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Sounds,07 Apr 2021,35 mins,

‘Who am I alone?’ - Not Having Sex

Jacob Hawley: On Love
Contains scenes of a sexual nature and some violent scenes.

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Comedian Jacob Hawley explores the world of love, sex and intimacy - and the people that make money from it. This week he talks to people who don’t have sex - including Asexuality activist Yasmin Benoit, celibate rapper Faith Child and Catherine Gray, bestselling author of ’The Unexpected Joy Of Being Single’, who embarked on a dating detox for a year. He also talks to Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp about his research on Incels and the growing number of ‘involuntarily celibate’ people. Producer - Nick Coupe Executive Producer - Pete Strauss Researcher - Miranda Slade Sound Design - Chris Maclean Music - Buddy Peace Artwork - Made Up On Love is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds

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