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Feb 2021
35m 34s

‘Putting the P in the V’ - Sex Education

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About this episode

Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it.

This week, he goes back to school to find out how and what young people are learning about sex. He talks to sex educators from The School of Sexuality Education and Beyond Equality, award winning podcasters Poppy and Rubina from Brown Girls Do It Too, and 'Normal People’'s intimacy coordinator Ita O Brien about how we portray sex on TV.

Producer - Nick Coupe Executive Producer - Adnan Ahmed Researcher - Miranda Slade Sound Design - Chris Maclean Music - Buddy Peace Artwork - Made Up

On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

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