When Was The First Boob Job?

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Cosmetic procedures are a huge part of (most of our) worlds.

With new ones seemingly cropping up all the time, the boob job feels like an old classic.

What are the origins of the boob job? Who had the first ever one? And how has it changed over time?

Today we're revisiting a conversation Kate had with Professor Ruth Holliday and cosmetic surgeon Professor Vikram Devaraj, to find out more about this bumpy history.

This episode was edited by Annie Coloe & Tom Delargy. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm your host, Kate Lister.
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0:24.7	Hello, my lovely betwixters.
0:26.3	It's me, Kate Lister.
0:27.7	This is Bertwix the Sheets and we are thrilled that you are able to join us once more.
0:32.6	But before we can keep going with this, I have to tell you,
0:35.6	this is an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults about adult things in an adulty way
0:39.3	covering a range of adult subjects and you should be
0:41.2	an adult too. We call this the fair do's
0:43.4	warning because after you've heard it if you keep
0:45.3	listening and you happen to get offended, fair do's
0:47.4	we did let you know.
0:52.1	What do you look for in a man?
0:53.6	Oh money of course.
0:55.0	You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you.
0:57.0	I make perfect copies of whatever my boss needs by just turning it up and pushing the button.
1:03.0	Yes, social courtesy does make a difference.
1:12.6	Goodness, I feel so damn. Goodness has nothing to do with it, there is.
1:20.5	Hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets, the history of sex scandal in society, with me, Kailista.
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