I am currently reading a fascinating review into sexualisation of young people commissioned from psychologist Dr Linda Papadopoulos by the UK’s Home Office. The world over, Advertizing & Media Executives must be jumping up and down at the incredible success of their efforts to undermine women (and now men’s) self-confidence when it comes to sex and their bodies. This state of being is great for an industry that sells most every product by using glamour and sex. However, I believe we have just reached a tipping point here and it’s …

Spartacus is the goriest bit of violence porn ever produced for television. Of course it’s also a tittie fest but that in itself is not offensive at all.

Spartacus is also the first TV series produced for the Doom generation, who have grown up with over the top violence in video games. Just when the violence reaches that level where it will make you hurl, the makers of Spartacus take it up another notch with long slow motion scenes of beheadings and augmented reality blood. Spartacus has the gore level of …

In the third episode of Screenwipe’s Second series Charlie Brooker looks at sex on television. This clip refers to the following series, some of which are highlighted on Pure Moan: I, Claudius (1976), The Singing Detective (1986), Blackeyes (1989), Queer as Folk (1999), Tipping The Velvet (2002).