{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60032060-080e-42c5-ac26-f93fc2b4d612/627956816cf5d40013766b92?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bedlam","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215faef4b795a5d1ffd3b62/1647338597774-a2404f1ce8cc1a6d2c15dc1705392021.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Bedlam: a scene of uproar and confusion, a noisy situation with no order or, originally, the slang name for a mental hospital in London… which for a while also happened to be a popular tourist attraction.</p><p><br></p><p>From chains on the wall to leeching - the history of mental health treatments is a lesson in questionable science and humanity.</p><p><br></p><p>Bethlehem hospital, founded around the 11th century in London, is a study of this history.</p><p><br></p><p>Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by Catharine Arnold: journalist, academic, popular historian and author of ‘Bedlam: London and Its Mad’.</p><p><br></p><p>*WARNING this episode includes adult themes and conversations about mental health*</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Matt Peaty.</p><p><br></p><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode includes music by Epidemic Sound and an archive clip from an American public service announcement from 1952.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}