The Pirates' Code
How common was it for a pirates to walk the plank? Was there a lot of rum? And were relationships allowed on ships?Kate is joined by Rebecca Simon, author of 'The Pirate's Code' to find out about the ...
21 Apr 202343min
Heirs, Affairs & Exiles: The Powderham Scandal
Why would a man embroil his own nephew in a sex scandal? What was it like for a Georgian man to have his affair with another man shared in the papers? And what options were available to them after thi...
18 Apr 202349min
Victorian Wardrobe Secrets
If someone from the future looked inside your wardrobe, what could they find out about your life? That you like going out to parties? Maybe your work uniform is in there? Or perhaps there is still evi...
14 Apr 202332min
Bond Girls
‘Bond girl’ is quite a loaded term. Why aren’t they women? What makes them part of this homologous team? And what does it mean if they have red hair?In this episode, Kate speaks to Dr Lisa Funnell, aw...
11 Apr 202349min
Sports Bra
REAL LIFE INVENTOR ALERT!!!Two jockstraps cleverly sewn together. That was how the very first sports bra was made in 1977. The product built out from this prototype, the “Jog Bra”, went on to change w...
7 Apr 202334min
A History of the C-Word
WARNING: This episode includes adult content and explicit language. As offensive terms go, you are entering a hard hat area.It’s one of the most taboo words in the English dictionary. In Scotland, it ...
4 Apr 202350min
Early Modern Murder
What was the early modern version of CSI? Why might whole pubs have been singing an executed person’s final words? And was the crime of murder different back then?In this episode, Kate spoke to Blessi...
31 Mars 202340min
Pestle or Sex Toy? The Roman 'Dildo'
You may have seen the news that archaeologists have been reassessing a phallic object from Vindolanda Roman Fort in the north of Britain.How does the saying go ... "If it looks like a duck, swims like...
28 Mars 202340min
