Horizon (HD) Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
How bad can our drinking pattern be for our health? Doctors and genetically identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to find out. With the current drinking guidelines under review, the twins embark on self-experimentation to see the effects of different drinking patterns on their health. With Chris drinking 21 units spread evenly across the week and Xand having his 21 in single weekly binges, how will their bodies differ after a month? Catching up with the latest research into alcohol drinking patterns, we ask if moderate drinking is genuinely good for us - and whether binge drinking is really that bad.
Horizon is an ongoing and long-running British documentary television series on BBC that covers science and philosophy.
Primary Title
- Horizon (HD)
Episode Title
- Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 11 June 2015
Start Time
- 12 : 50
Finish Time
- 13 : 50
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 2014-15
Episode
- 12
Channel
- BBC Two
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- Horizon is an ongoing and long-running British documentary television series on BBC that covers science and philosophy.
Episode Description
- How bad can our drinking pattern be for our health? Doctors and genetically identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken want to find out. With the current drinking guidelines under review, the twins embark on self-experimentation to see the effects of different drinking patterns on their health. With Chris drinking 21 units spread evenly across the week and Xand having his 21 in single weekly binges, how will their bodies differ after a month? Catching up with the latest research into alcohol drinking patterns, we ask if moderate drinking is genuinely good for us - and whether binge drinking is really that bad.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Chris van Tulleken (Host)
- Xand van Tulleken (Host)
Contributors
- Sophie Todd (Director)
- Sophie Todd (Producer)
- Zoe Heron (Series Producer)
- Steve Crabtree (Editor)
- BBC Science (Production Unit)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Funder)