Name: The Story of Luxury
Released: 2011-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Michael Scott

The Story of Luxury

Documentary 2011

Available on BritBox, Prime Video

Two-part documentary which looks at the items valued or desired by men and women over the centuries, focusing particularly on the Classical and Medieval periods

Documentary 2011

Starring Michael Scott

EPISODE 1

Ancient Greece

Documentary looking at the concept of luxury in ancient Greece, from its role in democracy's origins in Athens to its denial in Sparta.
EPISODE 2

The Middle Ages

A look at the clash between luxury and Christianity in medieval Europe and how the Black Death paradoxically liberated it from the church.

Michael Scott

Host
David Wilson

Director
Michael Scott

Writer

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The Story of Luxury

DOCUMENTARY

Two-part documentary which looks at the items valued or desired by men and women over the centuries, focusing particularly on the Classical and Medieval periods

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Studio: BBC4
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Rated: G

Languages

Primary: English (United States) (AAC)

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