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Credits
- Series Producer
- Ben Southwell
- Actor
- Barry Cryer
- Participant
- Stuart Maconie
- Director
- Borja Cantera
- Producer
- Borja Cantera
- Executive Producer
- Michael Poole
Duration: 1 hour
Timeshift reveals the story of the creature that is 'the smoker'. How did this species arrive on our shores? Why did it become so sexy - and so dominant in our lives? Was there really a time when everywhere people could be found shrouded in a thick blue cloud?
Enlisting the help of Barry Cryer, Stuart Maconie and others, The Smoking Years tells the unnatural history of a quite remarkable - and now threatened - creature. Warning: smoke-filled nostalgia may damage your health.
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