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Sex In '69: Sexual Revolution In America

An in depth exploration of the historic time period that birthed the concept of 'Free Love', gave rise to new knowledge about human sexuality, saw the invention of the pill and embraced individual freedom. Sexual Revolution, a two hour special details the seismic cultural shifts that found their way from the counterculture movement to Main Street U.S.A. What changed buttoned up American culture so dramatically? And how did those changes mould an entire generation? Hear from famous storytellers, such as the notorious Warren Beatty, counterculture icons Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, feminist leaders Germaine Greer and Gloria Steinem, rock star Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and beloved troubadour Joni Mitchell. Everyday Americans, who embraced the new sexual ethos of the day in ways that were amusing, shocking or touching, and who remember those times with both fondness and regret, also share unique insight.

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