Sex in Ancient Rome
How sexually depraved were the Romans?Whilst they were a civlised, stoic and innovative bunch, they were also a promiscuous bunch with very questionable morals.Joining us today is friend of the show E...
29 Jan 202445min
Sex in Ancient Egypt
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 certainly partial to a filthy poem. Taking us on a jou...
26 Jan 202441min
Robert Burns' Sex Life
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 aged just 37, he had taken the country by storm wi...
22 Jan 202445min
Kamasutra: The Ancient Playboy Manual
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 small part of this ancient text, which includes fas...
19 Jan 202436min
The Real Outlander
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 Great Britain for the Stuarts.Recruiting Highland cl...
16 Jan 202442min
Alexander The Great Sex's Life
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 revisiting a conversation Kate had with History Hit's ...
12 Jan 202447min
Swearing: A F**king Long History
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 is back on the podcast to tell us more about the h...
9 Jan 202442min
The Ancient Origins Of Sex
Going back hundreds of thousands of years, bumping uglies had to start somewhere.What was the first sexual position? Was sex even for pleasure at this stage of evolution?On today's episode we're going...
5 Jan 202435min
