Naked Britain, Monday 9pm, Sky1

Posted by Tom Murphy

Naked wobbly bits: love them or hate them, you can't ignore them. Well, actually you can most of the time. But Sky has decided that now is the right time for telegenic biologist Dr Jack Lewis (above right) to investigate the question the nation has been asking: “Do all these tits and bums really shock us?”

However, even with some earnest contributions from psychologists and other experts, calling Naked Britain an investigation is probably overcooking it a bit. Both of last night's half-hour episodes struggled to uncover any real controversy as they hared through various flimsily linked aspects of nudity in modern Britain.

The first episode whizzed through burlesque, professional “webcam girls” and nude protests, before catching up with serial streaker Mark Roberts, who has shaken his stuff in public more than 470 times. And guess what!? To the astonishment of absolutely no-one (except the “embarrassed” Dr Lewis), the exhibitionist set off for an impromptu – and largely ignored – streak across Waterloo Bridge, which was conveniently adjacent to where they'd chosen to meet. Unbelievable!

The second instalment offered some slightly more (intellectually) stimulating fare, as the youthful academic had a look at the role nudity plays in art, and where we draw the line between art and porn. This led, naturally, to swoon-worthy former footieballer David Ginola (above left) getting his kit off to model for a – very modestly posed – nude painting. The shocking findings? Apparently modelling for a painting is a bit boring - and being in the nip doesn't make it any more interesting.

So, the general lesson from the show was that no-one is really that bothered about public nudity any more – although one shopper was slightly perturbed at the thought of it taking place near Marks and Spencer. Did you see anything on Naked Britain to offend you? Or was this programme, ahem, all mouth and no trousers? Tell us here.

Picture: Sky

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Comments

[stephen adams]

great show they could have extended
it to a hour rather than the half hour,

[The Gnome]

If you can't work that out Jon there's no hope for ya! Get back to reading your Sun you dimbo.

[Jon]

what's Ginola got to do with it?! weird