Temple/London Fall 1999
A Psychological Profile of British Media

Content: Amount of Nudity/Sex
by
A. Scott

Methods/Results: Television

In order to evaluate effectively the amount of sex and nudity on British television, a lot of watching would have to be done. The definition of sex to be applied would be kissing leading into fondling, groping, leading towards the illusion of intercourse. A sex scene will not count if its kissing leads to a ‘resolution’ scene in the bedroom or wherever the act has taken place. Nudity in documentary shows such as national geographic will not be counted. The information will be gathered randomly over a short period of time and averaged out.

   

BBC1

BBC2

ITV

CH.4

CH.5

9-10pm Sex

0

0

2

1

1

  Nudity

0

3

0

2

2

10-11pm Sex

0

0

1

3

0

  Nudity

0

2

1

2

1

11-12am Sex

0

3

2

0

2

  Nudity

2

0

6

0

3

12-1am Sex

2

1

4

2

3

  Nudity

4

0

3

1

1

 

 

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