Sex In Old Age: Myths, Toys & Desire
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
09/19/23
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As taboos go, sex between two consenting adults should not be up there as one of them.
And yet! When we talk about sex in old age many people have an awkward reaction to it. Ask yourself this - is there an age when you intend on stop having sex?
Joining Kate today is senior sex author and advocate of ageless sexuality, Joan Price, to tackle the myths and challenges that come with sex as you get older, and explore how this has been depicted historically.
For more information on Joan’s work, visit her website here.
This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith and the senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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Hate Mail: A Scandalous History
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From tip-off letters about the gun powder plot to village quarrels that lead to jail time - today we’re going Betwixt the Sheets to find out about the history of hate mail.
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This episode was edited by Stuart Beckwith and produced by Charlotte Long.
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Sex & Scandal in Hampton Court
September 22, 2023
•43m
From Catherine Howard’s affairs whilst she was with Henry VIII, to Charles II’s mistress staging a lesbian wedding as part of a threesome... Hampton Court has seen it all.
Today’s guest is Gareth Russell, historian and author of The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court, to explore a selection of the sex and scandal that’s taken place there at the hands of its royal residents.
Who were some of the most popular and powerful mistresses to live there? What was Catherine Howard’s downfall with Henry VIII? Why was it more beneficial for James I to have mail mistresses?
Let’s go Betwixt the Sheets to find out.
This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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