Tyger Takes On...

Tyger Takes On...
Genre Documentary
Directed by Moby Longinotto
Starring Tyger Drew-Honey
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 5
Production
Executive producer(s) Dominique Walker
Ash Atalla
Neil Calow
Producer(s) Moby Longinotto
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Roughcut Television
Release
Original network BBC Three
BBC Three HD
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release 15 May 2014 (2014-05-15) – present

Tyger Takes On... is a British television documentary show shown on BBC Three which began airing on 15 May 2014.[1][2] The show follows actor Tyger Drew-Honey as he explores life hardships that young people have to face. The first series contained three episodes, the show ended on 5 June 2014. Drew-Honey confirmed, during his appearance on Sunday Brunch in August 2014, that a second series of the show had been commissioned. The second series consisted of two episodes.

Episodes

Series 1

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
11"Porn"Moby Longinotto15 May 2014[3]
Tyger investigates how porn is affecting young people in today's society.
22"The Perfect Body"James W. Newton22 May 2014[4]
Tyger wants to find out if there is a pressure for men to look as good as women.
33"Love"Sam Wilkinson5 June 2014[5]
Tyger investigates if online dating is the answer to finding love in today's world.

Series 2

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
41"How Straight Am I?"Gavin Searle12 November 2015[6]
Tyger meets some of the trailblazers who are forging a brave new world of sexual expression amidst a backdrop of elite sex parties and the nu-drag scene, as he tries to be open-minded about his own sexuality.
52"Am I Sexist?"Jenny Dames19 November 2015[7]
Tyger explores the battle of the sexes, visiting some of the battlegrounds on which it is being fought, and treading the minefield of sexism from the mating game and universities to politics. Tyger questions whether he is part of the problem.

Broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on 5 August 2015 on BBC Knowledge.[8]

References

  1. "Tyger Takes On Porn". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Tyger Takes On The Perfect Body". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. "Porn". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "The Perfect Body". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. "Love". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  6. "How Straight Am I?". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  7. "Am I Sexist?". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  8. Purcell, Charles (30 July 2015). "New this week (Aug 3): Rogue, Jonathan Strange, Bitten, 7 Days In Hell and live sport". The Green Room. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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