Birds and the Bees, The
- Alternative title
- Joy of Sex Education, The
- Synopsis
- From the impenetrably euphemistic to the breathtakingly explicit, this intriguing anthology of 16 films takes us through 60 years of sex education in Britain from the 1910s to the 1970s. All ‘unmentionable matters’ pertaining to sex are dealt with, from the WWI warning to soldiers about the dangers of cavorting with loose women in London’s West End (Whatsoever a Man Soweth, 1917), to puberty pep-talks for girls on how to avoid pregnancy in Don’t Be Like Brenda (1973).
NB This is a re-issue of the material previously issued on videocassette under the title THE JOY OF SEX EDUCATION. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2011
- Subjects
- Social Studies; Health Education; History; Media studies; Medical sciences
- Keywords
- archive films; health education; sex education; social history; public information films
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 338 minutes
- Year
- 2011
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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