Forget football and females and other traditional pub banter - modern men are more likely to chat about their children over a pint with their friends . Relationship issues and sexual problems are also high on the agenda for discussion down the boozer . Those were the findings of more than 70 hours of footage from hidden cameras in one London pub . Session : Secret cameras at an east London boozer showed that men are more likely to discuss sexual problems and relationship issues than the weekend 's football matches . They did n't pick up a single mention of football , while women were discussed only occasionally . One man in the Lord Nelson pub was heard telling his friends how he realised he was gay while dating a married woman . Three middle-aged men talked openly about erectile dysfunction and another spoke about his fears about having a kidney transplant . Secret Life of the Pub : Recordings showed how one man openly talked about erectile dysfunction . Catch up : The cameras revealed how the modern man feels happy to discuss sexual and relationship issues . Another customer at the pub on the Isle of Dogs , which attracts drinkers from all walks of life , including professionals from nearby Canary Wharf , told his companions the lack of affection shown to him by his parents means he values their friendship all the more . Landlady Kim Arrowsmith said : 'There are a lot of things today that women wo n't put up with . That 's why the males know that now they have to be more sensible . ' She said that although people knew they were being filmed for Channel 4 , they soon forgot the cameras were there . The Secret Life of the Pub will be shown on Thursday .
Relationship issues and sexual problems discussed over a pint with mates . Hidden cameras recorded 70 hours of footage at Lord Nelson , east London . Score: 6