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Who was the first 'Lesbian'?
Episode 418
Was Sappho queer? Or was this Ancient Greek poet just really really good friends with women?
Today on Betwixt the Sheets, Kate is joined by Katherine …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Sex Work in the American Revolution
Episode 417
Where the American War of Independence raged, the camp followers...followed.
Among them were sex workers, for both the American and British troops. Wh…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Depravity of the Marquis De Sade
Episode 416
Sadism - the derivation of pleasure from inflicting pain, suffering and humiliation on others - is named after this man. So what exactly did he do?
Ka…
6 months ago
Inside the Moulin Rouge
Episode 415
The Moulin Rouge opened its doors in 1889, at the height of the Belle Epoch - 'the Beautiful Age'.
Its famous windmill structure stood on the fringes …
6 months ago
The Truth About the Little Mermaid
Episode 414
What is a mermaid? Do sirens, selkies and Aquaman fit into this category? And how far back in history do they go?
Kate is joined by Diane Purkiss to d…
6 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Brothels of New Orleans
Episode 413
Storyville was the red-light district in New Orleans, created in 1897.
What was it like in this neighbourhood, and inside the brothels there? How was …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Victorian Sex Trafficking Panic
Episode 412
Was there really a boom in sex trafficking at the end of the 19th century? What was 'white slavery'? And how often did the traffickers get caught?
Kat…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Truth about Charlie Chaplin
Episode 411
Charlie Chaplin had an extraordinary life: from the workhouses of Victorian London to the glamorous films sets of Hollywood's Golden Age.
He revolutio…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Fashion Kill Marie Antoinette?
Episode 410
Marie Antoinette went to her death as one of the most hated people in the world, but in recent years she has inspired millions with her style. How di…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Hollywood's Shocking First Sex Symbols
Episode 409
Nearly 100 years ago, films in Hollywood were so much sexier and shocking than you might think they were.
One of the most shocking things was how empo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago