What does it mean to be 'woke'? What did the bluesman Leadbelly mean when he coined the phrase? And what does a story set in Victorian London have to do with the term gaslighting?

Joining Kate today is Robbie Morgan, Lecturer and Consultant in Applied Ethics at Leeds University, to chat about the buzzwords we use and how their meanings have changed for better and worse since they were first coined.

This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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Boudica. Elizabeth I. Ed Sheeran. The history of the redhead goes back thousands of years, and it fluctuates from prejudice in medieval Europe, to the height of fashion in Protestant England.

2% of the global population are redheads, so if you are one, you're one of a special few.

Jacky Colliss Harvey, author of Red: A History of the Redhead, joins Kate Betwixt the Sheets to explore red hair throughout the ages, debunking myths and analysing its place in society.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, the producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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In the wake of the Second World War, a moral panic swept through Britain around a rise in homosexuality.

London was the heart of this scare because of how thriving and vibrant the gay scene was.

How did lawmakers react during time? What affect did class have on the gay experience? And amongst the darkness of the period, what joy could be found?

Joining Kate today to explore this time is Peter Parker, author of Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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What happens at a Roman emperor's dinner party? Why would you be lucky to get out alive? And how are emperors even chosen?

Joining Kate today is the one, the only Mary Beard, to take us back to Ancient Rome and help separate the facts from the myths.

Mary's latest book, Emperor of Rome, is out now in paperback.This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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With the UK election a mere few days away (at time of release), what better time to look back at some of the biggest scandals in our political history?

In this episode, Kate's exploring the notorious Profumo affair of the early 1960s and the Thorpe Affair of the 1970s.

They had it all: sex, espionage and corruption at the highest level of society. It's no wonder they caught the attention of the world's media.

Joining Kate today is Richard Davenport-Hines, author of An English Affair: Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo to find out more about them.

This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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Whose idea was the patriarchy? How long has it been a part of our lives? And how do we even define it?

For something that's so prevalent in most of our lives, it can sometimes feel like there's an inevitability to it.

However, there are so many examples of alternatives, and surprising reasons to its origins.

Exploring all of this with Kate today is Angela Saini, author of The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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From recent research we know that the great boy king Tutankhamun was a result of incest.

How did it effect him? And was incest in Ancient Egypt mostly for symbolic reasons of retaining power, or did it go further than that?

Joining Kate today is the wonderful Sarah Parcak, archaeologist and Egyptologist, to help us find out more. Importantly, they also touch on why the Ancient Egyptians found lettuce sexy.

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When we think of Henry VIII we think of a big, blood thirsty tyrant.

But was there more to this caricature of a king then we give him credit for? Joining Kate today to help us get to know this man better is the fantastic Tracy Borman, author of Henry VIII and the men who made him.

Why did Henry love his daily horoscopes? How did his hypochondria affect his sex life? And was he in, in fact, a bit of a prude?

This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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