- Title: Conspiracy Of Silence Was: Sex,Sin and Survival
- Date: 8th September 1994
- Summary: At a major conference in Cairo this week, the Catholic Church is battling with women's groups and population agencies to prevent the further spread of artificial contraceptives: even in countries of desperate need, like The Philippines, where the population will double in the next thirty years, and there are over 200,000 illegal abortions a year. In contrast, Colombia and Egypt are already demonstrating how to bring birth rates down dramatically. In this personalised documentary "special" on the population issue, Jonathon Porritt travels the world to highlight success stories like these and find out why the global community is not moving faster to defuse the "population bomb". By examining the role of churches, women's groups, government and other organisations, he asks whether there is a conspiracy to resist the pent-up demand for family planning and ensure a sustainable future for the planet.
- Description:Jonathon Porritt's powerful investigation of the population explosion.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:NORTH SOUTH PRODUCTIONS LTD
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:08/09/1994
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s