Addicted to Pleasure - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes4
DatesNov 26, 2012 - Dec 17, 2012
Episodes
Season 1Episode 160 min
Sugar
Brian Cox delves into the history of sugar, learning how sugar cane fuelled a consumer revolution that has led to epidemic levels of diabetes, obesity and even addiction.
Nov 26, 2012
Season 1Episode 260 min
Opium
Brian Cox delves into the history of addictive substances, travelling to China to learn how the seeds of modern-day opium addiction were planted during Britain's trading past.
Dec 3, 2012
Season 1Episode 360 min
Tobacco
Brian Cox delves into the history of addictive substances. He learns how smoking kick-started the British Empire and who first made the link between smoking and lung cancer.
Dec 10, 2012
Season 1Episode 460 min
Whisky
Brian Cox delves into the history of Scotland's national drink, revealing its origins, the rise in addiction in the 19th century and what it did for Scotland's reputation.
Dec 17, 2012
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