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  • S02E01 If... Cloning Could Cure Us

    • December 16, 2004
    • BBC Two

  • S02E02 If... We Could Stop the Violence

    • December 22, 2004
    • BBC Two

  • S02E03 If... Drugs Were Legal

    • January 12, 2005
    • BBC Two

    It is 2015. If... Drugs Were Legal In the film, an ex-drugs policeman investigates two girls' deaths The government, persuaded by the vast economic cost of prohibition, has decided to legalise drugs. The UK, along with a coalition of progressive countries from Europe, Canada and Australia, has opted out of the UN treaties which control drugs. Much of the trade from possession to use, and production to supply, has been legalised. The drama opens with the collapse and subsequent deaths of two girls in a club which is licensed to sell drugs. In the scenario, most drugs are readily available, with government health warnings and lists of ingredients, from various outlets. Drugs of addiction, like heroin, are free but only available on prescription from Swiss-styled heroin clinics. Cocaine is still illegal. The whole trade is regulated by a new agency, called Ofdrug. The film follows the investigation into the two girls' deaths by an Ofdrug agent who works closely with an ex-drugs policeman. Experts such as former chief constable Francis Wilkinson argued the case for pro-legalisation, while David Raynes of the National Drug Prevention Alliance was one of the voices arguing against.

  • S02E04 If... TV Goes Down the Tube

    • March 21, 2005
    • BBC Two

  • S02E05 If... The Toxic Timebomb Goes Off

    • March 31, 2005
    • BBC Two

  • S02E06 If... We Stopped Giving Aid to Africa

    • June 26, 2005
    • BBC Two

Season 3

  • S03E01 If... The Oil Runs Out

    • May 30, 2006
    • BBC Two

    It is 2016 and the world is in crisis. Global supplies of oil cannot keep up with soaring demand and the price of petrol is going through the roof. The oil companies are in a desperate race to find any remaining oil reserves but what happens if there is no more out there? Combining expert interviews with a fictional story line, the drama-documentary examines how our lives will change as the price of fuel starts to spiral out of control.

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