Dr Ann Jones

And so do the romantic gods of the night, scorpions.

But why do we do this stuff?

But why do we do this stuff?

Sperm packets, hooks, dances, snogging?

Sperm packets, hooks, dances, snogging?

It's all so complicated and time consuming.

It's all so complicated and time consuming.

There must be an answer that drives us beyond this idealised need to reproduce.

There must be an answer that drives us beyond this idealised need to reproduce.

And today we're going there.

And today we're going there.

Pleasure.

Pleasure.

romance using vibrators on livestock.

romance using vibrators on livestock.

We're going to look at some sex acts and some bits of sex acts in slightly uncomfortable detail so that we can try and find out what role does pleasure play in sex and reproduction?

We're going to look at some sex acts and some bits of sex acts in slightly uncomfortable detail so that we can try and find out what role does pleasure play in sex and reproduction?

And that is what brings me to a dairy farm at five in the morning in winter near Ballarat.

And that is what brings me to a dairy farm at five in the morning in winter near Ballarat.

Lynette Greenwood is no-nonsense, welcoming, but not cloying.