‘Women should be obscene and not heard’ – John Lennon

‘The only unnatural act is that which you cannot perform' – Alfred Kinsey

‘Fat people are brilliant in bed: if I’m sitting on top of you, who’s going to argue?' – Jo Brand

‘What most women want is not a man who ties you to the bed but one who unstacks the dishes while you watch The Great British Bake Off’ – Harriet Harman

Throughout the centuries, talk of sex has proved irresistible, producing wide-ranging responses, contradictory remarks, denouncements and appraisals; something seen as harmless by one is often condemned as damnable by another.

Whatever your sexual preferences, Talking Dirty is a hugely entertaining treasury of wit on this endlessly entertaining and controversial topic.