Sex historian Kate Lister uncovers stories that’d make your history teacher blush.
Sounds,·137 episodes
Are the rumours to be believed?
19 Dec 2025,·39 mins,·
What do we know about Roald Dahl?
16 Dec 2025,·49 mins,·
Find out about the naughty goings on of Medieval England and France.
12 Dec 2025,·54 mins,·
Find out the incredibly talented - and complex - legendary artist.
09 Dec 2025,·56 mins,·
Why were there so many widows in 17th century Italy?
05 Dec 2025,·35 mins,·
Who created Frankenstein and his monster?
02 Dec 2025,·62 mins,·
Why were more men killed for being a witch in Iceland, than women?
28 Nov 2025,·32 mins,·
Find out why we need to re-think Mary Tudor.
25 Nov 2025,·39 mins,·
What would people once do in the name of 'virginity'?
21 Nov 2025,·42 mins,·
What was the point of these brothels? Who were the women forced to work there?
18 Nov 2025,·45 mins,·
Why was magic so important to Tudors?
14 Nov 2025,·39 mins
Was the American frontier all gambling, sex and shoot outs?
11 Nov 2025,·42 mins,·
The inside story of the murderous Tudor court.
07 Nov 2025,·43 mins,·
What was life like for sex workers in the Japanese pleasure districts?
04 Nov 2025,·51 mins,·
Is this the strangest threesome in royal history?
31 Oct 2025,·38 mins,·
What was life like on this dangerous voyage?
28 Oct 2025,·38 mins,·
Why did Rasputin believe sin was the key to salvation?
24 Oct 2025,·29 mins,·
From witches to movie characters, we explore the ways single women have been stigmatised.
21 Oct 2025,·43 mins,·
Sex, scandal and ... the Sacraments? Meet Pope Alexander VI.
17 Oct 2025,·50 mins,·
Could you have dated Emperor Nero?
14 Oct 2025,·45 mins,·
Find out the truth about the Chevalier D'Eon.
10 Oct 2025,·54 mins,·
Was the legendary artist as naughty as historical gossip makes out?
07 Oct 2025,·35 mins,·
Power, sex and murder in Ancient Macedon
03 Oct 2025,·61 mins,·
How does Charles II measure up to the naughtiest boys in history?
30 Sep 2025,·44 mins,·
Do you agree with our verdicts?
26 Sep 2025,·35 mins,·
Why has society been obsessed with proving virginity?
23 Sep 2025,·50 mins,·
What did this Tudor king have going for him?
19 Sep 2025,·45 mins,·
Who was the woman known as the Virgin Mary?
16 Sep 2025,·42 mins,·
Did Cleopatra have a bee-powered vibrator?
29 Aug 2025,·48 mins,·
Was Elizabeth I really a virgin?
22 Aug 2025,·48 mins,·
