Sex: An Unnatural History

Series 1

6 episodes · Jul 29, 2011

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  • The Revolution
    S1E1

    The Revolution

    Jul 29, 201124m

    The 1960s was an era that heralded the birth of feminism, civil rights, free love and gay liberation - a sexual revolution that changed our attitudes towards sex and relationships forever.

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  • Taboo
    S1E2

    Taboo

    Aug 5, 201124m

    It's hard to imagine that just over 50 years ago sex outside of marriage was a social taboo, homosexuality was illegal, masturbation was frowned upon, to view pornography you had to sneak into a seedy cinema in a back lane.

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  • Fashion
    S1E3

    Fashion

    Aug 12, 201124m

    Does how we dress tell us what we're like in the bedroom? If you see someone wandering around in fetish gear it's safe to say they're doing so to attract potential mates of like minds. But what else can fashion tell us about sex? A lot, it seems.

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  • The Church
    S1E4

    The Church

    Aug 19, 201124m

    Why do people cry out "oh God!" during sex? Is it because sex transcends our mind and bodies? Religion has been getting between the sheets since it became organised, but it was the sexual revolution of the '60s and birth control that brought matters to a head.

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  • Love
    S1E5

    Love

    Aug 26, 201124m

    Sex existed long before the idea of love but somewhere along the annals of history the two became entwined. Many humans then started selecting their partners based on this emotion.

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  • The Future
    S1E6

    The Future

    Sep 2, 201124m

    A three course meal that comes in a pill, jetpacks, time travel, space colonies, and the robot housemaid - these were just some of the predictions futurists made about what life would be like in 2011.

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