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The XY Factor

Season 1 2001 - 2003

  • 2001-08-11T00:00:00Z on History
  • 1h
  • 1d 5h (29 episodes)
  • English
  • Documentary
The XY Factor is a short-lived American documentary series that premiered in 2002 on the History Channel. It covers views and attitudes towards sex across various eras of history.

29 episodes

Series Premiere

2001-08-11T00:00:00Z

1x01 Sex in the American Revolution

Series Premiere

1x01 Sex in the American Revolution

  • 2001-08-11T00:00:00Z1h

A racy romp shows another side of the Revolutionary War.

1x02 Prostitutiuon: Sex in the City

  • 2001-08-18T00:00:00Z1h

Prostitution is called the oldest profession.

2001-09-08T00:00:00Z

1x03 Sex in the Civil War

1x03 Sex in the Civil War

  • 2001-09-08T00:00:00Z1h

Sexual practices during the Civil War.

2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

1x04 Sex and the Swastika

1x04 Sex and the Swastika

  • 2001-09-15T00:00:00Z1h

The Allies use information on the secret sex lives of Nazis to try to bring down the Third Reich.

2001-09-22T00:00:00Z

1x05 Sex in World War I

1x05 Sex in World War I

  • 2001-09-22T00:00:00Z1h

World War I begins the sexual revolution in the United States and Europe.

Researchers Masters and Johnson revolutionize attitudes about sexuality.

2001-10-06T00:00:00Z

1x07 Sex in the Real West

1x07 Sex in the Real West

  • 2001-10-06T00:00:00Z1h

Prostitutes flock to Old West boom towns and mining camps.

Sexual values shift throughout the century.

In the Roaring '20s, young Americans are all too eager to sever ties with their Victorian predecessors.

The 1950s and 1960s begin with the Cold War and end with a sexual revolution.

Sexual experimentation; herpes; AIDS; Viagra; Monica Lewinsky.

1x12 Secrets of Sex; Kama Sutra

  • 2001-10-13T00:00:00Z1h

An ancient Hindi text deals with all facets of sexual experience.

Ancient peoples have diverse ideas about sex.

Sexuality and spirituality are interrelated in eastern cultures.

Sexual practices change from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance.

The romantic; the perverse; pornography; the pilgrims.

Sexual behavior in Vietnam affects the sexual revolution evolving in America.

2001-12-22T00:00:00Z

1x18 Sodon & Gomorrah

1x18 Sodon & Gomorrah

  • 2001-12-22T00:00:00Z1h

Archaeologists uncover the ruins of two ancient cities, which may have been Sodom and Gomorrah.

Sexuality evolves rapidly in the 20th century.

2002-01-26T00:00:00Z

1x20 Sex in the Bible

1x20 Sex in the Bible

  • 2002-01-26T00:00:00Z1h

King Solomon's concubines; Sodom and Gomorrah; Jesus and the adulteress.

2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

1x21 Sex and the Mob

1x21 Sex and the Mob

  • 2002-02-16T00:00:00Z1h

Sex and romance co-exist with violence in the social structure of the Mafia.

2002-03-16T00:00:00Z

1x22 History of the Wife

1x22 History of the Wife

  • 2002-03-16T00:00:00Z1h

Extraordinary married women; history of marriage.

The writings of the marquis de Sade are filled with perversion, torture and murder.

2002-05-04T00:00:00Z

1x24 Sex in the Cold War

1x24 Sex in the Cold War

  • 2002-05-04T00:00:00Z1h

Cold war spies seduce for secrets.

2002-06-15T00:00:00Z

1x25 Sleeping with the Enemy

1x25 Sleeping with the Enemy

  • 2002-06-15T00:00:00Z1h

After liberation, the French vent their anger on women accused of sleeping with the Germans.

2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

1x26 More Sex in the Civil War

1x26 More Sex in the Civil War

  • 2002-07-27T00:00:00Z1h

Salacious tales of soldiers and citizens during the American Civil War.

Women of Honolulu's red-light district make millions of dollars during World War II.

Sexual liaisons between U.S. servicemen and European women; brothels; successful female spy.

Hugh Hefner; John F. Kennedy's affair with an alleged Nazi spy; pin-ups.

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