Horizon

Allergies: Modern Life and Me

Directed by Rebecca Harrison
TV-PG
S52 • E3    Aug 27, 2014    60m
6.89.0
Changes to the bacteria that live inside all of us are responsible for increasing the number of people with allergies, suggests new research. The show investigates this claim by conducting a unique experiment with two allergic families in order to find out just what it is in the modern world that is to blame. With a raft of mini cameras, GPS units and the very latest gene sequencing technology, the show discovers how the western lifestyle is impacting their bacteria. Why are these changes making people allergic? And what can be done to put a stop to the allergy epidemic?

Where to Watch Horizon - S52 • E3

  • Amanda RedmanSelf - Narrator
  • Syed Hasan ArshadSelf - University of Southampton
  • Sally BloomfieldSelf - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Adam FoxSelf - St Thomas' Hospital
  • Lindsay HallSelf - University of East Anglia & Institute of Food Research
  • Ben MarslandSelf - University of Lausanne
  • Graham RookSelf - UCL (University College London)
  • Fergus ShanahanSelf - University College Cork
  • Rebecca HarrisonDirector / Producer
  • Sam BillingeFilm Editor
  • Steve CrabtreeEditor
  • Zoe HeronSeries Producer

 

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