Hello my lovely Batwicksters, this is Kate Lister jumping in as per usual to give you your fair dues warning fair dues

We are talking about sex and penises and cults and magic and all manner of stuff today because we are talking about

Rasputin if you're still with me and this is still something that you want to sign up to then let's go baby. I'm ready if you are

You might have heard of him from dancing late at night to Rasputin by Boni M or perhaps you

Encounced him as the cartoon Barbie in the film and a stage or maybe maybe you were lucky enough to see his

Member floating in a jar, but just who was Rasputin? How many of the rumors about him are true?

Join me Kate Lister, which wicks the sheets of the Russian courts to find out more

What do you look for a man? Oh

You're supposed to rise when I'm about to speak to you. I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs

I just turning it up and pushing the button

Yeah, social courtesy does make a difference

Hello and welcome back to Batwickstersheets the history of sex scandal in society with me Kate Lister

A preacher the leader of a sex cult a healer the Zareena's bit on the side Russia's greatest love machine a

Political influence hmm

Rasputin was a man who wore many hats was me my producers were out and about asking strangers random questions once again this time

What do they think of when they think of Rasputin?

Yeah, the song that came out last summer Ra Ra Rasputin and I think he had quite a grisly murder. That's why I think of

Anastasia straight away. Is that the guy who just floats around?

Is that he's all that massive penis any?

Quite a varied response there, but any of these have some truth to them

But Twix the sheets with me for this episode is a man who can tell us all Douglas Smith

Here to talk about the reality of Rasputin's relationships with the Russian royals his religious teachings and to question

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