Des Bishop: Under the Influence
Des Bishop tackles one of the great taboos of Irish society and explores the Irish relationship with alcohol and other addictive behaviours.
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Des Bishop: Under the Influence | RTÉ One
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
07-02-201325mDes looks at Irish identity and how it is linked to alcohol.
- Ep 2
2.Episode 2
14-02-201326mDes explores the areas of alcohol marketing, sponsorship and regulation. He teases out the tricks of the marketing trade and looks at the attempts at self-regulation by the drinks...
- Ep 3
3.Episode 3
21-02-201325mDes returns to New York. With his mother Eileen and aunt Mary he explores his family’s experience with alcholism (‘it doesn’t run in our family, it gallops!’). He returns home to...
- Ep 4
4.Episode 4
28-02-201325mDes looks at socialising without alcohol, not just youth cafés and alcohol free discos but also the ups and downs of going to nightclubs sober. Des launches a campaign to bring ba...
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