Did Ancient People Have Sex Toys?
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
12/27/24
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Dating back some 30,000 years, sex toys have a long (no pun intended) and fascinating history.
What were the earliest sex toys like? How did technology change them? And did Victorian doctors really prescribing them for back pain?
In today's episode, we're revisiting an episode where Kate was joined by writer, sex and gender historian Hallie Lieberman to discuss the first dildo, the myth of the vibrator, and more.
Find out more about Hallie's book, Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy, here.
This episode was produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi.
All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.
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Like it or not, there's no escaping Charles Dickens at this time of year.
But who was the man behind classics such as A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist and of course, A Christmas Carol?
His life is as rich as many of the characters' stories in one of his books, including a brutal Victorian upbringing and rumours of sex and scandal.
Joining us in this re-run to explore the controversy of the man is Charles Dickens super-fan Miriam Margolyes - a national treasure in her own right.
Having written and starred in the play, Dickens Women, Miriam knows better than most the complicated relationships he had in his life: from his mother who took him out of school to work in a rat-infested blacking factory aged 12, to his wife whom he had a bookcase wall built to separate her from him.
This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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When Was The First Boob Job?
December 30, 2024
•59m
Cosmetic procedures are a huge part of (most of our) worlds.
With new ones seemingly cropping up all the time, the boob job feels like an old classic.
What are the origins of the boob job? Who had the first ever one? And how has it changed over time?
Today we're revisiting a conversation Kate had with Professor Ruth Holliday and cosmetic surgeon Professor Vikram Devaraj, to find out more about this bumpy history.
This episode was edited by Annie Coloe & Tom Delargy. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.
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