A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex is a documentary TV series about sex, which ran in eight episodes on Channel 5 and was presented by Dr. Catherine Hood. The 45-minute-long episodes (including advertisements) were broadcast on Monday nights. The series started on 30 October 2006, with the final programme broadcast on 18 December 2006.[1][2]
| A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Dr Catherine Hood |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (including advertisements) |
| Production company | Brighter Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 30 October – 18 December 2006 |
Each episode explained a sex position and covered a sexually transmitted disease. Additionally, the following topics were discussed: sex among people with disabilities and overweight people, penis enlargement devices, penis enlargement surgery, sexual violence against men and penis removal, tantric sex, the g-spot, erectile dysfunction, sex reassignment surgery, cosmetic surgery of the vagina (labiaplasty), swinging, lichen sclerosus, the use of recreational drugs during sex, male homosexual sex in public toilets, full body plastic wrap bondage, and sex dolls.
The programme included close shots of the male and female body as well as footage of sexual intercourse and ejaculation filmed with an internal camera placed inside the vagina. These scenes were filmed starring English-born pornographic actor Stefan Hard and Australian-born pornographic actress Elizabeth Lawrence.[1][3]
A second series was not commissioned in 2007 or subsequent years (with repeats until 2014).[citation needed]
Episodes edit
| Episode | Topics | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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30 October 2006 |
| 2 |
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6 November 2006 |
| 3 | 13 November 2006 | |
| 4 |
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20 November 2006 |
| 5 |
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27 November 2006 |
| 6 |
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4 December 2006 |
| 7 |
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11 December 2006 |
| 8 |
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18 December 2006 |
Ofcom complaints edit
21 people complained to the national television regulator, Ofcom, that the explicitness of the sexual scenes breached obscenity and broadcasting regulations, and that the series imparted "inappropriate information to vulnerable young girls". Ofcom ruled that there was no rule banning the showing of genuine sexual acts on free-to-air television, and that "in [their] view the portrayal of sex in this programme genuinely sought to inform and educate on sex", concluding that "whilst the visuals were explicit at times, nothing was transmitted in a manner that could be construed as having the potential to harm people under the age of 18", particularly given its context as a serious factual programme, and as such, it was ruled that the episodes were not in breach of any broadcasting regulations.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Let's talk about sex; Best of this week's TV. A Girls Guide to 21st Century Sex". Daily Record (Glasgow). 28 October 2006.
- ^ A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex at IMDb .
- ^ a b "Ofcom broadcast bulletin" (PDF). Ofcom. 29 January 2007. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex". docuwiki.net. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
