Hello, my lovely betwixters. 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 Boney M or perhaps you

encounter him as the cartoon Barbie in the film Anastasia or maybe maybe you were lucky enough to see his

member floating in a jar but just who was Rasputin and many of the rumors about him are true. Join me, Kate

Lister betwix the sheets of the Russian courts to find out more

Why do you look for a man? Oh money

You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you. I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs. I just turning a knob and pushing

Yes, social courtesy does make a difference

Hello and welcome back to betwix the sheets 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

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?

Oh the song that came out last summer

Rarar Rasputin and I think he had quite a grizzly murder. That's why I think of

Um Anastasia straight away

Is that the guy who just floats around? Is that either with that massive penis any?

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

Betwix 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

Why is he surrounded by so many rumours over a hundred years after he died

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