BBC Trusadh - Take It Outside (2016)

26th March 2016 was the tenth anniversary of Scotland's once-dreaded smoking ban, and we look at how the ban came about and how public life is today with the ban.

Smoking is the primary preventable cause of ill health and premature death in this country, and each year tobacco use is associated with around a quarter of all deaths and over 50,000 hospital admissions. Annual costs to Scotland's health service from tobacco-related illnesses may be higher than £500 million each year, so the ban made total sense - but it wasn't without it's doubters.

We explore Glasgow's intrinsic link through the tobacco industry of the 18th century, and lifelong smokers Iain MacAulay and Carina MacLeod talk about their own experience.

Has our society's opinion changed, and what effect has the ban had on our culture and communities?

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