SEX: A Bonkers History

2023•1 series
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Actress and presenter Amanda Holden and best-selling author and historian Dan Jones explore how sexual behaviours through the ages have shaped civilisations in ways we are only now beginning to discover.

The Ancients: Episode Image
Episode 1The Ancients

Amanda Holden and Dan Jones explore how attitudes towards sex differed drastically thousands of years ago in Ancient Sparta and Ancient Egypt. (S1, ep 1)

The Tudors: Episode Image
Episode 2The Tudors

Amanda explores the feisty affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, showing how her sexual control ended in disaster. Meanwhile, Dan learns to joust. (S1, ep 2)

The Georgians: Episode Image
Episode 3The Georgians

Amanda learns the customs of a true society girl, while Dan makes his own animal intestine condom and discovers how many brothels existed in London at the time. (S1, ep 3)

The Victorians: Episode Image
Episode 4The Victorians

Amanda Holden and Dan Jones explore the Victorian era, one of the most sexually progressive societies in history, to learn more about the Queen's dirty secrets. (S1, ep 4)

Twentieth Century: Episode Image
Episode 5Twentieth Century

Dan finds out how sex was used to motivate the troops during WWII. Amanda learns how sex changed for women with the introduction of the birth control pill. (S1, ep 5)

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