The Birds & The Bees

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

How do different societies regard monogamy? And what constitutes an affair? The purpose of fidelity and infidelity in evolution. A trend towards open…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

What constitutes a fetish? What are the most popular fetishes? Where do we draw the line between a healthy and psychopathic fetish? What happens in…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

What is biological gender and how is it formed? How is gender different from sex? What do scientists know about what causes gender disphoria? How can…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

What makes hair sexual? Why was hair important to our earliest ancestors? What is hair made of? Why do we have pubic hair and how is it different…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

Is there a universal definition of beauty? What are facial and body symmetry studies revealing about what we all find to be beautiful? What…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

What is causing female bodies to go through puberty earlier and earlier? What physical changes are occurring? What is the impact of those changes on…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2000

The history of birth control: What methods have people been experimenting with since the beginning of time? Some failed miserably, and some were the…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

The Sex Files hour-long season premiere, "Sex Drive", examines the facts and the myths surrounding one of our most basic urges. Delving into…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

"The Act," takes a look deep inside the most primal of human pleasures, with the aid of a Magnetic Resonance Imager, an ultrasound scanner…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

The intense physical release of the female orgasm can sometimes resemble a fireworks celebration. But there's a lot more to the female genitalia than…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

From learning the subtleties of eye contact to being more aware of the often unconscious hints you give off in a social setting, sexual signalling is…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

The eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the skin - they all play a role in the way we perceive and enjoy sex. Take one away and it's like removing…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

It's been called "the last taboo," and for many people, masturbation remains a topic shrouded in shame and secrecy. However, it's a subject that is…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

Your voice croaks. Your chest is budding. You're getting hairy in private places and nothing fits the way it used to. These symptoms may sound like…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

Aside from the hackneyed clichés about gay men being more 'artsy' and lesbians being more 'mannish' than their straight counterparts, there is at…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

It's the one part of the body people look at a lot but don't often talk about - the behind, the buttocks, the rear end. And beyond the behind is the…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

For all women, menstruation is a cycle of chemicals and changing moods and desires. For some, it is a cycle of anger and depression. For too few…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

Our bodies feel solid but we're made up mostly of fluids and we couldn't function or survive without these juices. Then again, neither could our sex…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

Circumcision shows no signs of losing its spot as a flashpoint of religious, cultural, emotional and scientific controversy. Circumcision may do some…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

The birth of a child is one of life's greatest gifts. The first question any one asks is, "was it a boy or a girl?" Sometimes the answer is "we're…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2001

Sex is a world of mystery and wonder - theory and practice, signals and signs. But as much as we've learned about sex, rumors still make their…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

They're not pretty but they hold the keys to life. They're only six centimetres long, but they hold more than 200 metres worth of sperm creating…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

Why would any ignore their strongest biological command - have sex now. Evolution holds some clues, religion has some influence, and then there's…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

Some people are so compelled to have sex they will pursue it even though it may destroy their lives. It's destructive, obsessive behaviour, but is…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

Sure sex is great, but there's no denying that sometimes the experience is just plain better than others. One scientist researched the common…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

Thanks to the miracles of modern science, women can design their own vaginas, men can get longer, thicker penises, and everyone can spruce themselves…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2002

For some women menopause seems to mean take a pause sexually. How does "the change" affect a woman sexually? What does hormone replacement therapy do…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

This episode would look at how advances in science and technology will affect our sex lives in future. Sex and reproduction are growing farther…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

This show examines how attitudes about sex are different in different cultures, even different cultures in the same city. Age, ethnic background…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

If your breathing you're probably interested in sex. Yet people have treated people with disabilities like they are asexual for years. This show…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

This show concentrates on what happens to our body when we're in love - changes in brain patterns, the release of different chemicals - and contrasts…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

Sex has some health benefits, although people didn't always believe that. In fact in the early part of the 20th century equating sex with health was…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

In this episode we would look at how sexuality is influenced throughout the stages of pregnancy for both men and women. We would also look at the how…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2003

Have you ever wondered whether people who study sex have better sex lives than the rest of us? Do they really know something everyone else doesn't…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Adult novelties are a $500 million industry in North America . . . and growing. Fuelling this growth is an increasing demand for sex toys from…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

"What turns you on?" and "What turns them on?!" In this episode we learn about the anthropological origins of fetishes, as well as the lengths that…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

We hit the set of a hard core X rated film in Los Angeles and talk to the actors behind the scenes. What's life really like in that business, and how…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Leave it to Beaver-style marriages went out with black and white television and divorce rates continue to climb, but people continue to strive for…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Welcome to the world of whips, handcuffs, nipple rings, bootlicking, spanking, and genital torture. This is sadomasochism gone mainstream. And…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Passionate, deep, quick, sloppy and sweet. There isn't a Hollywood romance that doesn't have a perfect kiss. But not everyone kisses like stars do on…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Stripping seems pretty straightforward. Start with your clothes on, end in the buff. But there's plenty of science hidden behind all the shimmy. And…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Skott Freedman is a self-assured 24 year old who has "come out" twice in his short life, once as a gay teenager, then as a bisexual 20 year old. He…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Meet Stephane Deschenes and his family - they like to take off every summer and take it ALL off as well. They are naturists who say there is nothing…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Asexual: A person who does not experience sexual attraction. While research on asexuality is extremely limited, there is a small percentage of people…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Why is so much humour about sex? Why is sex so funny? From stand-up comedians to the writing teams for the most lucrative sit-coms in Hollywood…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Everyone wants good sex. But for people suffering from sexual dysfunction, it's beyond their reach. One third of men and more than forty percent of…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

The world of fetish is so big we're spreading it out over two episodes. Some people are even in it for the money. See why someone's love for balloons…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

The production of hot content for television, radio, film and the internet is lucrative business - even the 'News' goes naked these days. Lily Kwan…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Sure, what we find sexy is subjective, but what is it about certain things - champagne, silky sheets, bananas and fast cars, for example - that get…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Sun, sand, surf -- and sex. Whether it's students on Spring Break or married couples stealing away for a weekend, everyone knows that getting away…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

What makes a piece of clothing a sex object in its own right? We'll run down the list of the hottest, from the obvious to the sexy stiletto shoe to…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

As the Sex Files wagon waves goodbye for the last time, we take a somewhat lighthearted look at what goes into the making of this show. We'll talk…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

What's a little glove between friends? As little as a few decades ago there were laws prohibiting the sale of condoms - they had to be sold in paper…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

We're going to take a trip back in time way back in time. Think we're a sex-crazed sin-filled society today? We'll show you eye popping, erotic sex…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Getting married is an event full of traditions. Nicole and Fabio are the perfect example: engagement rings, the white dress, a bevy of bridesmaids…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Hearts pounding, muscles throbbing, heavy breathing. On your own, with a partner, maybe 12, on ice, in a boat. Sounds like sex - well not quite. It's…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

One thing everyone can agree on is that first dates are nerve-wracking. And no wonder! From the moment we step into the shower to get ready, we are…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

We'll take a look at the most common sexual fantasies mulling around in the minds of us all. Whether it's the desire for a threesome, a fantasy about…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

Whether it's learning to locate the g-spot, getting a strip-tease lesson, or a sexy bedroom, our makeover guinea pigs will be transformed into lean…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2004

The star of our female sexual makeover is a 27-year-old legal clerk anxious to unleash the sexual kitten inside. Author and Sex Therapist Yvonne…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

The definition of virginity is not cut and dry. In this episode we talk to young university women and men about what virginity means to them. For…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

This is a reno show of a different kind. We're going to take a happily married couple and give them a bedroom makeover that will really change their…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

We go inside a legal Nevada brothel called Sheri's Ranch. Sheri's has become a full-blown resort where you can golf and take in the spa. The "working…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

Ah, the breast - highly sexualized, yet still food provider for infants. Our obsession with breasts is no secret, but it's mostly men who talk about…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

What is beautiful? While there is no simple answer, many scientists are piecing together the puzzle that makes up a popular definition of beauty…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

Through thousands of years of evolution, women's bodies adapted to the environment, their hormonal cycles changed in rhythm with the cycles of the…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

t's inevitable. We will all get older, and unless or genitals fall off, chances are we'll still want to engage them in a sex. Even in our 40's…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

This is our chance to have fun debunking the most common myths about sex and sexuality. With scientific evidence in our arsenal we'll dish the goods…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

Studies abound hailing the benefits of touch - from the soft and silky skin of the newborn - to the hairy and wrinkly version we carry as grownups…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

Since its inception, rock and roll music has been linked to sexuality. It is sex. Raunchy lyrics, overt body language, and the off stage antics of…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

In this episode we'll meet a California couple that leads a secret life as on-line reviewers for sex toys, and another couple that can't wait to…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

For most of us, sex education ends with that last health class sometime in early high school. Doesn't it make sense to take some "continuing…

By Exploration Production Inc. - 2005

The top ten "types" of people we'd like to have sex with and a somewhat Freudian look at what they represent. In keeping with our fun and informative…

By Channel Four Learning - 1999

The program aims to introduce children to the physical and emotional changes that occur during puberty; to consider some of the changes over which we…

By Channel Four Learning - 1999

Introduces children to life cycles; explores differences between males and females; enables children to reflect on differences between males and…

By Channel Four Learning - 1999

The program aims to consider the physical and emotional changes that take place as girls go through puberty; to address the concerns and worries of…