Sex Box

This article is about the British television show. For facilities used for sex, see Sex box. For the American series, see Sex Box (American TV series).

Sex Box
StarringMariella Frostrup (2013)
Phillip Hodson (2013)
Tracey Cox (2013)
Dan Savage (2013)
Steve Jones (2016–)
Goedele Liekens (2016–)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes11
Production
ProducersClearstory
Russell Barnes
Molly Milton
Running time44 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) –
2 May 2016 (2016-May-02)
Related
Sex Box (U.S. TV series)
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Sex Box is a British television series. The first series was hosted by Mariella Frostrup. The series was produced by independent production company Clearstory and broadcast on Channel 4.[1] The show's premise centres upon the idea that couples will be more open to sexually themed discussions after having performed the act itself. The show's hosts have the couple retire to a private "sex box" on stage, where they are to have sexual intercourse with one another.

Sex Box was released as part of Channel 4's "Campaign for Real Sex", which the channel described as "a series of programmes which aim to reclaim sex from porn".[2] The programme provoked controversy and debate in both the British and international press.[3] Some reviews of the programme were positive, praising the sincerity of the programme's aims.[4][5][6] However, many critics and viewers panned the show,[7][8] and ratings for the first episode showed that while 1.1 million viewers tuned into the show, this number dropped by 200,000 after the first 15 minutes.[9]

Series 2 began broadcasting on 4 April 2016. It is presented by Goedele Liekens and Steve Jones.

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  7. ^ Barraclough, Leo (11 October 2013). "'Sex Box' Gets Thumbs Down from Critics". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ^ Rigby, Sam (7 October 2013). "'Sex Box' on Channel 4: The funniest Twitter reactions". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. ^ Fletcher, Alex (8 October 2013). "'Sex Box' on Channel 4: Was it anything more than a cheap TV stunt?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 August 2014.