trailblazer, breaking new ground fearlessly and with hu…
3 years, 3 months ago
Women Warriors: From Boudicca to Ukrainian Snipers
Episode 125
From Boudicca to Ukrainian snipers, battlefields have always contained a surprising number of women.
Today Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by Sarah …
3 years, 3 months ago
Stonewall Uprising: Liberation & Mafia Exploitation
Episode 124
In 1969 America, it was illegal to be gay in 49 out of 50 states. You could be fired from your job and evicted by your landlord if you were found out…
3 years, 3 months ago
History of Camp: From Oscar Wilde to James Bond
Episode 123
As the old adage goes, attitude is everything. And if there’s one attitude that stands proud above the rest it’s the utterly fabulous, camp.
Whether …
3 years, 3 months ago
Dick Pics: The History
Episode 122
Depictions of dicks have been an obsession in art for as long as art has been around, but the act of sending a real life image of ones penis is a cul…
3 years, 3 months ago
Shakespeare's Sex Life
Episode 121
The Bard’s work featured many references to sex and sexuality - some more obvious than others. But what does the work reveal about the sexuality of S…
3 years, 4 months ago