Episodes List
Ep.1 Going All the Way
Air Date: 1996-09-27
The resurgence of sex-themed films in the 1980s and 90s. Archival material examines the depiction of sexual themes in films.
Ep.2 Look Ma, No Clothes
Air Date: 1996-10-04
Hollywood challenges the production codes; ratings emerge. Filmmakers: Russ Meyer, Ingmar Bergman, and Federico Fellini.
Ep.3 Hollywood Comes of Age
Air Date: 1996-10-11
Sex symbols and art films open the door to explicit sex. Stars: Brigitte Bardot and Sophia Loren.
Ep.4 Censored
Air Date: 1996-10-18
The Hays Office set the content standards in Hollywood's Golden Age. Covers the post-Prohibition era of the thirties and forties, which featured Hedy Lamarr, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and Veronica Lake.
Ep.5 The Temptations of Eve
Air Date: 1996-10-25
The double entendres of early talkies roused calls for censorship. Covers the period from 1927 to the mid-thirties and features stars such as Marlene Dietrich, Busby Berkeley and Mae West.
Ep.6 Sex and the Silent Screen
Air Date: 1996-11-01
The silent era ended with the establishment of the Hays office.
