{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/671a320288b02e61c7a38744?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"'Rivals' and the cult of Jilly Cooper","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1729782340565-aaf64971-432a-4c36-9d12-b3da82f6c9d9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>'Rivals' hit our TV screens this month; it’s the first adaptation of a Jilly Cooper ‘bonkbuster,’ the 87 year old Dame who taught a generation about sex and posh people. Her uber-popular romance novels sell in their millions, so what’s behind her popularity (aside from all the bonking) and&nbsp;how is she changing how we see, and show, sex.</p><p><em>This podcast contains lots and lots of talk about sex and other themes of an adult nature. </em></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.com/subscribe</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Sarah Ditum, writer, The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Olivia Case.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Rivals / Jilly Cooper / Elliot Hegarty / Happy Prince / Disney+; ITV; BBC; Addicted To Love / Robert Palmer / Bernard Edwards / Island.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Image credit: </strong>Robert Viglasky / Disney / PA.</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong><a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>thestory@thetimes.com</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>","author_name":"The Times"}