Channel 4 presents a season of documentaries exploring the dark reality of the adult film industry.
When porn actor Darren James was diagnosed HIV Positive in early 2004, the American porn industry ground to a halt as a 60-day shutdown was declared. Porn Shutdown is a candid and heart-rending film about a time of panic and recrimination in an isolated community.
As part of Channel 4's Campaign for Real Sex, Porn on the Brain is an authored film by journalist Martin Daubney, who walked away from his position as editor of lad's magazine Loaded after becoming a father. His son is now four. Confused by alarming headlines and driven by the knowledge that his boy will soon reach the age at which most children first see porn (10 years), Martin wants to find some answers. Is porn really bad for kids? Where is the evidence? While making the film, Martin discovers that porn has changed from what he remembers as a teenager. Today's hardcore porn is extreme; it's free and it's only one click away, and Martin is shocked by what he sees.
The survey found that the majority of young people (60%) were 14 years old or younger when they first saw porn online – although 62% said they first saw it when they weren’t expecting to, or because they were shown it by someone else. Only 22% of those surveyed say they were looking for it on purpose. More than 1,000 16-21 year-olds were asked by ICM about their experiences of online pornography for tonight’s BBC Three documentary, Porn: What’s The Harm? The anonymous survey covered a range of areas relating to porn including when and how porn is viewed today, at what age this starts and whether young people believe it’s influenced their attitudes to sex.