Sex & Scandal behind Wuthering Heights
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
02/06/26
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Wuthering Heights is a story full of passion, violence and sexual tension.
So it's no surprise that it shocked Victorian readers when it first came out. How did Emily Brontë, the daughter of a clergyman, create such a provocative world? How did the Brontê sisters write about sex and sexuality in their work? And how accurate is the new film to the original story?!
Joining Kate today is Dr Claire O'Callaghan, author and Brontë scholar, to take us back to Victorian England at the peak of the Industrial Revolution, and find out more about this scandalous story.
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This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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Welcome to a brand new mini-series on Betwixt the Sheets, where our host, Dr Kate Lister, takes you through the most catastrophic breakups in history.
We're starting with one that our guest, author and historian Gareth Russell, calls "the most important breakup in British history by a country mile."
Find out the ins and outs of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's breakup, including all the awful gossipy details.
This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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Lord Byron vs. Lady Lamb | History's Worst Breakups
February 10
•57m
Sending a lock of hair to your lover has fallen a little out of fashion. Sending a lock of pubic hair to your ex-lover ... well, we aren't sure that was ever in fashion.
This is just one of the things that Lady Caroline Lamb is alleged to have done when her heart was broken by Lord Byron.
For this episode, Kate is joined by Professor Paul Douglass to discuss the affair between Byron and Lamb, how it ended, and whether Lamb has been unfairly treated in the telling of this story.
Paul is Professor Emeritus of English and American Literature at San Jose State University, and the author and editor of ‘Lady Caroline Lamb: A Biography’ and a selection of Lady Caroline Lamb's letters, ‘The Whole Disgraceful Truth’.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feoderov. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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