OU/BBC documentary series Drugs Map of Britain returns with new episodes

Posted on 14 February 2024 • Around the OU, TV and radio

Four brand new episodes from series two of the hard-hitting OU/BBC series Drugs Map of Britain will air from Tuesday 13^th February on BBC Three at 9pm.

The series dives into the real world of drug users and dealers in the UK today, cutting through the headlines to lay bare the realities of British youth drug culture.

In the first episode, we travel to Leeds to meet the men in their twenties who use sex pills regularly and the drug dealer mixing cocaine and Viagra for a ‘weekender’.

In subsequent episodes we meet the vape user who was hospitalised after his vape was spiked with Spice and explore the epidemic of the so – called ‘zombie drug’ Monkey Dust in Stoke on Trent. The final episode visits South Wales, where crack use is on the increase as it’s labelled the ‘new’ cocaine.

All episodes will be available to watch on iPlayer on Tuesday 13^th February from 9pm.

The series was commissioned by OU Broadcast and Partnerships and is supported by the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, with relevance to Q23 Childhood and Youth Studies, E104 Introduction to Child Studies and Psychology, E232 Exploring Childhood and Youth, E808 Children and Young People’s Worlds

Commissioned by Dr Caroline Ogilvie, Director of Broadcast and Partnerships

Academic Consultants Dr Stuart Taylor and Dr Anthony Gunter

Media Fellow Simon Rea with support from Prof. Zoe.Walkington and Dr Alison Penn

Visit OU Connect to discover more on topics related to this series and explore  five big questions about drug use and drug policy.