SBS Documentaries

At a time when Muammar Gaddafi'’s long reign is coming to a bloody end, Antoine Vitkine’s brand new documentary tells how the West made a pact with Gaddafi, with realpolitik, oil and terrorism as a back drop. How does a man who was the West's main enemy during the 1980s and one of terrorism’s principle godfathers, become respectable?

Recently, an entirely remodelled Crazy Horse - the sexiest cabaret in the world - reopened its doors. Through the experience of a few performers, this film revives all the challenges involved in the creation of its new revue. Can Leslie, the youngest recruit, handle the stress of being on stage for the first time? Will Daniela, a chaste classical dancer, cope with nudity? As captain of the show, will Zula be able to step up? Crazy Horse: The Revival slowly strips of its secrets this Parisian temple of nudity.

Enthusiastic Cambridge classicist Michael Scott (a bit of a Bear Grylls lookalike) heads to the ancient Greek city of Delphi to explain the important role it played down many centuries of European history. Kings, emperors and other movers and shakers from around the Mediterranean came to Delphi to consult the oracle of the god, Apollo. This made Delphi an information hub that spread news and knowledge far and wide. Happily, quite a bit of that information has been preserved.

The sexual revolution of the '70s allowed women to claim their right to pleasure and to better know their bodies. However, 30 years on, female orgasm remains mysterious to a lot of people. MA (S,A,N)

How did striptease arise and why hasn't it been made extinct by X-rated films and internet pornography? What do strippers think of their clients and how does a psychoanalyst explain the fascination mixed with fear that female nudity provokes in males? Where did peep shows go and what takes place in the 'private rooms' that have replaced them? What's the difference between a cabaret in Paris's Pigalle quarter and a strip club on the Champs Elysees? What emotions are stirred within a regular customer when he sees a stripper undress? What does striptease look like on a mobile phone, and how does Paris's Crazy Horse Saloon remain relevant in this information age? Why does male striptease entertain women but not arouse them? What diverse views on the art of striptease can we obtain from a historian, a lawyer, a photographer, a curator or a writer? Who are the nude activists who, via burlesque, raise questions about sexuality and pornography? And why is all physical contact so strictly banned? In answering these questions, Striptease Unveiled attempts to lay bare the legend of striptease.

Is prostitution becoming an acceptable career choice? Apparently more and more young women are turning to high-end prostitution to finance their expensive taste for lavish goods.

Hailed as the great sexual liberator of women in the early 1980s, the sexually-active world embraced the G-spot. But to many contemporary women the exact location remains elusive.