Burning Desire: The Seduction of Smoking: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Burning Desire: The Seduction of Smoking, award-winning journalist Peter Taylor investigates how, despite all the health warnings and decades of increasing government regulations, thousands of young people around the world are seduced by smoking every day. He examines how powerful cigarette companies manipulate smokers, and is given rare access to the world's second-biggest tobacco company.

Series details

• Title: Burning Desire: The Seduction of Smoking
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-05-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-06-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38825
• TVDB ID: 282516

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Taylor — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-05-29; final listed air date 2014-06-05; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

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