TV series
Pornography A Secret History of Civilisation
1999 · 1 season
A scholarly, wry stroll through centuries of images, more curious than titillating, asking you to think about technology and desire rather than feel them.
- Created by
- Chris Rodley, Kate Williams
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Henri Pachard, Marc Warren, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
- Overview
- Ten years in the making, PORNOGRAPHY: THE SECRET HISTORY OF CIVILISATION is a six-part series, which tells for the first time on British television the history of pornography. This landmark series charts the changes in imagery prompted by the advent of new technologies over thousands of years: from ancient times to print, photography, film, video and the Internet.
- How it feels
- Earnest, satirical and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Technology, media, art, power
- Content
- Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Chris Rodley, Kate Williams
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Henri Pachard, Marc Warren, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill
