What "Horizon" 4-th episode about
An intriguing take on man's passionate but ultimately fatal attraction to the cigarette. Filmed across the world on a single day, the documentary explores people's strange love affair with nicotine and whether, with the known risks becoming more acute by the day, they've finally reached the end of a romance that's lasted some 500 years. Contributors include anti-smoking expert Allen Carr, who claims he can help anyone quit, nicotine patch inventor Dr Jed Rose, and Dr Chris Proctor - chief scientist at British American Tobacco - who is attempting to make a `safer' cigarette. A unique insight into the love-hate relationship that divides the planet.
Episode number: 4
Episode name: "We Love Cigarettes"
Episode release date: 29 june 2006 at 21:00
Status: aired