Sex: An Unnatural History

Episode 2

Taboo

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.

Episode 3

Fashion

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.

Episode 4

The Church

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.

Episode 5

Love

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.

Episode 6

The Future

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.