Radio 4 is to consider British attitudes to sex in two-week season of programmes later this month.

Beginning on September 10, the season includes a two-part documentary, The Sex Lives Of Us, which will talk to people of different ages and backgrounds about their sexual relationships, including a 70-year-old internet dater who lies about her age; teenagers hoping to save themselves for that special person; a 27-year-old gay Muslim man who has "come out" to his parents; and a couple in their sixties who love to fool around on the sofa. The programme airs on September 13 and 20.

Controller of Radio 4, Mark Damazer, said: "The publication of the Wolfenden Report 50 years ago and the change in the law decriminalising homosexuality 10 years later paved the way for a radical change in society's attitudes to sex and sexuality."

"The programmes will contain a wide range of views, from those advocating celibacy to those who are avowedly hedonistic. The season will examine notions of 'normality' in sexual behaviour and sexual attitudes," he added.

Radio 4's Front Row will run a regular strand – Art That Moved the Earth – throughout the two-week season, in which key figures nominate works of art and argue how they have changed understanding and experience of sexuality. It culminates in a debate on September 21, chaired by Mark Lawson, in which panelists will discuss which has been the most influential work.

On Monday September 10, Beyond Belief will discuss how the church responded to the 1960s sexual revolution and how the consequences still resonate today.

Moving Out on September 17 looks at what happens when a married man "comes out" to his wife. Presented by Sheila McClennon, Moving Out talks to 'Simon and Sarah' who had been married for 22 years before Simon announced he was gay.

Mariella Frostrup will chair a debate, The Sex Lives Of Us: Recreation Vs Procreation on Wednesday September 19, which will focus on whether sex has become too much a purely recreational activity.

And Radio 4's Book At Bedtime for the second week will be Damage by Josephine Hart, read by Ciaran Hinds. The book tells the story of a 50-year-old politician who has an affair with his son's 30-year-old fiancee.

Other programmes contributing to the season include Woman's Hour; a special edition of Case Notes, dealing with sexual dysfunction such as loss of sexual desire; a two-part series, Gay Times, which explores the changing portrayal of homosexuality in the media since the Wolfenden report; and a special edition of Am I Normal? in which Vivienne Parry explores whether there is such a thing as a "normal" sex life.