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Dec 2021
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Drunk nation: Why do British people drin...

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As we head towards the end of 2021, we bring you some of the best episodes of Stories of our times from throughout the year.

Today: We drank our way through lockdown and after, we went back on the razz – doing what we’ve done to let our hair down since ancient times. But why is booze such an intrinsic part of British life? 

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Guest: Josh Glancy, special correspondent, The Sunday Times. 

Host: David Aaronovitch. Clips: BBC News, ITV News, Sky News, Asda, C-SPAN, RT.


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