How the Irish have sex
ByI would have thought Irish people have sex pretty much the same way as everyone else on the planet but TV3 really want to know what goes on behind bedroom doors in Ireland. They have commissioned a 6 part documentary series which will be
a frank look at how the Irish have experienced and dealt with sexuality since the late 1960′s.
According to the Producer of the series:
The primary aim of the programme is to present a sociological, psychological and historical examination of sexuality in Ireland… a range of diverse contributors are currently being lined up to give their take on topics such as ‘Virginity’, ‘Monogamy’ and ‘Sex in the 21st Century’.
Filming begins at the end of this month and the producers are looking to feature an interracial couple to “explore the themes of love and relationships through their eyes and experiences”. Further information from research AT redpepper.ie
Makes a change from the World’s fattest/shortest/smelliest documentary programmes TV3 usually buy in. Programme will most likely air in the Autumn. The nation awaits.
8 Comments
April 16th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
oh no. i can see this being one to watch through your fingers, from behind a cushion, curled up in horror and utter mortification. the fact that the blurb breaks the topics down as “virginity”, “monogamy” and “sex” does not bode well at all.
April 16th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
1960′s what? What did the little apostrophe do to get abused so?
April 16th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
That’s a [sic], not my doing…
May 27th, 2008 at 9:54 am
i knew i had read about this somewhere before… got an email from the production company yesterday asking me to take part. my piece would “be shot anonamously[sic] over the writers[sic] shoulder as they read an extract”.
hmm.
May 27th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
They are reading an extract of your blog? Were they regular readers then or did they happen across this post and then to your site?
May 27th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
no, they’re due to film it soon and they’re looking for me to be in it. they had approached Dear Lover, he passed on my details along with a few others he thought might be suitable. i’m torn between wanting to see people like me represented in programmes like this for one, and not wanting to make an arse of myself on telly. advice?
May 27th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
only advice I can give you is to make sure you know in advance what they want out of any interview. getting questions in advance is a help so you can be prepared. I once accepted a request from RTE to do a consumer programme. I though the interview would be about the website campaign I had at the time (or so I thought) – day of interview came and it was totally different from what I expected. I got slagged at work for a long time, it was awful really. Also, if you aren’t comfortable with anything during the the interview, just say so and if it’s not going the way you think just say “sorry, it’s not working for me” … but you strike me as a very savvy sort of person so I think maybe this would all go without saying. let me know how it goes if you do it.
May 28th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
nope, i am completely unsavvy and would probably make a plank of myself. thank you kindly for the good advice.