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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Pint, bottle, schooner, tinny … no matter how you drink it, beer is undeniably a part of social life here in Britain and around the world.

But how did it come to hold this position? Why has this been more true for British men than for British women? And what did beer taste like before mass production and microbiology?

Kate has a pint with author, broadcaster and beer lover Pete Brown to find out.

*WARNING this episode includes some fruity language*

Senior producer: Charlotte Long. Assistant producer: Sophie Gee. Mixed by Thomas Ntinas.

Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.

This podcast includes music from Epidemic Sound and archive clips from "Brooklyn Bar Owner Wins Irish Sweepstake", 1937.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	Hello, it's me as per usual, jumping in here with what I think I'm going to have to call your fair dues warning.
0:38.7	This is a podcast about the history of sex, scandal, and society.
0:42.0	So we may be talking about sex, scandal, and society.
0:45.0	But just occasionally, we may veer into topics that shock you.
0:48.4	In which case, you would have to say, fair dues, she did give us a warning.
0:52.2	So this is your fair dues warning.
0:54.3	We're going to be talking about naughty things.
0:57.7	So boys, we're going to have all that drink in the house.
1:01.7	Maybe we're just coming.
1:06.7	A cold pint of pale ale in the sun, a bottle or a tinny on the beach,
1:11.7	a smooth stout in a cozy pub.
1:14.7	Ooh, beer is a staple of British society.
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