Drinkers Like Me - Adrian Chiles
Adrian Chiles takes a look at his love of boozing, exploring why he and others don't think they are addicted to alcohol but find it almost impossible to enjoy life without it.
In this revealingly intimate documentary for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2, Adrian Chiles takes a long, hard look at his own love of boozing. He wants to find out why he and many others don't think they are addicted to alcohol despite finding it almost impossible to enjoy life without it. Adrian, who drinks almost every day, decides to start a drinking diary and soon finds out his intake is way over the recommended limit. He decides to visit his parents to find out what it was that motivated him to start drinking as a teenager and reveals that sneaking into pubs underage was all about friendship and being part of something, and that the allure of the social side of drinking has never really left him since his teens.
So after drinking far too much for far too long, Adrian decides to get his liver checked out. The results come as a shock and after seeing an addiction therapist Adrian begins to realise that like many other people he needs to do something about his excessive boozing. His big question is whether he needs to quit completely or if he can drink more responsibly. His first port of call is old mate Frank Skinner. Frank was a Pernod in the morning bedwetting kind of drinker but quit 30 years ago. His advice to Adrian is unexpected.
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"My social life has never recovered from not drinking"
Duration: 02:01
Music Played
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Richard Hawley
I Sleep Alone
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Allen Toussaint
Blue Drag
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Alabama Shakes
Sound & Color
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Bon Iver
Skinny Love
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Lily Allen
As Long As I Got You
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Richard Hawley
Last Orders
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Massive Attack
Small Time Shot Away
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Michael Kiwanuka
Bones
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Willie Nelson
Blue Skies (Album Version)
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Mose Allison
Your Mind Is On Vacation
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Adrian Chiles |
Composer | Ian Livingstone |
Director of photography | Jonathan Young |
Camera Operator | Joss Cubitt |
Camera Operator | George Vernon |
Sound | Jon Gilbert |
Sound | Grant Studart |
Sound | Paul Taylor |
Re-recording mixer | Matt Faulkner |
On-line editing | Fred Baillod |
Camera Assistant | Ash Connaughton |
Camera Assistant | Alban Thomson |
Assistant Producer | Keaton Stone |
Producer | Jess Austin |
Production Manager | Malaine Adams |
Executive Producer | Joanna Ball |
Producer | Laurence Turnbull |
Director | Laurence Turnbull |
Production Company | Ricochet |
Film Editor | Amanda Baxter |
Broadcasts
- Mon 27 Aug 2018 21:00
- Mon 3 Sep 2018 23:15
- Sat 15 Sep 2018 03:20
- Sun 13 Jan 2019 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Fri 17 May 2019 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Tue 7 Jan 2020 00:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England & HD only
- Sat 11 Jan 2020 00:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Wed 17 Feb 2021 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland