Episode 1
Documentary exploring attitudes to cigarettes and smoking. Peter Taylor travels to Australia to look at the tobacco industry's last-ditch battle to prevent plain packaging.
Cigarettes are the most lethal consumer product on the planet. Yet, despite all the health warnings and decades of ever increasing government regulation, the burning desire for tobacco is as strong as ever.
Peter Taylor travels to Australia to look at the industry's last-ditch battle to prevent plain packaging and is given rare access to the world's second-biggest tobacco company to see why thousands of young people around the world are seduced by smoking every day.
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Teenage Smokers
Duration: 01:35
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Tobacco industry accepts harm caused by smoking
Duration: 01:07
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Australia's battle for plain packaging
Duration: 01:48
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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The White Stripes
Seven Nation Army
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reporter | Peter Taylor |
| Writer | Peter Taylor |
| Writer | Mike Rudin |
| Series Producer | Mike Rudin |
| Director | Mike Rudin |
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 May 2014 21:30
- Mon 2 Jun 2014 23:20±«Óãtv Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Sun 15 Jun 2014 23:55±«Óãtv Two Northern Ireland
- Thu 24 Jul 2014 00:20±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Thu 24 Jul 2014 00:50±«Óãtv Two Scotland
