Stories
- In pictures
Smoking and the pleasure principle
Cigarettes gifted ex-smoker David Jesudason coughing, wheezing and fatigue, yet they also gave him pleasure. Here he unpicks his fluctuating attitudes towards lighting up.
- In pictures
Hookah smoking in colonial Calcutta
Hookah smoking began in the royal courts of Mughal India, and like many other local customs, it was readily adopted by British colonials in the 18th century as a symbol of wealth and status.
- In pictures
A medical history of smoking, from cure to killer
Today smoking is seen publicly as a deadly vice, privately perhaps as more of a guilty pleasure. Follow tobacco’s journey over the centuries from medical remedy to killer carcinogen.
- Interview
Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard
The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.
Catalogue
- Pictures
'Smoke gets in your eyes' / Biman Mullick.
Mullick, BimanDate: [198-?]Reference: 3186663iPart of: Mullick, Biman. Cleanair posters to create a smoke-free environment- Books
Smoke abatement exhibition handbook and guide.
National Smoke Abatement Society. Smoke Abatement Exhibition (1936)Date: [1936]- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Smoke Abatement League of Great Britain: Executive Notices
Date: 1924-1928Reference: SA/EPU/A/2/3Part of: Environmental Protection UK- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Smoke Abatement League of Great Britain Minute Book
Date: 16 October 1924-11 September 1929Reference: SA/EPU/A/2/2Part of: Environmental Protection UK- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Smoke Abatement League of Great Britain Minute Book
Date: 21 March 1911-4 September 1924Reference: SA/EPU/A/2/1Part of: Environmental Protection UK
