How to Get Ahead
External Rating25%
201460 minEnded

How to Get Ahead

Network:BBC Four

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S01E03 - "At Versailles"

Aired on Mar 26, 2014, 9:00 PM

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Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith finds out what it took to survive and prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts in history.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 12, 2014
Ended
March 26, 2014
Schedule
Wednesday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

At Medieval Court

Writer and broadcaster Stephen Smith finds out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II, who presided over the first truly sophisticated and artistic court in England.

Mar 12, 2014

60 min

At Renaissance Court

Stephen Smith explores Renaissance Florence under the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo Medici, where some of the greatest painters, sculptors and craftsmen in world history served.

Mar 19, 2014

60 min

At Versailles

Stephen Smith explores the Baroque court of Louis XIV, who created the Palace of Versailles to surround himself with artists, designers, gardeners, chefs and musicians.

Mar 26, 2014

60 min

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