The Sex Researchers
Channel 4, 16 June 10:00pm - 11:05pm
1/3, series 1The Ancient Greeks sat women on perfumed cushions and wafted mule dung under their noses. Victorians sent "hysterical" wives to physicians to have their nether regions massaged (a treatment that proved mysteriously popular). This first instalment chronicles the history of female sexuality, which wasn't emancipated until an American scientist documented over 10,000 female orgasms from 1957-65 (selfishly seducing his secretary for research purposes). Which isn't to say the controversy is over: experts still can't locate the elusive g-spot and recent discoveries suggest women's appetites may dwarf men's... While there are few things less erotic than watching sexual desires tracked on a computer screen, this makes up in trivia what it lacks in raunchiness. Who knew cornflakes were invented to curb lust? Fascinating and appalling by turns, this will supply you with dinner party conversation for months to come.
Radio Times reviewer - Claire Webb
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Subtitled, High definition
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