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Sexual Imperative, The (3 Parts)

Synopsis
A six-part series exploring the natural history of sex, comparing human and animal sexuality, with two programmes on each videotape.
Vol 1: 1) The Importance of Sex: explores the fundamentals of sex - what it is and why it evolved, the need for choosing the best possible mate. 2) The Sex Contract: looks at numbers of partners - why some animals have many mates, others only one.
Vol 2: 3) A Time and a Place: looks at what triggers reproduction. 4) From Conception to Birth: how sperm and egg meet; the development of the offspring.
Vol 3: 5) The Young Ones: parents as provides - how the young are successfully reared. 6) Sex and the Human Animal: why humans are capable of being consistently sexually active, and where human sexuality places us in the global picture of nature.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 102 min.
Year of production
1993
Availability
Sale; 1999 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) each
Notes
Broadcast on C4 from 7/1/93.
Subjects
Biology
Keywords
animal behaviour; human biology; sexuality

Credits

Producer
Clive Bromhall
Writer
David Helton
Contributor
Mike Rosenberg
Cast
Hanna Gordon 

Sections

Title
Importance of sex, The

Title
Sex contract, The

Title
Time and a place, A

Title
From conception to birth

Title
Young ones, The

Title
Sex and the human animal

Production Company

Name

Genesis Film Productions

Distributor

Name

Education Distribution Service

Email
info@edist.co.uk
Phone
01795 427614
Fax
01795 474871
Address
Education House, Drywall Estate
Murston
Sittingbourne, Kent
ME10 3RL
 

Available from retail outlets

Name

The Big Little Picture Company

Phone
01932 882733
Address
PO Box 264
Walton on Thames
Surrey
KT12 3YR
Notes
Videos also distributed through Education Distribution Service (2005)

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