One of the first books banned by the censor, this modernist classic is full of indecent and obscene ideas about sex.
S1 E9 Huxley, ‘Point Counter Point’ (1928): amoral sex
S1 E1 Brendan Behan, ‘Borstal Boy’: solitary comforts
What shenanigans did Brendan Behan get up to in prison and borstal between 1939 and 1941? He enjoyed baiting the Brits, warm cocoa, snuggly blankets and … other things.
In episode one, I’ll tell you about the rude bits in a book whose banning in Ireland and Australia provoked derision.
