1. Sex Box is a one-off Channel 4 show where people have sex in a box
The crudely-named programme - which aired last night - is part of a campaign which is trying to "reclaim sex from porn". Good luck with that.
Presenters (R-L) are Channel 4 regular Mariella Frostrup, activist Dan Savage, "sexpert" Tracey Cox and sex therapist Phillip Hodson. A great bunch of lads. Image: Channel 4
2. The "sex box" is really just a shed
Participants are given a half hour to get giggity-giggity with it before talking about what they got up to inside.
The "sex box" that's really just a shed. Image: Channel 4
3. The programme doesn't actually contain visible or audible sexual content
The "sex box" has no windows and it's also soundproof, so neither we nor the live audience get to see the sexy shenanigans the participants are supposed to be getting up to. Boo!
4. Understandably, the whole thing left viewers pretty confused
Do they each get there own box? Or do they leave tissues and dettol like they do at tanning salons? #sexbox
— rosie kinchen (@rosiekinchen) October 7, 2013
#sexbox is this actually happening? Who? What? Where? When? Did this ever get commissioned!
— Jason Vale (@juicemaster) October 7, 2013
When are they sending just one lad in with his laptop and a bottle of moisturiser? #sexbox
— ASAC Schrader (@janniky) October 7, 2013
5. One of the show's participants is now facing disciplinary action from his employer
Des, a 41-year-old probation officer didn't tell his boss that he was going on the show. Maybe he'll get put on probation?
Des (right) apparently had sex with his wife in a box on TV. And you thought you were romantic. Image: Channel 4
6. Host Mariella Frostrup has one of the sexist voices in the UK
Frostrup topped a list of sexiest female voices in a Yahoo poll done sometime in the 2000s when people still cared about Yahoo.
7. One reviewer called it "one of the worst television programmes in a long time"
In a one star review, a Telegraph journalist said the show failed in its promise of a "frank discussion" about sex, instead consisting of nervous giggles and presenters who wouldn't push participants to say anything that hasn't been said before.
BONUS: Said journalist's name will make you giggle too
With a name like that he must be a sex god, surely?
Image: Telegraph.co.uk
8. Participants were allowed leave the "sex box" as soon as they went inside
John, one half of a gay couple who took part in the experiment explained to The Guardian: "We came straight out the back door and went to our dressing room. We were able to go for a shower and everything, and at least start some foreplay before going back in."
9. This pic from the website of DIY store Homebase parodying the programme is pretty fantastic
We love when big corporations show they actually have a soul. Or a sense of humour, at the very least.
Image: Homebase.co.uk
10. Other programmes planned for the campaign include "The Week the Women Came" and "Date My Porn Star"
The first follows a group of women on the prowl for better sex; the other shows what happens when three people meet their favourite porn stars. Lovely.
