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Sex: A Bonkers History

The Ancients (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama

Looking at attitudes to sex before the intervention of Christianity. Amanda trains as a Spartan woman and then discovers the influence of the Kama Sutra today.
Directors
Mimi Templar-Gay | Tom Cunningham (series directed by)
Writer
Jack Carey (drama sequences written by)
Producer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 18, 2023

Release date
Sep 18, 2023 (United Kingdom)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Amanda Holden
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
Dan Jones
Self - Presenter / Eminent Historian Self - Presenter / Eminent Historian   See fewer
Michael Scott
Self - Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick (as Prof. Michael Scott) Self - Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick (as Prof. Michael Scott)   See fewer
Emily Campbell
Self - Olympic Medallist Weightlifter Self - Olympic Medallist Weightlifter   See fewer
Emily Betz
Self - Historian on the Impact of Medical History on English Identity (as Dr Emily Betz) Self - Historian on the Impact of Medical History on English Identity (as Dr Emily Betz)   See fewer
Sonia Wigh
Self - Historian of Pre-modern South Asia, University of Exeter (as Dr Sonia Wigh) Self - Historian of Pre-modern South Asia, University of Exeter (as Dr Sonia Wigh)   See fewer
Jennifer Surch
Self - Founder of the Academy of Modern Tanta Self - Founder of the Academy of Modern Tanta   See fewer
Kate Lister
Self - Sex Historian and Author of 'A Curious History of Sex' (as Dr Kate Lister) Self - Sex Historian and Author of 'A Curious History of Sex' (as Dr Kate Lister)   See fewer
Gillian Hovell
Self - Archaeologist and Ancient Historian Self - Archaeologist and Ancient Historian   See fewer
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