How Sex Changed the World
H2 reveals HOW SEX CHANGED THE WORLD uncovering surprising beneath-the-sheets stories shaping every aspect of ancient and modern life. From Ancient Egypt to the Civil War, through the 60s and beyond.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- H2
- Documentary
- TV-14
H2 reveals HOW SEX CHANGED THE WORLD uncovering surprising beneath-the-sheets stories shaping every aspect of ancient and modern life. From Ancient Egypt to the Civil War, through the 60s and beyond.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
America's Sex Pioneers
Sat, Apr 20, 2013 44 mins
From America's earliest days, sex has shaped and defined our country. From the Puritan "mandatory sex" rule for married couples to Ben Franklin's racy newspapers and even car design, these are the stories behind America's sex pioneers.
Episode 2
Sex for Sale
Sat, Apr 27, 2013 44 mins
The world's oldest profession turns up in the places you'd least expect it: as a major source of revenue for the Catholic Church and the driving force behind America's first racially integrated neighborhood.
Episode 3
Sex Rebels
Wed, May 1, 2013 43 mins
From Ancient Rome to Washington DC and everywhere in-between, discover how the world changes when powerful people shamelessly shatter boundaries and break rules. In this episode, a Roman empress turns to prostitution for fun.
Episode 4
Sexpocalypse
Sat, May 11, 2013 42 mins
Sex is powerful force of nature and for some; it's like the end of world. These are the unbelievably true stories behind what happens when people treat sex like doomsday.
Episode 5
Sex & Power
Sat, May 18, 2013 43 mins
These are the surprisingly true stories about how the sex lives of the powerful have shaken up history: from Warren G. Harding's days as a playboy, to one women's time in a prince's modern day harem, to Rasputin's legendary status as a ladies man.
Episode 6
Superheroes of Sex
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 43 mins
Throughout history, there have been fearless men and women who have risked everything to reveal the mysteries behind our favorite subject: sex.
Episode 7
Sex & War
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 44 mins
Nothing unleashes sex like war--after all, if you were going to die tomorrow, what would you want to do tonight? From Ancient Roman battalions to seductive spies to how soldiers spent their down time in the Civil War.
Episode 8
Extreme Sex
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 43 mins
These unbelievably true stories reveal what happens when people take sex to the extreme: from Emperor Nero's now famous sex parties to Teddy Roosevelt's crusades against sex-ridden New York City.
Episode 9
Sex Gone Wrong
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 43 mins
Sex is one of the most powerful human needs and many people have tried to harness its power for their own gain. But those attempts often backfire.
Episode 10
Sexperiment
Sat, Jun 1, 2013 43 mins
These are the surprising stories behind how scientists, the government and even the judicial system have harnessed sex to change world history: from covert experimental CIA orgies to the Middle Ages' "honest woman" test to verify bedroom activity.