The World of Business Episodes Episode guide
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The US Media: “Enemies of the people?”
Chris Bowlby on the technological, editorial and political challenges facing the US media
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The Trouble with Capitalism
In the aftermath of the credit crunch people are thinking about the way banks work, of...
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The Tree Trade
The future of forestry in the UK.
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The Transparency Detectives
Many investment fees and charges have been hidden for years. Is this finally changing?
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The Tale of Two Chinas
The music from Chairman Mao’s era and the sound of posh coffee being brewed are two...
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The Start Up of You
Reid Hoffman is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LinkedIn and has just a...
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The Sick Note
From next year a government-backed scheme will try to help ill people get back to work...
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The Secrets of Germany's Success
From sick man of Europe to world's richest exporter - how did Germany do it?
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The Road to Zambezi Street (2/2)
Zambia has the potential to serve as a trade hub at the crossroads of southern Africa,...
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The Road to Zambezi Street (1/2)
Zambia is poised on the brink of success – so what key problems are holding the Day...
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The Road Ahead For Electrical Engines?
Alexander Schey is just 26, and in the garage of a fairly ordinary house in west where...
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The pub is dead! Long live the micropub!
British pubs have been closing down but a new type of pub - the micropub - is popping up.
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The Philosophical Business Plan
As Peter Day has been discovering, business people have much to learn from – even...
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The New Normal
Peter Day travels to the British Midlands, the country's manufacturing heartland, to...
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The Neopolitan Tech Experiment
Can tech entrepreneurs revitalise Southern Italy's failing economy?
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The March of Robots
In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?
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The Jobs Challenge
Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
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The Irresistible Rise of eSports
Sport, but not as you know it. The irresistible rise of competitive gaming or Esports.
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The Internet of Things
Techies are talking about the coming Internet of Things: 50 billion interconnected to...
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The Innovator's Dilemma
With innovation there are often unseen consequences. Managing what is expected and can...
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The Golden Opportunity
Will life sciences lead Britain towards a new economic future?
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The Global Trade Referee
The WTO has facilitated global trade since the 1990s but is now under threat
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The Gatwick Effect
The impact of lockdown on businesses in Crawley, the town near Gatwick Airport.
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The Fizz Biz
There's a new boom in English sparkling wine. It is taking on Champagne and beating it...
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The Fish Farming Revolution
How off-shore fish farming is changing the price and availability of fish.
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The Essential Advantage
Paul Leinwand and Cesare Meinardi talk to Peter Day about their book - The Essential...
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The Entrepreneurial State
Peter Day talks to the author and economist Mariana Mazzucato who argues that the has...
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The Economic Impact of America's Opioid Epidemic
How have workers and businesses fared in Ohio, one of the worst hit states?
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The Curse of the Bonus
It started off as a nice pat on the back for exceptional work. But then the bonus some...
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The Curse of the Bonus
It started off as a nice pat on the back for exceptional work. But then the bonus some...