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201060 minEnded

Blood, Sweat and Luxuries

Network:BBC Three

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Aired on May 18, 2010, 8:00 PM

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Description

Six young British consumers swap their luxury lives for the simple mud huts and shanty towns of Africa and Asia to work alongside the people who mine, manufacture, process and recycle luxury goods.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
April 20, 2010
Ended
May 18, 2010
Schedule
Tuesday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)

Gems

Six British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In Madagascar, James, Alexandria and Lucy learn where gems and jewellery sold in Britain come from.

Apr 20, 2010

60 min

Leather

Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In Addis Ababa the Brits join the locals who rely on the leather industry to survive.

Apr 27, 2010

60 min

Coffee

Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. The Brits travel south to work on the Ethiopian coffee plantations of Yirgacheffe.

May 4, 2010

60 min

Gold and E-waste

Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In Ghana they mine gold and discover the terrible impact of e-waste.

May 11, 2010

60 min

Technology

Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In the Philippines they join electronics workers for whom productivity is everything.

May 18, 2010

60 min

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