Gladiators' Sex Lives
Who really were the gladiators of Ancient Rome?With them once again hitting the big screens this month, we wanted to take you back a couple of thousand years to find out more about the people who foug...
12 Nov 202444min
The Real Sylvia Plath
** TW: This episode contains themes of suicide **Sylvia Plath was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.During and since she died, she became known for her volatile relationship with...
8 Nov 202458min
Sex Lives of Presidents
With the US election happening, we wanted to take a look back at the presidents from the past what we know about their sex lives.Which president was well-endowed and supposedly presented it to staff i...
5 Nov 202436min
What Made You Ugly In The Ancient World?
When we think about Greek and Roman beauty, we think of marble statues of huge men with tiny...feet.But what did it mean to be a beautiful woman? What role did their ideas of ugliness play in these id...
1 Nov 202443min
Inside the Witch Trials: Salem | Fear In A New World
We often think of the witch trials as something in the deep and distant past.But, as we'll hear in today's episode, the attitudes and behaviour that led to witch trials is as present today as it was t...
29 Okt 202443min
18th Century Dating: From Booty Calls to 'Bundling'
What was life like as a single person in the 18th century? What if you became pregnant out of wedlock?In today's episode, Kate talks to Angela Muir, author of Deviant MaternityIllegitimacy in Wales, c...
25 Okt 202437min
Inside the Witch Trials: Iceland | The Men Who Burned As Witches
When we think of the witch trials, we often think of women being charged.Whilst misogyny was at the heart of many of the witch trials, this isn't the full story.In this second episode of a limited ser...
22 Okt 202432min
Nefertiti: The Greatest Ancient Egyptian Queen?
Ancient Egyptian rulers, incest, the Nazis and female empowerment, all in one episode! 'But how?' You say. 'What story could possibly bring all of these things together?'This is the story of Queen Nef...
17 Okt 20241h
