10 biggest TV talking points of 2012

Taking ecstasy live on TV (September)
It sounded like a student bar jape: get a vicar, an SAS soldier and Keith Allen to take ecstasy live on TV and film the results. In fact, ‘Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial’ was Serious Science – an experiment into the possible clinical uses of the drug – but we did get to see a man high on TV for the first known time. Raised lots of interesting debate about the use of drugs, the legal system, and whether featured... more 

Taking ecstasy live on TV (September)
It sounded like a student bar jape: get a vicar, an SAS soldier and Keith Allen to take ecstasy live on TV and film the results. In fact, ‘Drugs Live: The Ecstasy Trial’ was Serious Science – an experiment into the possible clinical uses of the drug – but we did get to see a man high on TV for the first known time. Raised lots of interesting debate about the use of drugs, the legal system, and whether featured raver Shabs, 38, is still having it large to this day. less