Dr Brian Pennie looks at various addictions in Hooked, Hannah Fry explores The Secret Genius of Modern Life, Téacs Taistil returns for a new run, Home Grown continues and the excellent A Real Pain lands on Disney+ . . .
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Hooked, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
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This new – and quite fascinating – series begins with an episode entitled Games, Gaming, Gambling.
Dr Brian Pennie (above) lifts the lid on how modern addictions are rewiring people’s brains, and asks what they can do to break free.
In the first episode, Dr Pennie focuses on phones, gaming and gambling, interwoven with his personal story of going from heroin addiction to…