Sex historian Kate Lister uncovers stories that’d make your history teacher blush.
Sounds,·138 episodes
Was Elizabeth I really a virgin?
22 Aug 2025,·48 mins,·
How were a prince and an earl embroiled in a sex work scandal with telegraph boys?
19 Aug 2025,·47 mins,·
Did Catherine the Great really die having sex with a horse?
15 Aug 2025,·46 mins
What did the Roman soldiers get up to after dark?
12 Aug 2025,·46 mins,·
What does it mean to be a geisha? And how does someone become one?
08 Aug 2025,·42 mins,·
Why celibacy meant power for Queen Elizabeth I, the Church—and 'No Nut November' today.
05 Aug 2025,·38 mins,·
At the time surely Kateryn Parr had her reservations about being Henry VIII's sixth wife?
01 Aug 2025,·37 mins,·
Why did Henry VIII’s ‘rose without a thorn’ fall from favour so quickly?
29 Jul 2025,·38 mins,·
Is it time we give Anne of Cleves the props she deserves?
25 Jul 2025,·39 mins,·
Was Jane Seymour the meek and mild lady she's often portrayed as?
22 Jul 2025,·39 mins,·
How did Anne Boleyn go from being a commoner to being the Queen of England?
18 Jul 2025,·41 mins,·
We know the fates of Henry VIII's wives, but what were these iconic women really like?
15 Jul 2025,·36 mins,·
Why were people so obsessed with Marie Antoinette's sex life?
11 Jul 2025,·54 mins,·
What Did Medieval People Gossip About?
08 Jul 2025,·35 mins,·
Was Queen Victoria really a prude?
04 Jul 2025,·48 mins,·
In the Ancient world, size mattered.
01 Jul 2025,·36 mins,·
Drag means bold, fun shows, but where does the word come from, and what does it mean?
29 Jun 2025,·42 mins
An exploration of sex work in the Victorian era.
27 Jun 2025,·52 mins,·
When was the first Cesarean section?
24 Jun 2025,·54 mins,·
Origins of Polari and why the gay community began turning away from the language.
22 Jun 2025,·32 mins,·
What was life like for sex workers in Renaissance Italy?
20 Jun 2025,·46 mins,·
How could recording people having sex be 'for science'?
17 Jun 2025,·43 mins,·
Queer men were mostly targeted by sodomy laws, but Tudor times saw more women tried too.
15 Jun 2025,·45 mins,·
We explore the thriving trade of the Medieval period.
13 Jun 2025,·35 mins,·
Was any of Pride and Prejudice written from personal experience?
10 Jun 2025,·49 mins,·
What was Section 28, who did it affect and what was the response from the gay community?
08 Jun 2025,·39 mins
An exploration of sex work in Ancient Rome.
06 Jun 2025,·44 mins,·
What was medieval childbirth like? And why were there often so many people in the room?
03 Jun 2025,·38 mins,·
What does the half-man half-bull myth tell us about our taboo desires?
30 May 2025,·30 mins,·
A murder plot involving King James and the most handsome men in Scotland.
27 May 2025,·52 mins,·
