Timewatch

Season 12 Episode 5: The Pill: Prescription for Revolution

Described as "the greatest invention since the wheel" by novelist Angela Carter, the contraceptive pill played a crucial role in the sexual and social revolution of the 60s and 70s. With the help of archive footage from 'Up the Junction', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'Absolutely Fabulous', and interviews with women who talk frankly about the effect the pill has had on their sexual and working lives, Timewatch asks whether the introduction of the pill was a blessing or a burden.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

30

Episodes:

343

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

50 min

First Air:

1982

Rating:

6.9