This video offers tips on how to “survive” Dry January, the popular annual challenge to give up alcohol for the month of January, with the help of BBC iPlayer. BBC iPlayer is the BBC’s streaming service offering thousands of TV shows and films on demand for free. The video suggests browsing BBC iPlayer’s collections of comedies, histories and nature documentaries as distractions when cravings for alcohol arise during Dry January. It also recommends checking out BBC iPlayer’s numerous box sets as entertaining alternatives to daytime and evening drinking. The streaming service can help keep your mind and hands occupied during the 31 days without alcohol.

Find more from BBC Trailers (UK, January 2024)