The Men Who Made Us Spend (2014)

I do like to think that I am reasonably unaffected by consumerism since I still do not own a smart phone, and my car continues to be a functional, low-cost item that I use to go from A to B; however of course in other areas that do matter to me, I am as driven to have nice things as anyone else. This 3-part show sets out to explore the roots of consumerism, looking at the development of fashion, changes in spending patterns, expansion of markets to include wider audiences, and the gamification of spending.

This was an intriguing program. According to IMDb there are three episodes, and I saw the one about credit cards and Star Wars, and also I think the host was at Hamleys in London (and now they have on in Mumbai, a testament to how far India has come since independence).