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The Story of Luxury

Ancient Greece

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

The first part of this two-part series follows the debate about luxury which convulsed ancient Greece from the beginning of the classical era. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Scott
Producer:
David Wilson
Director:
David Wilson
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell

The Story of Luxury

The Middle Ages

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC News North America

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

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Scott
Producer:
David Wilson
Director:
David Wilson
Executive Producer:
Harry Bell