Tobacco

Summary It's a dirty habit, they say. So how did the world get hooked on smoking? And how is it possible that without it, the British Empire might never have existed? Actor Brian Cox visits Virginia to discover how a whole industry has flourished around preventing us from kicking our addiction and makes the surprising discovery that it was the Nazis who first found a link between smoking and lung cancer.

S1.E3 ∙ Tobacco

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Brian Cox Tad Stoermer

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Dec 9, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Scotland

Summary It's a dirty habit, they say. So how did the world get hooked on smoking? And how is it possible that without it, the British Empire might never have existed? Actor Brian Cox visits Virginia to discover how a whole industry has flourished around preventing us from kicking our addiction and makes the surprising discovery that it was the Nazis who first found a link between smoking and lung cancer.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Dec 9, 2012

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Scotland

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