

2012–2012 · BBC One · Ended
Actor Brian Cox reveals the rich and controversial past of sugar, alcohol, tobacco and opium to uncover how the commercial exploitation of these products hooked the world.
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S01E04 · Whisky
2012-12-17
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Sugar
2012-11-26 · 60 min
Opium
2012-12-03 · 60 min
Tobacco
2012-12-10 · 60 min
Whisky
2012-12-17 · 60 min
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