Sex in the 70s

Latest Episodes

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Joy of Sex

  The story behind best-selling manual The Joy of Sex, which transformed the bedroom habits of millions when it was first published in 1972. It made a star of the 'hairy man' and his partner, who posed for a series of intimate pictures which featured within the book's pages, and transformed its author Dr Alex Comfort into a respected sex guru almost overnight

• Season 1 Episode 3: The King of Soho

  Documentary focusing on the sexual revolution's absorption into mainstream British culture during the 1970s, focusing on the King of Soho, Paul Raymond, who became the decade's great sex salesman. From the founding of his legendary Revue Bar, featuring the raunchiest nude show around, he introduced the dubious delights of top-shelf magazines and went on to become the richest man in Britain with a vast porn empire that cost him dearly in his personal life. Part of the Dark Side of Porn season

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Gurus

  Andy Goldstein meets the Seventies sex gurus whose experimental tips livened up the bedroom antics of a generation. Among the trailblazers featured are Jim Haynes, whose infamous parties introduced the concept of swinging to Britain, one-time porn star Tuppy Owens, who gives Andy advice on designing sex toys, and Dr Cole, the pioneer of 'surrogate sexual therapy' - offering the services of himself and his wife to the frustrated. Plus, the story of Indian cult leader Bhagwan Shree, who made sexual liberation a cornerstone of his sect