Year of the Sex Olympics, The

Description: Sci Fi drama on BBC2 in the late 60s whereby a family have their lives broadcast 24 hours a day. Written by Nigel ... more

Year of the Sex Olympics, The ... Kneale and directed by Michael Elliott.

Newest Review: ... his creation of QUATERMASS. The play posits a story where the lower classes of society are controlled by a media who feed them a constant diet of low-brow programming and pornography. The story focusses on the idea for a new show, where a group of people have to survive on their own on a desert island. If all of this sounds familiar then it should do - Kneale clearly was psychic as this ... more

... description could arguably fit the media diet we are fed in the early years of the 21st century - and yet he created the programme in the 1960s. For this reason the play is well worth searching out. It is occasionally shown on BBC4 and was released on DV...more

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Year of the Sex Olympics, The: The Year Of The Sex Olympics is upon us (222 words)
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Made in 1968, THE YEAR OF THE SEX OLYMPICS is categorically NOT a pornographic movie, despite what the title may have you believe. Instead it is a serious dramatic play written by Nigel Kneale, who is perhaps better known for his creation of QUATERMASS. The play posits a story where the lower classes of society are controlled by a media who feed them a constant diet of low-brow programming and pornography. The story focusses on the idea for a new show, where a group of people have to survive on their own on a desert island. If all of this sounds familiar then it should do - Kneale clearly was psychic as this description could arguably fit the media ... Read the complete review

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