The World’s Most Expensive Presents review – a ballgown for your dog, anyone?
This grotesque display of pricey Christmas gifts is pointless, immoral and horrid. Plus – the hateful Giles Coren hates Jane Austen
Television & radio
Filthy rich: our tortured love affair with wealth porn
From Fifty Shades to Big Little Lies and Billions, what drives our fascination with seeing how the other half live?
The World’s Most Expensive Toys review – watch before your Christmas shop
A Swarovski-crystal-encrusted rocking horse and luxury doll’s house complete with miniature posh family are probably not what your children need
In praise of … Top Chef, the Michelin-starred reality TV show
Heading into its 14th season the reality show for real foodies doesn’t need to deal in wine throwing and hissy fits, it’s far too good for deep-fried cliches
Bang on the money? Insiders reveal what TV gets right and wrong about the super-rich
Champagne, private jets, holiday fortresses … how do TV’s mega-wealthy stack up to reality? Our panel of experts size up shows from Billions to The Night Manager
200 items from Joan Rivers’s New York penthouse to go up for auction
The items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany’s water bowl used by Rivers’s dog Spike