BBC Sounds - How They Made Us Doubt Everything

From climate change to smoking, this is the story of how doubt has been manufactured.

From climate change to smoking and cancer, this is the story of how to manufacture doubt.

In 1953 PR and tobacco execs draw up a plan to fight claims that smoking causes cancer.

The tobacco industry’s white coats are ready, the battle of science vs science begins.

As the evidence against tobacco mounts, the court suits mount up. Tobacco keeps winning.

As the world’s scientists agree on man-made climate change, oil companies form a coalition

‘Unless climate change becomes a non-issue…there may be no moment we can declare victory’

In the battle for public opinion, the scientists were no match for a well-oiled PR machine

A climate change sceptic realises he’s been getting it wrong

Oil money is pumped to scientists and think tanks in the bid to make it a culture war.

Our story ends at the very top, with a fax to the White House.

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