Channel 4 are set to break a major broadcasting taboo tomorrow night by airing an erect penis on TV.
In its new documentary Me & My Penis, footage of eight erections will be shown as men pose for naked photos.
The men will speak about various male issues as they pose in the nude.
Explicit close-up shots will be shown, shattering regulations which forbid erections airing on TV.
A source told The Sun : "This shatters one of the final no-go areas on terrestrial TV, because regulations forbid an erect penis being shown in a sexual context.
"But as these aroused private parts are shown in an entirely artistic context, filming them doesn’t break any rules."
The insider added that Channel 4 felt that we are in more "open-minded times", in which there is likely to be fewer complaints.
The documentary will air at 10pm, which is also well after the watershed.
Activist artist Ajamu is photographing the subjects in the documentary as they discuss subjects such as PTSD, infertility and abuse.
Channel 4 aren't breaking Ofcom guidelines by airing the documentary, with the watchdog previously confirming that there is a ban on terrestrial TV showing "images and/or language of a strong sexual nature which is broadcast for the primary purpose of sexual arousal or stimulation".
The channel is well known for covering taboo subjects, including bestiality, through documentary Animal Passions, and a film on a man confessing to being a paedophile - while insisting he has never committed a crime.
*Me & My Penis airs tomorrow night at 10pm on Channel 4
