BBC Radio Podcasts from The World of Business

The World of Business

Still in Business

How some businesses survived lockdown – at least this far

Building Back Better

How can businesses ensure our recovery from Covid is green?

Wine, Widgets and Brexit

Two companies, one French, one German, prepare for post-Brexit trade with the UK.

The Tree Trade

The future of forestry in the UK.

The March of Robots

In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?

Black Business Matters

The impact of Black Lives Matter on business.

Keep up at the Back!

How healthy is the exercise industry?

The Gatwick Effect

The impact of lockdown on businesses in Crawley, the town near Gatwick Airport.

The Jobs Challenge

Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?

Oil Shock 2020

Why should we care if the oil price has crashed? With Lesley Curwen.

Adapt to Survive

Many businesses are struggling in the lockdown, but some are adapting to survive.

Economic Recovery in the USA

Jim O'Neill assesses American business and economic resilience.

Economic lessons from pandemics past

What can the past teach us about economies after a pandemic?

Working From Home

So many of us are WFH. Caroline Bayley looks at the history and pitfalls.

Could carbon offsetting save the world’s forests?

How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests

Supply Chains vs Covid-19

How coronavirus is straining global delivery networks

Indonesia’s new capital

Indonesia is planning to move its capital to the jungle – how will this work?

Making fashion sustainable

The British menswear designer, Patrick Grant asks how fashion can be made sustainably.

Hydrogen: The answer to Climate Change?

Once dubbed ‘fuel of the future’ but hydrogen powered transport is now a reality.

Is the UK up for sale?

A third of takeovers in the UK are by foreign companies. A welcome boost or a problem?

Australia’s Coalface

Heidi Pett reports on Australia’s reliance on fossil fuels.

Zimbabwe's Food Crisis: Can Old Crops Fix New Problems?

Meet the Zimbabwean businesses on a mission to change tastes and survive climate change.

Germany’s Energy Transition

What’s happened to Germany’s energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables?

Selling Britain

What is Britain's global business image and where is it heading?

Clean Cooking in Rwanda

We meet the companies trying to give women a cleaner and safer cooking environment.

The Business of Beethoven

Clemmie Burton-Hill looks at the little-known story of Beethoven, the entrepreneur.

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.

Keeping the Lights On

How can Britain ensure a consistent supply of electricity when its sources are changing?

What is the value of women’s work?

Iceland has a radical approach to the gender pay gap. What lessons could others learn?

Belarus: Harvesting the whirlwind

The future of farmland ruined by Chernobyl

Can Liberian rubber bounce back?

Liberia is one of the poorest countries yet rich in natural resources. Can rubber help?

How Politics Broke up with Business

Why have politicians gone from cosying up to business, to turning a deaf ear?

Flying Green

Can aviation become sustainable? Katie Prescott asks if a tech fix can be found.

The Business of Clicks

Behind the economics of e-commerce

India’s fashion industry

India has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing fashion markets

Managing Volunteers: Free and Easy?

Twenty million Brits give their time for free each year, but is managing volunteers easy?

Berries Galore!

How do we have fresh berries 52 weeks a year? And at what price?

Who are Huawei?

How has Huawei, one of the world's most controversial companies, become so powerful?

Business Making an Impact

How businesses are changing the way they work by focusing on their impact on us all.

The Berlin Airport Fiasco

What’s gone so wrong at the new Berlin Airport?

Plastic Backlash: The Business Response

How are businesses responding to the public backlash against plastic packaging?

Guyana: Getting Rich Quick

What happens when big oil hits a small, poor nation?

Getting Hired

Lesley Curwen looks at the fast-changing process of getting hired for a job

Green Shoots: growing food in UAE’s deserts

The United Arab Emirates plans to grow vegetables in the desert.

Behind the Facades

How the changing relationship between landlord and tenant is reshaping our high street.

The Irresistible Rise of eSports

Sport, but not as you know it. The irresistible rise of competitive gaming or Esports.

A Tale of Two Towns

How can the British high street be revived?

Portugal’s Ocean Economy

Portugal with its historic links to the sea is now investing heavily in the Ocean Economy

Light Bulb Moments and How to Have Them

How do we create an innovative environment?

Uruguay: the World’s Marijuana Pioneers

Uruguay legalised recreational cannabis five years ago - so how's business?

Brexit: Germany Gets Ready

How are companies in Hamburg in Germany preparing for Britain's departure from the EU?

Hungary’s “Slave” Law

The row over Hungary’s new overtime law.

Koreans in South Africa

How South Korean business is using South Africa as a springboard to the whole of Africa.

Beyond the Barbed Wire - Cyber Security in the UK

Can the UK become a world leader in making the internet safer?

Potholes - the road to the future

Potholes - the hidden costs, and opportunities, lurking in our roads

Home Truths

Meet the companies trying to fundamentally change how houses are built.

On the Rails

Matthew Gwyther asks what's next for the UK's rail industry after a turbulent year.

Selling Sleep

David Baker investigates the growing industry dedicated to improving our 40 winks.

The Golden Opportunity

Will life sciences lead Britain towards a new economic future?

The Business of Tutors

Caroline Bayley delves into the booming industry of private tutoring.

Are Freeports the Future?

Can 'freeports' spark a post-Brexit manufacturing boom?

Changing Realities

Aleks Krotoski explores new ways that we are watching and listening to content.

Global Business: How Free are Hong Kong’s Media?

How much influence does China have on Hong Kong’s media?

The US Media: “Enemies of the people?”

Chris Bowlby on the technological, editorial and political challenges facing the US media

Is Tunisia’s Media Freedom in Danger?

Marie Keyworth explores the threats to Tunisia’s cherished media freedom.

Recrafting Serbia's Economy

Can reviving traditional crafts bring an economic boost to Serbia?

Colombia’s Coffee Revolutions

Can the fashion for high-end coffee save Colombia’s struggling farmers?

Retail's AI Revolution

Will artificial intelligence change how we shop and decide which retailers succeed?

On the Trade War Frontline

Jonty Bloom discovers how the US state of Wisconsin is faring in a new global economy.

How Sex Toys Became Sexy

Once objects of embarrassment, sex toys have become a multi-billion dollar industry.

Soft Power Seduction: China Lures Taiwan's Youth

Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?

Retiring Retirement

More and more of us will have to work into our 70s, so is this the end of retirement?

Banking on Change?

Is old style personal banking dead in an increasingly Online world?

Failures, Flops and Flaws

Ruth Alexander visits the Museum of Failure in Sweden to learn the secrets of success

Has Taiwan Lost Its Roar as an “Asian Tiger” Economy?

Once known as a booming Asian Tiger economy, has Taiwan lost its roar?

The Neopolitan Tech Experiment

Can tech entrepreneurs revitalise Southern Italy's failing economy?

Our 5G Future

With the 5G mobile network looming Keith Moore examines how it could impact business.

Pop for Export in South Korea

As K-pop and K-drama go global, what are the secrets of their success?

How Much is Your Rubbish Worth?

The global recycling industry is in turmoil. Ruth Alexander investigates.

Out of Office: The Rise of the Digital Nomad

What do digital nomads mean for the world of work?

Confronting Sexual Harassment

From training to employing more senior women: How business can stop workplace harassment.

The Economic Impact of America's Opioid Epidemic

How have workers and businesses fared in Ohio, one of the worst hit states?

Ireland's Brexit Challenge

How will the UK leaving the EU impact on business in Ireland? Ruth Alexander reports.

The Global Trade Referee

The WTO has facilitated global trade since the 1990s but is now under threat

Kenya's Basic Income Experiment

Is the best way to bring people out of poverty simply to give them money?

Belarus' Tractor Town

Can Belarus' vast Soviet-era tractor factory survive the latest phase of capitalism?

The Fish Farming Revolution

How off-shore fish farming is changing the price and availability of fish.

Can Frankfurt become Europe’s new financial capital?

Will Frankfurt beat Paris to the top spot as financial capital of Europe post-Brexit?

Putting the Fizz Back into Catalonia’s Cava

Why Spain’s sparkling fizz, Cava, is seeking to re-invent itself.

The Transparency Detectives

Many investment fees and charges have been hidden for years. Is this finally changing?

Mental Health at the Workplace

Why can you phone in sick with flu but not with depression? David Baker reports.

Tanzania’s Second-hand Trade War

Could banning the import of second-hand clothes revive Tanzania's textiles industry?

Ryanair - a Change of Direction?

In September Ryanair was in crisis. Has this forced the company to change direction?

Electric Cars

Can electric cars replace petrol and diesel vehicles in a new motoring revolution?

Putin's Park

What does Moscow's new park reveal about development projects in Russia?

What Keeps the Chancellor Awake at Night?

What keeps the Chancellor of the Exchequer awake at night?

Diversifying Russia's Economy

Can Russia diversify its economy beyond the energy sector?

American Jobs: The Ties that Bind

Why are so many US workers forced into job contracts that make it hard for them to leave?

Starting Up in Bulgaria

Can entrepreneurs at Sofia Tech Park kick-start one of the EU's poorest countries?

Uganda’s Refugee Entrepreneurs

You're a refugee in Uganda, with no money, how on earth do you start a business?

The Business of Food Waste

With food waste a huge global problem, can business find new and profitable solutions?

Playing the Market

Andrew Dickson examines fictional depictions of the worlds of finance and banking.

Crossing the Line

What red lines need to be crossed before companies retreat from foreign markets?

Private Prisons: Who Profits?

Does incarcerating people for profit work?

The Secrets of Germany's Success

From sick man of Europe to world's richest exporter - how did Germany do it?

Community Enterprise

What role can the community play in rejuvenating their local economy?

Fish to Share

Lesley Curwen explores the potential future of fishing in the UK, after it leaves the EU

Managing a Tower Block

Tower blocks are in the news. Matthew Gwyther discovers the challenges of managing them.

Forecasting: How to Map the Future

Why do so many economic and business forecasts fail to correctly map the future?

India's Cashless Economy

Buying habits in India after bank notes were removed from circulation.

Engineering the Future

For decades the UK has not produced enough engineers. What is needed to change that?

Keeping Up with the Burgers

Matthew Gwyther looks at how McDonalds in the UK is trying to present a new image.

The Art of the Meeting

Tanya Beckett looks at the art of the office meeting

Rebooting Rural Russia

Can small businesses revive Russia's rural economy?

The Big Fat Greek Struggle

How have Greek businesses fared in an economy that has shrunk by nearly a third?

From Ex-Offender to Entrepreneur

How entrepreneurship can break the cycle of re-offending for women after prison.

In Business: Northern Ireland and Brexit

How are businesses in Northern Ireland preparing for life outside the EU?

In Business: Why are the French so productive?

Jonty Bloom explores why France appears to get more out of its workers than the UK does.

Mexican remittances on the rise

Why are Mexicans working abroad sending more money back home?

Denmark's Wind Power Progress

Denmark is on course to generate 50% of its electricity from wind power

In Business: The NHS - The Recruitment Dilemma

The NHS has relied on staff from overseas all its life. Will Brexit change this?

In Business: The NHS and Productivity

With demand soaring and austerity continuing to bite, can the NHS do more for less?

In Business: Mexico and Mr Trump

How is Mexico preparing for the impact of Donald Trump's economic pledges?

In Business: Transforming Trains?

With work on HS2 close to starting, what does big infrastructure mean for business?

In Business: Corporations and the Arts

Andrew Dickson asks: Who pays for the arts? Who should pay for the arts?

In Business: Brexit and the Future of Farming

Jonty Bloom looks at the future of farming in the UK.

In Business: Whatever Happened to Advertising?

Matthew Gwyther asks if the digital revolution is creating a crisis in advertising.

In Business: The Italian Banking Crisis

Why are Italy's banks in crisis, and what is the impact on business?

Global Business: Estonia’s e-Residents

Ruth Alexander applies to become a virtual citizen of Estonia

Global Business: A Tree of Life

Follow a tree, from the forest to the sawmills and finally to shops across the world.

In Business: Brexit: The Response of the French Abroad

How has London's French business community fared since Brexit?

In Business: Start-up Scotland

Douglas Fraser asks what more can be done to encourage new businesses in Scotland.

In Business: Making Babies - the business of fertility

Matthew Gwyther looks at the multi-billion pound fertility business.

In Business: Has 3D printing lived up to the hype?

Peter Day asks whether 3D printing has lived up to its early promise.

In Business: Supportive partner = success at work

Who's your partner: the crucial career choice.

In Business: A Virtual World

Adam Shaw looks at how Virtual Reality could change our world.

In Business: How Safe Are Your Secrets?

What can business do to defend itself against the growing army of corporate spies?

Global Business: Pitch Night

A young Malawian entrepreneur has one chance to get the backing she needs. Can she do it?

In Business: Return to Teesside

Job losses have plagued Teesside for decades. What does the future hold?

Global Business: Chattanooga - the High Speed City

Does speed matter? Peter Day visits America's first "gig city," Chattanooga, to find out.

Global Business: Growing Malawi

How a Malawian sugar cane business is turning lives around.

In Business: Steel in the UK

Peter Day examines the history of Britain's steel industry.

In Business: Turnarounds

Matthew Gwyther discovers how to turn around a failing company.

In Business: Recruiting by Algorithm

Peter Day discovers how computer programmes are being used in recruitment.

In Business: Colorado's Big Marijuana Experiment

Marijuana is now legal in some US states. How is the experiment working in Colorado?

Global Business: Selling Shakespeare

Selling Shakespeare - the business of the Bard.

In Business: European Unicorns

Caroline Bayley reports on Europe's unicorns, tech firms with billion dollar valuations.

In Business: Tax transparency - Norway's model

Jonty Bloom goes to Norway to find out what happens when salaries and tax are made public

Economic Rebellion

Why is there so much dissatisfaction about how economics is taught at universities?

Going Online the Cambodian Way

The story of one of Cambodia’s first and most successful e-commerce businesses.

Germany’s New Workforce?

As the German workforce shrinks can over one million new migrants be the solution?

Global Business: Oil – How low will it go?

Peter Day and guests discuss the low oil price and the global implications.

Norway's European Vision

Jonty Bloom learns how Norway does business with the European Union.

Global Business: Making Money Out Of Germany's Migrants

Paul Henley speaks to businesses in Munich benefiting from the arrival of new refugees.

In Business: Truckers: women behind the big wheel

The trucking industry has a staffing shortage so why aren't more women behind the wheel?

Global Business: Investing in Iran

Global Business looks at the business prospects in Iran when sanctions are lifted

In Business: Not so small beer

Peter Day explores the rise of craft beer and how the big breweries are fighting back

Global Business: The Business of Trust

How important is trust and can it be won back if it's lost? Matthew Gwyther investigates

In Business: The Sexy Salaryman

How the white collar worker has become a cult hero in TV series and comic books in Japan.

Global Business: Christmas, Made In China

Peter Day visits the Chinese city which makes most of the world's Christmas decorations

Antony Jenkins talks to Kamal Ahmed

The former Barclays CEO, Antony Jenkins, talks to Kamal Ahmed

Global Business: The Rise of the Executive PA

Sathnam Sanghera discovers how important the executive assistant is to the modern day CEO

Global Business: The Violins of Cremona

Cremona in northern Italy is a centre of violin making but can a niche industry survive?

What makes a company last?

Peter Day asks what makes a company last and whether longevity still matters.

Global Business: Online Shopping in Rural China

How is internet shopping changing rural villages in China?

China Going Green

Peter Day reports from China on the country's efforts to reduce pollution and go green

Global Business: A Tale of Two Farms

Two family farms – united by the drought but separated by heartless geology.

Global Business: The California Drought

How are Californian farm communities coping with their fourth year of drought?

Global Business: Steinway

Peter Day visits Steinway and Sons in New York to hear what makes it's pianos special

Global Business: Graphene

Peter Day tries to discover how the material - graphene - can be used in the future

Global Business: Companies without managers

Who's your boss? Peter Day asks how three companies, without managers, do business.

A Night at the Opera

Peter Day looks at the business of opera - how does this expensive art form survive?

In Business: Driverless Cars

Peter Day investigates a future of driverless cars - how soon will it come?

Global Business: Entrepreneurs Explain

Remarkable start-up stories of entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia, Israel and New Zealand.

MisBehaving with Richard Thaler

Peter Day talks to Richard Thaler, one of the founding fathers of behavioural economics.

Global Business: The Circular Economy

Peter Day talks to Dame Ellen MacArthur and others about the 'Circular Economy'

Global Business: Out of the Desert

How Mohed Altrad went from orphan in the Syrian desert to billionaire

Global Business: Colombia’s Women Mean Business

Peter Day investigates the advances for Colombian women in business.

Global Business: Medellin’s Lessons

What lessons does Medellin’s remarkable turnaround have for other troubled cities?

In Business: Medellin Miracle

Medellin used to be one of the most dangerous cites on earth; with a reputation for as...

Global Business: Silicon Alley

New York City has its own Silicon Alley and Manhattan is fast becoming a hub for high...

In Business: Thinking Machines

One of the most famous computer systems in the world is called Watson, developed by IBM.

In Business: Immigration - The Business View

Immigration is one of the key issues of the General Election campaign.

In Business: Circular Economy

As Dame Ellen MacArthur circumnavigated the globe she got first-hand knowledge of the...

Global Business: What’s Ailing Argentina

Businesses in Argentina say they suffer from too much red tape, rampant inflation and...

In Business: Blank Screens

The Information Technology department used to be a mysterious backroom operation, but...

Global Business: Second Curve

Business commentator and social philosopher Charles Handy speaks to Peter Day about if...

In Business: The Freelance Economy/Micros

The growing freelance and micro-business economy is explored by Peter Day.

Horse Play

Innovation is hard work, says the British-born author and entrepreneur Kevin Ashton.

Global Business: Shake Up Your Company

Peter Day talks to Gary Hamel, one of the best known management gurus in the world.

In Business: Ttip: The world's biggest trade deal

Ttip: Peter Day asks how the world's biggest trade deal, currently being negotiated US...

Global Business: The Circular Economy

Peter Day talks with the record breaking yachtswoman, Ellen MacArthur, and Unilever to...

In Business: Money Making

Peter Day explores the future of money and payments and asks how "cashless" we may become.

In Business: Meet the Vloggers

Peter Day meets the vloggers who start off making videos in their bedroom and end up...

In Business: 21st Century Unlimited

New ways of doing business are making people think hard about how companies function.

Global Business: Cabin Fever

Up in the air stuck in a metal tube for hours, can flying ever be a nice experience? a...

In Business: Kindness Revisited

Random acts of kindness can help businesses grow in surprising ways. Peter Day talks...

In Business: For Ever and Ever

Britain's cathedrals have defined the landscape for centuries but what's their role of...

In Business: Cabin Fever

Up in the air stuck in a metal tube for hours, can flying ever be a nice experience? a...

Young Horizons

On last week’s Global Business from the Drucker Forum we heard grim predictions for...

Can We Manage?

Peter Day asks leading experts at the Drucker Forum how we can get out of the mess by...

In Business: A Tale of Two Sanctions

Peter Day talks to companies affected by economic sanctions imposed against Russia, by...

The Philosophical Business Plan

As Peter Day has been discovering, business people have much to learn from – even...

It's the Little Things

Peter Day talks to the Professor Robert Cialdini, an expert in the scientific study of...

Sovereign Wealth Funds

They’re worth a staggering $5 trillion – and growing fast. Should we worry about...

Myanmar Challenges

Insights from two home-grown marketing companies into a country emerging after decades...

In Business: Learning to do Business

Peter Day meets the local entrepreneurs of the new Myanmar and discovers their and of...

In Business: Myanmar Awakening

Peter Day travels to Myanmar, formally known as Burma, to find out how the country is...

In Business: Which way now for Scottish businesses?

Peter Day ask Scottish entrepreneurs whether the referendum debate has changed the in...

In Business: Thanks for the Memory

The internet creates the possibility of total recall forever for many of life's most...

In Business: Take a Bow

Peter Day visits Cremona in northern Italy to see how a centuries old centre of violin...

Health Technology

Peter Days goes to Silicon Valley to discover the innovations that are promising to...

Inside Silicon Valley

Can Silicon Valley's enormous success as the global centre of innovation continue Day...

In Business: Fast and Furious

Peter Day reports on how the influence of UK motor racing is now reaching out into and...

Silicon Valley: Steve Blank

In the first in a three-part series about and from Silicon Valley, Peter Day talks to...

In Business: Philosophy

Peter Day talks to business people who are being inspired by the great philosophers...

Companies and Innovation

Peter Day talks with two authors, the business guru Lynda Gratton and the innovation...

What does the future hold for the African economy?

Peter Day talks to Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank about of...

Global Biz: The Clash of Generations

Peter Day hears from some of the leaders of tomorrow at the 44th St Gallen Symposium.

Global Biz: Packaging in a Pickle

Modern living generates increasing amounts of packaging to wrap up the things we buy.

Raghuram Rajan

Peter Day talks to Raghuram Rajan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India

In Business: Packaging in a Pickle

Modern living generates increasing amounts of packaging to wrap up the things we buy.

Sharing Economy 2: Rachel Botsman

Rachel Botsman is a guru on the sharing economy. She coined the phrase consumption’...

In Business: Price Conscious

Manufacturers were banned by law from fixing retail prices 50 years ago, ushering in a...

In Business: The Sharing Economy

Sharing your neighbour's car, tools and clothes: the sharing economy. But existing and...

In Business: Battery Matters

What are businesses doing to reinvent the battery?

Korea Change: The end of the South Korea model?

South Korea has gone through a huge transformation in the last sixty years.

In Business: Has the book a future?

Amidst mergers, ebooks, and self-publishing the book business is in the throes of...

Engineers in the City

Peter Day looks at some of the big challenges facing cities around the world through a...

In Stradivari's footsteps

Cremona in northern Italy is the home of the Stradivarius violin and 280 years after ,...

In Business: The New Manufacturing

Peter Day reports from Britain's former steel capital, Sheffield, on what it takes for...

Business in the Veneto

Peter Day reports from the Veneto region of Italy, where family owned businesses reach...

Creative Economy

John Howkins – Peter Day talks with John Howkins, an expert on the creative economy...

Ambitious Korea

South Korea has rapidly become one of the most advanced internet connected nations in...

Korea Change

Sixty years ago post war South Korea was one of the poorest nations on earth.

In Business: Cork

Peter Day travels to Cork in Ireland to find out what life is really like in a country...

In Business: Cyber Town Malvern

The small spa town of Malvern is rapidly becoming a hub of science and innovation in...

In Business: Stitch in Time

Peter Day asks how serious an option manufacturing in the UK is for the British as and...

In Business: The Music Industry

Peter Day investigates how much the music industry has changed in the past decade and...

Global Look Ahead 2014

Peter Day talks with three experts in their fields about the trends that will be our...

In Business: Panto

Pantomime time means weeks of lots of bums on seats for hardpressed theatres across...

Workplace Revolution

Peter Day asks why office design has lagged behind the digital revolution and whether...

In Business: Disability at Work

Employers are now ultra sensitive to discrimination at work, but what does that mean...

Entrepreneur of the Year, Part 2

Stories of business struggle and success – Peter Day interviews four country winners...

In Business: Longevity War Game

The rich people of Newcastle live 11 more healthy years than the poor.

Water

Peter Day learns more about global trends affecting one of the world's most precious...

Mass Made to Order

Peter Day hears from Joe Pine about how his theory of mass customisation has developed...

Brand China

Huawei, Shang Xia and Xiaomi may not be names you have heard of but they are examples...

Smashed Fridges and Catfish: The Story of Haier

Zhang Ruimin transformed Haier from failing fridge manufacturer to one of the largest...

The Tale of Two Chinas

The music from Chairman Mao’s era and the sound of posh coffee being brewed are two...

The World Turned Upside Down

Peter Day argues that since he first presented In Business 25 years ago, the internet...

The Entrepreneurial State

Peter Day talks to the author and economist Mariana Mazzucato who argues that the has...

China's Economic Crossroads

The Chinese government plans to have 200 million graduates by 2020. But cracks in the...

Survivors' Stories

In Peter Day's 25 years of presenting this programme, he has seen a succession of and...

The Internet of Things

Techies are talking about the coming Internet of Things: 50 billion interconnected to...

The Road to Zambezi Street (2/2)

Zambia has the potential to serve as a trade hub at the crossroads of southern Africa,...

Civilian Drones

Peter Day investigates the business use of what some call, with a shiver, drones.

The Road to Zambezi Street (1/2)

Zambia is poised on the brink of success – so what key problems are holding the Day...

Kit of Life

How come soft drinks can often be found in some of the most remote places in the but a...

Design Thinking

Peter Day finds out about the concept of 'design thinking' and how designers are out...

Regenerating Margate

Peter Day explores the relationship between Commerce and Art in the seaside town of...

Sir Ian Wood

Peter Day talks to Scottish businessman, Sir Ian Wood, who tells us his fascinating of...

Gene Patenting

A recent US Supreme Court ruling found that companies cannot patent things found in...

North Sea Oil

Peter Day reports from Aberdeen where Britain's energy revolution began under the Sea...

Kenya's tech hopes

The Kenyan government has big plans to boost the country’s technology sector.

Mobile Money in Kenya

Peter Day visits Nairobi’s high-tech incubators and talks to the innovators building...

Entrepreneur of the Year

The annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards brings together innovative talent from the...

Paul Omerod

Peter Day talks with economist and author Paul Ormerod about what is wrong with economics.

Designs For Life

Peter Day explores the new trend of Design Thinking to find out why it is becoming to...

Breakthrough Designs

Peter Day visits the Design of the Year Awards in London and finds how modern design...

St Gallen

Peter Day attends the 43 annual St Gallen Symposium - a student organised gathering of...

3D Printing/New Dimensions

Peter Day hears from the pioneers of the rapidly-advancing world of digital manufacturing

Strike up the Broadband

The internet is fast becoming as important to firms as electricity or running water.

Vorsprung durch Technik or Universitat?

Experts worry that Germany's economy is running out of steam. Where is German they ask...

New Dimensions

Manufacturing is evolving for the 21st century. Peter Day hears from some pioneers in...

Feeding the Nine Billion

Peter Day asks a panel of experts how we ensure there is enough food to feed an world...

Job Search

Millions of young people want to work but do not know where to find it.

Potash of Gold

Peter Day reports on controversial plans to dig for polyhalite - a type of potash that...

Skoll World Forum: Disrupting Big Finance

Peter Day presents a debate about disrupting big finance at the annual Skoll World Forum.

Battle of the Business Schools

Peter Day examines the rivalry between two Boston business schools - Harvard and MIT.

The Sick Note

From next year a government-backed scheme will try to help ill people get back to work...

Productivity Puzzle

The UK economy is in a quandry: employment is rising but the productivity of its is...

Race Against the Machine

Peter Day talks with the authors of the book Race Against the Machine and finds out of...

Mahindra&Mahindra

Peter Day talks to Anand Mahindra, the CEO of Indian group of companies about how that...

India Identity

India is attempting to give each citizen get an individual identity. It’s the...

India Economy

The Indian economy, once one of the world’s fastest growing, is stalling.

Ageing in Japan

Japan is the fastest ageing country in the world. As Peter Day reports, this is a big...

Growing Old

As baby boomers turn 65, many countries are growing old. As Peter Day reports, this of...

Jeremy Grantham

Peter Day talks with the prominent investment manager Jeremy Grantham about managing a...

Red Hook Brooklyn

Peter Day takes a walk through one street in Red Hook Brooklyn to find out how the is...

The Art of Strategy

Peter Day talks about business strategy with the former head of Proctor and Gamble, AG...

The New Normal

Peter Day travels to the British Midlands, the country's manufacturing heartland, to...

Gas Leak

Russia's giant energy company Gazprom has the biggest reserves of natural gas in the...

Starting Young

Leave college, start a business. That is the idea behind a high-powered new project 30...

Sounds Familiar

After years of promise, voice recognition is at last becoming a significant method of...

2013 Look Ahead

Peter Day talks to three experts from the field of trends, technology and leadership...

The Business of Kindness

Random acts of kindness can help businesses grow in surprising ways. Peter Day talks...

The Business of Kindness

Random acts of kindness can help businesses grow in surprising ways. Peter Day talks...

Can The Co-op Cope?

Britain's venerable Cooperative movement is 168 years old, and now it is poised to a...

Strong Medicine

Big problems loom over the pharmaceutical industry which influences so many people's...