When a Belgian teenager in 1991 watched Gezondheid or rented De Eerste Keer , they weren’t just getting facts. They were being told: Your curiosity is normal. Your body is not a scandal. And yes, you are allowed to laugh.

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Belgium in 1991 was the capital of the New Beat and early Techno scene (think T99’s “Anasthasia”). But even dance music played a role in voorlichting .

: While Flanders was more protectionist of its public radio, the French-speaking community officially broke the RTBF monopoly in 1991 by legalizing national commercial radio.

The result was an unprecedented wave of that blended the educational with the sensational.