BAZAAR - series 2


PRESENTER: Megan McCormick,  Katie Comer

 


Episode 1:  Marrakech

Marrakech is one of the world's most vibrant and exciting cities for visitors and shoppers. In this episode, Megan McCormick explores the exotic sounds and smells of the souk, miles of alleyways filled with metal workers creating sculptures, tanners and leather workers creating coloured shoes, bags and furniture as well as weavers, wood turners and carpet salesmen

Episode 2: Florence

This is the ultimate guide to shopping the global village, with famous shops and shopkeepers and information on where to find the best bargains. Sophisticated and chic, Florence has been a centre of style and status for 500 years. Katie Comer finds that the spirit of the Renaissance is still alive as she travels the streets, shops, markets, museums, hotels and hostelries of Tuscany's greatest city. She also discovers the link between the money of the Medicis and the masterpieces of Michelangelo

Episode 3: Rio De Janeiro

This is the ultimate guide to shopping the global village, with famous shops and shopkeepers and information on where to find the best bargains. Rio de Janeiro is one of the world's most stunning cities with its wonderful beaches, colourful multicultural identity, fascinating history and unrepentant lust for life, it never fails to seduce visitors. Katie Comer heads out into the 'Cidade Maravilhosa' (the magnificent city) to find out what makes it tick

Episode 4: Dubai

This is the ultimate guide to shopping the global village, with famous shops and shopkeepers and information on where to find the best bargains. Located in the heart of the Arabian Gulf, Dubai is one of the world's youngest and most cosmopolitan cities. Megan McCormick arrives in time for the 'Dubai Shopping Festival' a month of non-stop shopping, discounts and amazing raffle draws where bags of gold and four wheel drives are given out everyday

Episode 5:  Miami

This is the ultimate guide to shopping the global village, with famous shops and shopkeepers and information on where to find the best bargains. Miami is one of America's most trendy and fashionable cities, offering beaches, sunny skies and beautiful people. Katie Comer gets herself kitted out in the latest designer swimwear on a visit to South Beach for its beach volleyball tournament. Then it's time to check out the world famous Art Deco buildings and the Little Havana district, where the Cubans first settled

Episode 6: Singapore

This is the ultimate guide to shopping the global village, with famous shops and shopkeepers and information on where to find the best bargains. Katie Comer finds herself in a tropical shopping paradise, where she discovers Shanghai Tang, a boutique where traditional Chinese clothes are given a modern twist. She visits the world famous Raffles Hotel and the Esplanade which houses world class theatres, just by the waterfront of Singapore

Episode 7:  Hong Kong

From Feng Shui to Dim Sum, Bazaar Hong Kong explores the most unusual hotels and restaurants, looks at the history of this amazing place and delves into its many markets. Megan McCormick meets the man who makes designer labelled outfits for Action Man and the antiques dealer who has salvaged the ornate ephemera of British rule. She is infected by the Chinese mania for gambling at the race track