Flatpack Empire

Flatpack Empire
Also known as	Flatpack: The World’s Biggest Furniture Store
Genre	Documentary
Directed by	Rob Farquhar
Narrated by	Olivia Colman
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Tom Barry Liesel Evans Tim Wardle
Producer	Tom Swingler
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Raw TV
Original release
Network	BBC Two BBC Two HD
Release	6 February (2018-02-06) – 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)

Flatpack Empire is a British documentary television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two between 6 and 20 February 2018. The three-part series goes behind the scenes of the world's largest and best-known furniture retailer, IKEA[1][2][3][4] with narrator Olivia Colman.

Production

The series was commissioned by Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two, and Jamie Balment, Commissioning Editor, BBC Documentaries.[5] The series was produced in partnership with the Open University.[6]

The series explores the "distinctly Swedish philosophy behind the company’s extraordinary cultural influence and commercial success".[5]

Critical reception

The Daily Telegraph described the documentary as "gloomy"[7] and The Guardian describing the culture shown in IKEA as "less like a furniture shop and more like a flatpack cult".[8]

References

1. "Topic: IKEA". www.statista.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
2. Loeb, Walter. "IKEA Is A World-Wide Wonder". Forbes. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. "How IKEA creator Ingvar Kamprad built the world's largest furniture retailer — and a $39 billion fortune". Business Insider. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
4. Reuters Editorial. "IKEA mulls joint venture with Bosnia furniture maker". U.S. Retrieved 27 March 2018. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
5. "BBC - BBC Two commissions Flatpack: The World's Biggest Furniture Store (w/t) from Raw - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
6. "BBC Two commissions Flatpack: The World's Biggest Furniture Store - Raw TV". Raw TV. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
7. "Flatpack Empire was a gloomy portrayal of Ikea and its sunny promise of a happier lifestyle: review". The Telegraph. 6 February 2018. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
8. Wollaston, Sam (6 February 2018). "Flatpack Empire review – Ikea's furniture revolution witnessed from the shop floor". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

External links

• Flatpack Empire at BBC Online