Channel 5 will broadcast a programme tonight on the autopsy of Gay Icon Whitney Houston to discover the reasons for the diva's death.

by Newsdesk | 14th January 2014

This episode features Whitney Houston, a singer and actress with a once-in-a-generation voice that propelled her into the pop stratosphere. No amount of talent, however, could protect her from the demons that brought about her death in a Hollywood hotel bathroom at the age of just 48.

The evidence revealed by Houston's autopsy tells an astonishing story of excess. It reveals in detail the damage done by years of abuse, from liver and heart disease caused by alcohol and smoking to the perforated septum ravaged by repeatedly snorting cocaine. The programme also uncovers the cocktail of drugs that contributed to the star's death, from prescription medications to marijuana and freebase cocaine.

Most importantly, the evidence offers a unique insight into the final minutes of Houston's life alone in a bathroom, finally revealing the causes of her death, how she died, and the desperate battle to save her life.

Last week Channel 5 broadcast a programme about Michael Jackson's autopsy