But presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley probably didn't bargain for guest Maureen Lipman's solution to binge drinking - encouraging young people to smoke instead. She was worried by young women's drinking habits but claimed smoking was a lesser evil and should become acceptable in public again. "We fought for equal rights but we have just inherited the worst traits of men," she said.
"This is a bad thing. Girls go out drinking and wearing virtually nothing. They are like highly coloured insects looking not just for a drink but a good seeing-to. I think we should let them smoke. It's very calming to smoke."
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