Midnight Sex Talk

SUNDAY 4th DECEMBER - MEDIA MASSACRE!

We had to turn on our own sooner or later, or at least give it a darn good going-over. This Sunday, Midnight Sex Talk is taking a long hard look, (as always), at the media's influence over our sexual lives. Are 'Position of the Month', and tit jobs for girlfriends offered as prizes, leading us where we don't really want to go? Or are magazines right in claiming, like certain rappers, that they're simply reflecting back what we've been doing all along?

Do you believe all those celebrity shag stories? Have you ever felt bad after reading a story about somebody's else's allaged sexual prowess? Do you believe that women's magazines are really promoting sexual liberation, or just another set of 'rules' for 'keeping your man'? And do you think the top shelf has seeped inexorably downwards, or are men's glossies just a bit of fun?

In the studio, we have, finally, Al Needham (left) - in person! \o/ We will be rolling out the shagpile in his honour. Other guests to be confirmed.

You can text us during the show on 07957 362 182, or email us anytime using the 'Email me' link on the left. If you want to talk live on air, send us your number and we'll call you back. PRIZE for the best email/phone call as usual!

Where & When: Sunday 4th December, 11.30pm-12.30am UK time, on Resonance 104.4 FM in London, and on the internet at Resonancefm.com everywhere else in the world.

SEX & DRUGS ROUNDUP

Tsk! Education these days. No-one could tell us what the molecule in my previous post is. However, the PRIZE still stands for anyone who writes in with the correct answer. I dunno, I sometimes think people come to this site looking for T&A, 'ta-tas', whatever the hell they are, and booty bendover shots. Well, tough. In case no-one noticed, there's a stack of those out there on the internet for your delectation. And photoshopped Z-listers in corsets promoting their next publicity stunt ain't happening either.

DRUG EXPERIMENT!

Right. Midnight Sex Talk was fortunate indeed to have the presence of fearless herbal and chemical crusaders Piers Gibbon and David McCandless, because they enabled us to have a live drug-taking in the studio. Piers, having scoured the back pages of Private Eye for a supplier, produced a vial of Yohimbine, in white powder form. It's not an aphrodisiac, BTW, but a drug that may help sexual dysfunction. Having a science background, he referred to the 'measured dose' that the vial produced. However, remembering the average purpose of those little bottles, that bestow a fleeting sense of 'being in New York' before you toot your petrolious charlie at the restaurant table, I would say that they need a timer on them as well, as ten 'measured doses' in an hour may not have been what the original designer had in mind. But I digress.

Well, the guys all had some. I asked for regular updates on their tumescence, but Piers reported a headache, Kim a 'slightly speedy effect', and David had sore kidneys the next morning. Conclusion: if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Note: As we said at the beginning of the show, one of the cheapest and safest ways to amuse yourself is by watching kittens. (See above). Hours can pass, and you don't need drink, drugs, telly or another person in the room. [End of Public Health Announcement].

Don't forget, the excellent Good Drugs Guide is on every Thursday night, 9pm-9.30 GMT, on Resonance 104.4 FM.

SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER - SEX & DRUGS

This Sunday Midnight Sex Talk is linking up with The Good Drugs Guide, (broadcast on Resonance FM every Thursday, from 9-9.30pm), for a seasonal look at most people's two favourite pastimes, and how they interact with each other. Before you deny everything, we're not just talking about illegal stuff. ;-)

Joining us in the studio are presenters Piers Gibbon and David McCandless, who are extremely knowledgeable, I can tell you.

Below, guess what this is. It's powerful, and it's everywhere...

If you'd like to ask Piers or David anything, or tell us what does it for you and what doesn't, drop us a line. You can text us during the show on 07957 362 182, or email us anytime using the 'Email me' link on the left. Prize as usual!

Where & When: Sunday 20th November, 11.30pm-12.30am UK time, on Resonance 104.4 FM in London, and on the internet at Resonancefm.com everywhere else in the known universe.

CROSS BONES ROUNDUP

When Spirits Attack! Stuff Happens around Cross Bones and those who frequent it. For a start, the first 15 minutes of our recording, made during the procession from the pub to the site, just disappeared, with only sinister rhythmic mic bumps remaining. Then, one of our regular listeners told us that he had got his PC ready in advance to listen to the show, but all he got from 11pm until 10 minutes into our slot was a bizarre loop of a woman saying something about 'Me and my boyfriend got into our Seven Seasons sleeping bags and slept outside, and there was lots of lovely toadstool wallpaper,' with some kind of theremin activity in the background. Hmmmm, is all I can say.

We also had a real feedback problem at the start of the show. Ancient sex workers, we are respecting you, honest!

Jahnet and John (see above; now they would make a fine children's book) were on great form. You can read about the past here, but what about the future? Sadly, the land is now ready for development by Transport for London and, to be fair, it's a prime piece of real estate. But we are all hoping that some part of it can be allowed to be made into some kind of historical monument or memorial garden. Details coming soon about what you can do to help.

SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER - SACRED PROFANITY: SAMHAIN AT CROSS BONES GRAVEYARD

We said we'd go back, and we did. Midnight Sex Talk returned to Cross Bones on Monday night for a proper celebration of the outcast dead, with much singing, drinking and beating of drums. We then processed from the Ship, in Borough Road, (said to be the most haunted pub in the area) to the site in Red Cross Way.

As anyone might have expected, the dark side of Old Southwark slipped out through the cracks when some of the local feral children appeared, (including a few who were old enough to know better), threw fireworks at our 60-strong party and then punched somebody on the nose. Such is Halloween...

The most moving part of the ceremony was when we read out the names of those buried there, and then hung tributes on the gate.

In the studio we've got Mistress of Ceremonies Jahnet Delight, who last appeared the studio almost exactly a year ago, on our show about the future of prostitution; and we're very much hoping that founding visionary John Constable will be able to make it after his gig in West London.

More detail about Cross Bones here; and check out the Southwark Mysteries homepage.

Were you there? Would you like to know more? You can text us during the show on 07957 362 182, or email us anytime using the 'Email me' link on the left.

Where & When: Sunday 6th November, 11.30pm-12.30am UK time, on Resonance 104.4 FM in London, and on the internet at Resonancefm.com everywhere else in the world.