Grade levels: Adult

The intense physical release of the female orgasm can sometimes resemble a fireworks celebration. But there’s a lot more to the female genitalia than love and rockets. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

From learning the subtleties of eye contact to being more aware of the often unconscious hints you give off in a social setting, sexual signalling is a complex language all its own. Scientists are slowly unravelling some of the mysteries of the signals that people give off when they’re attracted to a potential mate – and are even coming up with ways to improve one’s chances of success in the big game of pick-up. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

The eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the skin – they all play a role in the way we perceive and enjoy sex. Take one away and it’s like removing the rhythm section from the band; the song is stripped of its soul. But when all are played in concert, they can lift your sex life to a new high. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

It’s been called “the last taboo,” and for many people, masturbation remains a topic shrouded in shame and secrecy. However, it’s a subject that is increasingly scrutinised by scientists, sexologists, sociologists, and of course The Sex Files. “Sex for One,” explores auto-eroticism with the help of experts. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Your voice croaks. Your chest is budding. You’re getting hairy in private places and nothing fits the way it used to. These symptoms may sound like science fiction but they’re not. Welcome to puberty – a bridge we all cross to enter the adult world. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Aside from the hackneyed clichés about gay men being more ‘artsy’ and lesbians being more ‘mannish’ than their straight counterparts, there is at least one commonly observed physical characteristic that is found among a much higher proportion of homosexual people than of heterosexuals: left-handedness. Martin Lalumiere, Ray Blanchard, and Kenneth J. Zucker of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto conducted a meta-analysis of sexual orientation and handedness in men and women and found some interesting results. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Why do human beings have sexual fantasies? How might they have evolved? Did people in ancient civilizations fantasize? What are the most popular sexual fantasies? What ways do fantasies differ in men and women? What happens in the brain and the body that allows fantasy to create arousal and in some cases, even orgasm?What does a fantasy reveal about a person’s inner desires and thoughts? Should we act out our fantasies or keep them to ourselves? Interviews with: Eva Norvind, former dominatrix and sex educator; Helene Cote, Universite of Quebec at Montreal, Sue McGarvie, Sex Therapist; Gayle Gibson, Archeologist, Royal Ontario Museum. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

How do different societies regard monogamy? And what constitutes an affair? The purpose of fidelity and infidelity in evolution. A trend towards open marriages and “swinging”. Interviews with: David Buss, Evolutionary Psychologist; David Weiss, author of Sexuality in America; Robert Francoeur, author of the International Encyclopedia of Sex; Sue McGarvie, sex therapist, Terry Gould, author of The Lifestyle –The secrets of Swingers; Claude Guldner, Professor of Human Sexuality, Guelph University. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

What constitutes a fetish? What are the most popular fetishes? Where do we draw the line between a healthy and psychopathic fetish? What happens in the brain that forms a fetish? How can couples use fetish in their love life? Interviews with: Eva Norvind, former dominatrix and sex educator; Helene Cote, professor of sexuality at the Universite of Quebec at Montreal; Dr. Paul Federoff, psychiatrist, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry; Sue McGarvie, sex therapist. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

What is biological gender and how is it formed? How is gender different from sex? What do scientists know about what causes gender disphoria? How can it be corrected? What cultural pressures mould gender? How do people go about changing gender? Which societies in the past and present value gender dualism? How do other societies Interviews with: Dr. Pierre Assailian, gender specialist, Montreal General Hospital; Jeff Brown, professor of popular culture, Bowling Green University; Kate Bornstein (formerly a man), author of Gender Outlaw and My Gender Workbook; Daniel Aranoff, single dad, father of three and former woman; Robert Francoeur, author of the International Encyclopedia of Sex. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.