The Bottom Line Episodes Episode guide
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10/07/2025
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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03/07/2025
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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26/06/2025
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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Cyber Attack: On The Front Line Of A Hack
What really happens when cyber criminals hold a business to ransom?
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Pay: What If You Knew What Your Colleagues Earned?
Would lifting the lid on pay spark resentment, or build fairness and trust?
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Made in China: How To Get A Product Manufactured In The Far East
What it’s really like getting products made in ‘the world’s factory’?
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Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your Questions
Top business brains tackle listener questions on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
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Self-checkouts: Have Shops Reached Peak Self-Scan?
Why are some retailers bringing back people to scan our shopping?
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London's Stock Exchange: why aren't companies listing in Britain anymore?
Evan Davis asks what can be done to encourage firms to list on the London Stock Exchange.
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Repairs: How Can Businesses Make Money From Fixing Things?
Evan Davis examines the business opportunities of companies which offer to repair things.
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DEI: Are Businesses Dumping Workplace Diversity?
Has the Trump-inspired vibe shift already reached the UK?
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Robots On the Doorstep: Is This The Future Of Food Delivery?
Evan Davis talks to Ahti Heinla, co-founder of robot delivery firm Starship Technologies.
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Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers?
Evan explores what happens to companies that decide to operate without managers.
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A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People?
Evan Davis explores if working four eight-hour days could benefit employees and bosses.
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Decisions That Made Me: Sir John Hegarty (The Garage Soho, Founder)
Evan Davis speaks with the advertising legend about his career advice.
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Networking: Will It Actually Help Me Get a Job?
Evan gets tips on finding a new job and hears how the process of getting one has changed.
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Decisions That Made Me: Dana Denis-Smith (Obelisk Support, CEO)
The law firm founder on finding career clarity at the top of a mountain.
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Ideas: How To Turn Your Dreams Into Business Reality
The inspiration, the pitch, the timing - what makes a business idea live or die?
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Marketing: How Effective Is Fear In Advertising?
Why do advertising agencies use fear to get us to part with our money?
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Google: The Couple That Took On The Tech Giant
How a British small business cost the tech giant more than £2bn.
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Evacuation: How to Rescue a Business From a War Zone
Can you get staff out of danger and still keep the show on the road?
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Debt: Do Collectors Deserve Their Bad Reputation?
The reality of a profession we never want to encounter, but couldn't do without.
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Side Hustles: What's It Like Balancing Two Jobs At Once?
Everyone seems to have one... We find out the truth about side hustles.
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New Tech: How Smart Is the Smart Energy System?
The new home tech that could be key to keeping the lights on as we switch to renewables.
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The Bottom Line (unofficial) Business Awards
Debating the highs and lows of the business landscape in the last year.
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The business of private schools
The business of private education: how it works, how much money is made and where it goes.
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Being the new broom
Stepping into the top role: learning from business leaders.
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The Business of Dying
Final farewells - how does the industry work?
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Is copyright going wrong?
Is copyright law working to secure returns for creators?
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Is work getting more intense?
Has a rise in flexible working lead to an increase in overwork, stress and burnout?