Tiberius and his Island of Depravity
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
History Hit
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
The Roman Emperor Tiberius has a harrowing reputation based on stories surrounding his latter years on the island of Capri. Stories of debauchery and abuse of the worst kind. But who was Tiberius and where does the truth lie?
Kate Lister is joined by is Rome-based historian and tour guide Alex Meddings.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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| 0:35.1 | Hello, my lovely betwixters, it's me, Kate Lester. |
| 0:38.1 | Welcome back to Bertwix the Sheeds. |
| 0:41.0 | Right, now, everybody, I want our serious faces on because this is quite a serious |
| 0:46.0 | fair-doos warning. |
| 0:48.0 | This episode is going to be discussing child abuse, sexual assault, murder, ritual |
| 0:53.3 | sacrifice. |
| 0:54.2 | It's just, it's a, it's a dark one, okay? |
| 0:57.8 | It's going to, like, imagine the worst things you can think of, |
| 1:00.3 | and that's what we're going to be talking about. |
| 1:01.8 | So if you don't want to listen to this today, |
| 1:03.6 | just breeze on by and we'll catch you next time. |
| 1:06.2 | For the rest of you, let's crack on. |
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