Sex historian Kate Lister uncovers stories that’d make your history teacher blush.
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A history of the Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby Homes in Ireland.
A look at the potential Roman origins of Valentine's Day.
The bizarre history of quack doctor, John R. Brinkley.
A history of Spartans and their relationship with sexuality.
As historical figures go, Genghis Khan has something of a reputation.
A history of Lilith, the mythological woman from 4,000 years ago.
Kate and David Hone discuss the history of Dinosaur sex.
Find out the origins of sexting.
Uncovering the history of medieval lesbians.
Find out all about the history of red lipstick, from Ancient Egypt to the modern day.
Depictions of penises have been an obsession in art for as long as art has been around.
Mary Beard takes us back to Ancient Rome and help separate the facts from the myths.
But how did they manage pubic hair in Ancient Greece, or the Middle Ages?
How historically accurate is Bridgerton?
Find out what sex was like in the Tudor times
Egyptologist Sarah Parcak joins Kate to get to the bottom of who the REAL Cleopatra was.
People in the 17th century were at spiritual war with the devil.
Evidence shows women gladiators fought in front of crowds in Ancient Rome.
Joining us is writer, actor and all-round Charles Dickens superfan Miriam Margolyes.
What happened when monks had to be celibate? Historian Katherine Harvey reveals all.
