The Good Sex Guide

The Good Sex Guide
StarringMargi Clarke
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCarlton Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release11 January 1993 (1993-01-11) –
10 February 1996 (1996-02-10)

The Good Sex Guide is a British documentary TV series presented by Margi Clarke, broadcast on late nights on ITV. It was announced to the public on 30 November 1992 and was described as "adult sex education", with a format combining comedy and drama sketches with factual material.

The show ran for three series. It gained unheard-of audience figures of 13 million for a show that aired at 10.35pm, and was rewarded with a win at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Awards for "Best Female Presenter" in 1994. A second series was equally successful, and a third, The Good Sex Guide Abroad, soon followed. Clarke turned down an offer to take the series into a late night chat show format, the host eventually being Toyah Willcox.

References

  1. ↑ "TELEVISION / The F-factor: a rule of thumb: Giles Smith takes notes on the first edition of Carlton's Good Sex Guide". The Independent. London. 12 January 1993. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Brown, Maggie (1 December 1992). "TV channel offers 'good sex' advice". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Good Sex II guaranteed to get a rise out of viewers". Toronto Star. 14 February 1995. Retrieved 5 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Henry, Georgina (1 December 1992). "Carlton unveils TV programmes for January franchise switch". The Guardian.
  5. ↑ "Margi Clarke talks octopus, sex, UFOs and her new Ipswich-bound show". Eadt. Retrieved 5 January 2013.[dead link]
  6. ↑ Brooke, Michael. "Clarke, Margi (1954-)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 11 June 2020.