Season 1
- 1Something Old, Something New28 Jun 2011
- 2Bottling the Memory5 Jul 2011
- 3The Smell of the Future12 Jul 2011
Perfume explores the astonishing creativity behind an invisible commodity that uses single molecules to whisper to one of our most sophisticated senses – smell. Filmed across a year inside the multi-million dollar perfume industry, this three-part series tells the story of an ancient French perfume house and a mass-market fashion brand. We also follow master perfumers or 'noses' as they mix ingredients and meddle with our scent memories and observe the dwindling influence of Paris and New York…