The REAL Bridgerton: Georgian Drugs & Alcohol

<p>The third season of Bridgerton is out and we are back in sexy scandalous Georgian society. But while we watch, we're taking a step back to ask: how real is Bridgerton?</p><br><p>On our third episode in our REAL Bridgerton mini-series, we're looking at the the booze and drugs that took 18th and early 19th century Britain by storm.</p><br><p>Why was opium taken for health purposes? How did gin get the nickname "mother's ruin"? And what does it feel like to take snuff?</p><br><p>Joining Kate today are Maddy Pelling, co-host of our sister podcast After Dark and author of <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/writing-on-the-wall/madeleine-pelling/9781800811997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain</em></a>; Marina Capaldi from <a href="https://summerhalldistillery.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Summerhall Distillery</a>, and Robert Good from <a href="https://cigars.co.uk/location/segar-snuff-parlour/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Segar & Snuff Parlour</a>.</p><br><p>Also, if you'd like to find out more about this incredible period, you can watch Kate present a two-part documentary - <em>Georgian Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll: Unbuttoning Bridgerton</em> - over on History Hit. Simply <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/georgian-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-unbuttoning-bridgerton/season:1/videos/georgian-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a> for a free 14 day trial and watch now.</p><br><p>This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. Additional production was provided by Annie Woodman. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code BETWIXT sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/</a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>