Tyger Takes On...

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Tyger Takes On...
Genre Documentary
Directed byMoby Longinotto
Starring Tyger Drew-Honey
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producersDominique Walker
Ash Atalla
Neil Calow
ProducerMoby Longinotto
Running time60 minutes
Production companyRoughcut Television
Original release
Network BBC Three
BBC Three HD
Release15 May 2014 (2014-05-15) 
19 November 2015 (2015-11-19)

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.

Contents

Episodes

Series 1

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleDirected byOriginal air date
11"Porn"Moby Longinotto15 May 2014 (2014-05-15) [3]
Tyger investigates how porn is affecting young people in today's society.
22"The Perfect Body"James W. Newton22 May 2014 (2014-05-22) [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 (2014-06-05) [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 (2015-11-12) [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 (2015-11-19) [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]

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