Toe the Wine: The political history of Booze

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

4.6 • 984 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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How has drinking shaped the history of the UK? From temperance to licensing Britain’s relationship with hooch has defined our public debates. Senior lecturer in public health from the University of Stirling, Dr. James Nicholls joins Seth Thévoz in The Bunker to discuss our complex history with the hard stuff. “Social climbing happens in places where people drink.” – Dr. James Nicholls "Throughout our history women's drinking has always been condemned." – Dr. James Nicholls “The mortal panic over Gin in the 18th century was entirely justified.” – Dr. James Nicholls Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Seth Thévoz. Producers: Alex Rees and Liam Tait. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My name is Stan. I'm at. Nice to meet you. So you took up photography where? I've always loved
0:05.5	photography but I turn it into earning a living at 60. I enrolled on a day course.
0:11.8	Well college. I loved going to college. It's good you can retry. I'm enrolled on the day course. But college?
0:13.0	I loved going to college.
0:14.0	It's good you can retrain and do something.
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1:14.9	Work is the curse of the drinking classes. That was the view of Oscar Wilde.
1:19.6	Alcohol means many things to many different people, a social leveler, a release, a blight, a pandemic and a joy.
1:26.0	Britain has long had a reputation as a hard drinking nation, but our relationship with alcohol is long and complex.
1:31.0	Here to take us through it is Dr James Nichols, a senior lecturer in public health at Sterling University
1:36.8	and an expert on drug and alcohol policy. He's also the author of a wonderful book, The Politics
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