Pornography: The Secret History Of Civilization — Season 1, Episode 1: The Road to Ruin
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 3.7/10
Episode synopsis
Opens with the science of archaeology. Sexual imagery has been at the heart of culture all over the world, from the Cerne Abbas man to the painted walls of Pompeii, from the carvings of Bourges Cathedral to the obscene pamphlets of the French Revolution.
About Pornography: The Secret History Of Civilization
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.