I’m really excited about this Saturday. Two cracking subjects to discuss and some great guests in the studio. I’ve been a late starter with The Family but found myself sucked in very quickly. And everyone I know says the same thing about it: that being convinced to actually watch is the biggest hurdle. Once you start viewing it hooks you fast and you understand and identify with everything that is going on and every tension in the relationships straight away. Because we’ve all been there to a lesser or greater degree.
There are so many questions I want to ask Mum and Dad about why they did it, how it felt, how it changed them and what they’ve experienced since it started being broadcast. So if the hands don’t go up in the studio audience I’ll be quite happy to fill the airtime myself. But I rather suspect my guests will be as intrigued as I am.
And then there is The Sex Education Show. And where do we start with this one? Is this an honest attempt at public service broadcasting about an important subject? Or an entertaining and slightly titillating show about sex that you can get away with watching because its on Channel 4 and not Virgin + 1 at three in the morning? Take a look at the clip below and let me know what you think.
The format is certainly bold - and so are the images they show and the material they discuss. But is it on at the right time? Is it putting people off their dinner?! And do we really care that much about Anna Richardson’s sex life - charming and funny though she might be? There has been a rash of programmes on tv about sex recently. Maybe it is just a coincidence, maybe commissioners are trying to cheer us up from the desperate financial crisis or maybe they are reflecting changing social attitudes. But who is The Sex Education Show really aimed at? Is it aimed solely at teenagers? Why has Channel 4 really put this on? I think this might just be a pretty lively debate.
Comments
Despite the presenter having the right cheerful upbeat personality this show is misguided in it timing before the 9 o’clock watershed, it’s lack of balance regarding love, relational care, waiting and abstinence, and the overall attitude that you are aiming comments for 14 year olds right through to the older age group in the same programme.
I think the Sex education show was educational and don’t see any problem with it being shown at 20.00. At the end of the day, weather people like it or not it’s the truth and it’s going on all the time. I feel this is why there is such a problem with sti’s and teenage pregnancy. So many people don’t like talking about sex and protection.
If people have problem with the time it’s on then don’t watch it, no one’s making you! I think Anna was a great presenter making a serious topic into a light hearted but educational program .
The problem with the Sex Education Show was too much male nudities and not enough about women. In those 4 episodes to date they showed 6 male STI tests in graphic close up but not a single female STI test excpet done under a blanket which was a joke? Surprisingly the birthing scene was censored. The entire show was rather sexist bordering on titillation from a female point of view.
If you want to learn about womens bodies then viewers are going to be dissapointed.
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