The Men Who Made Us Spend

The Men Who Made Us Spend

2014•50m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(5)

This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.

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Production

Splice Post

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 12, 2014

Last Aired

July 26, 2014

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 2014-07-12

Episode 2

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 2014-07-19

Episode 3

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 2014-07-26

Cast

Jacques Peretti

Jacques Peretti

Himself - Presenter

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