Booze Britain

Booze Britain
GenreFly on the wall
Presented byMark Womack
ComposersNev Hawkins
Adir Tov
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRalph Jones
Fred Hepburn
Dave Clarke
Rebecca Johnson
ProducerGraciela Watson
Running time30 minutes
Production companyGranada
Original release
NetworkBravo
Release2004 (2004)

Booze Britain is a fly-on-the-wall documentary television series produced by Granada[1] that aired on British satellite TV channel Bravo[1] in half-hour episodes which document the binge drinking culture of various towns and cities in the United Kingdom.[2] The series follows a group of friends as they indulge in an evening drinking heavily in various establishments usually in their own town or city, police officers fining and arresting people for various alcohol-related incidents and also paramedics who are called out to handle the consequences of drunkenness. The narration by Mark Womack provides alcohol-related statistics and comments on medical issues raised by the scenes depicted.

Its second series, subtitled Binge Nation, visits numerous places in the country.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "'Tabloid television distorts city image'." Hull Daily Mail 15 July 2005: 4. Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 4 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b Totaro, Paola. "Trash tube: citizens get blitzed anew." Sydney Morning Herald, The 29 Nov. 2008: 42. Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 4 May 2012.
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