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Betwixt The Sheets Episodes

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    Why Were Ancient Dicks So Small?

    In the Ancient world, size mattered.

  2. Why Are We Scared Of Single Women?

    From witches to movie characters, we explore the ways single women have been stigmatised.

  3. Who Were The Vestal Virgins

    What happened if a Vestal Virgin broke their pledge of virginity?

  4. Who Was The Naughtiest Pope In History?

    Sex, scandal and ... the Sacraments? Meet Pope Alexander VI.

  5. Who Was Lilith? The Semen-Stealing First Wife Of Adam

    A history of Lilith, the mythological woman from 4,000 years ago.

  6. What was Sex Like in the Tudor times?

    Find out what sex was like in the Tudor times

  7. What Was Sex Like in Medieval Times?

    What happened when monks had to be celibate? Historian Katherine Harvey reveals all.

  8. What Made You Ugly In Tudor Times?

    What made you beautiful - and ugly - in the Tudor period?

  9. What Made You Ugly In The Ancient World?

    Find out about beauty standards in Ancient Greece and Rome.

  10. What Made You Ugly In Medieval Times?

    A historical look at what was considered beautiful and ugly in the Medieval period.

  11. What Made You Ugly In Ancient Rome?

    A look at the beauty standards - and ideas of ugliness - in Ancient Rome.

  12. What Happened On A Medieval Wedding Night?

    A look back at what a medieval wedding day (and night) was like.

  13. What Did Jane Austen Know About Sex?

    Was any of Pride and Prejudice written from personal experience?

  14. Victorian Sex Work Scandal: The Prince And The Telegraph Boys

    How were a prince and an earl embroiled in a sex work scandal with telegraph boys?

  15. Victorian Beauty Standards

    Kate discusses Victorian beauty standards with Dr Rachel Rowe.

  16. Valentine's Day in Ancient Rome

    A look at the potential Roman origins of Valentine's Day.

  17. Tudor Lesbians

    Queer men were mostly targeted by sodomy laws, but Tudor times saw more women tried too.

  18. The Truth About The Minotaur

    What does the half-man half-bull myth tell us about our taboo desires?

  19. The Truth About Medusa

    Do you think you know the real Medusa myth?

  20. The Truth About Alice in Wonderland

    Who was the real Lewis Carroll?

  21. The Strangest Tudor & Stuart Aphrodisiacs

    The strangest recipes in the Early Modern period to get you in the mood.

  22. The Sex Worker Who Murdered A Roman Emperor

    An exploration of sex work in Ancient Rome.

  23. The Scandalous Royal Mistress Who Ruled France

    Is this the strangest threesome in royal history?

  24. The Real Virgin Mary

    Who was the woman known as the Virgin Mary?

  25. The Real Cleopatra

    Egyptologist Sarah Parcak joins Kate to get to the bottom of who the REAL Cleopatra was.

  26. The REAL Charles Dickens with Miriam Margolyes

    Joining us is writer, actor and all-round Charles Dickens superfan Miriam Margolyes.

  27. The REAL Bridgerton: Georgian Sex

    How historically accurate is Bridgerton?

  28. The Power of Medieval Gossip

    What Did Medieval People Gossip About?

  29. The Pill: Sexual Liberation?

    Who was the contraceptive pill really for?

  30. The Origins of Sexting

    Find out the origins of sexting.

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