The World of Business Podcast
Insights into the business world - featuring content from 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4's In Business programme, and also Global Business from the 蜜芽传媒 World Service.
Episodes to download
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In Business: Panto
Thu 19 Dec 2013
Pantomime time means weeks of lots of bums on seats for hardpressed theatres across...
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Workplace Revolution
Sat 14 Dec 2013
Peter Day asks why office design has lagged behind the digital revolution and whether...
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In Business: Disability at Work
Thu 12 Dec 2013
Employers are now ultra sensitive to discrimination at work, but what does that mean...
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Entrepreneur of the Year, Part 2
Sat 7 Dec 2013
Stories of business struggle and success 鈥� Peter Day interviews four country winners...
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In Business: Longevity War Game
Thu 5 Dec 2013
The rich people of Newcastle live 11 more healthy years than the poor.
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Water
Sat 30 Nov 2013
Peter Day learns more about global trends affecting one of the world's most precious...
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Mass Made to Order
Sat 23 Nov 2013
Peter Day hears from Joe Pine about how his theory of mass customisation has developed...
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Brand China
Sat 16 Nov 2013
Huawei, Shang Xia and Xiaomi may not be names you have heard of but they are examples...
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Smashed Fridges and Catfish: The Story of Haier
Sat 9 Nov 2013
Zhang Ruimin transformed Haier from failing fridge manufacturer to one of the largest...
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The Tale of Two Chinas
Sat 2 Nov 2013
The music from Chairman Mao鈥檚 era and the sound of posh coffee being brewed are two...
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The World Turned Upside Down
Sat 12 Oct 2013
Peter Day argues that since he first presented In Business 25 years ago, the internet...
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The Entrepreneurial State
Sat 5 Oct 2013
Peter Day talks to the author and economist Mariana Mazzucato who argues that the has...
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China's Economic Crossroads
Thu 26 Sep 2013
The Chinese government plans to have 200 million graduates by 2020. But cracks in the...
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Survivors' Stories
Thu 19 Sep 2013
In Peter Day's 25 years of presenting this programme, he has seen a succession of and...
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The Internet of Things
Thu 12 Sep 2013
Techies are talking about the coming Internet of Things: 50 billion interconnected to...
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The Road to Zambezi Street (2/2)
Sat 7 Sep 2013
Zambia has the potential to serve as a trade hub at the crossroads of southern Africa,...
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Civilian Drones
Thu 5 Sep 2013
Peter Day investigates the business use of what some call, with a shiver, drones.
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The Road to Zambezi Street (1/2)
Sat 31 Aug 2013
Zambia is poised on the brink of success 鈥� so what key problems are holding the Day...
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Kit of Life
Thu 29 Aug 2013
How come soft drinks can often be found in some of the most remote places in the but a...
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Design Thinking
Thu 22 Aug 2013
Peter Day finds out about the concept of 'design thinking' and how designers are out...
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Regenerating Margate
Thu 15 Aug 2013
Peter Day explores the relationship between Commerce and Art in the seaside town of...
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Sir Ian Wood
Sat 10 Aug 2013
Peter Day talks to Scottish businessman, Sir Ian Wood, who tells us his fascinating of...
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Gene Patenting
Thu 8 Aug 2013
A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in...
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North Sea Oil
Thu 1 Aug 2013
Peter Day reports from Aberdeen where Britain's energy revolution began under the Sea...
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Kenya's tech hopes
Sat 27 Jul 2013
The Kenyan government has big plans to boost the country鈥檚 technology sector.
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Mobile Money in Kenya
Sat 20 Jul 2013
Peter Day visits Nairobi鈥檚 high-tech incubators and talks to the innovators building...
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Entrepreneur of the Year
Sat 13 Jul 2013
The annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards brings together innovative talent from the...
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Paul Omerod
Sat 6 Jul 2013
Peter Day talks with economist and author Paul Ormerod about what is wrong with economics.
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Designs For Life
Sat 29 Jun 2013
Peter Day explores the new trend of Design Thinking to find out why it is becoming to...
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Breakthrough Designs
Sat 22 Jun 2013
Peter Day visits the Design of the Year Awards in London and finds how modern design...
