This is Capitalism

This is a collection of programmes from BBC Radio 4 on capitalism - the hidden economic wiring which puts money and markets at the centre of our lives.

Radio 4,24 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to This Is Capitalism
Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.
20 Sep 2018,1 min
The Intangible Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 1
David Grossman tells ten stories which help explain the world of contemporary capitalism.
20 Sep 2018,13 mins
The Attention Economy: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 2
Feeling the need to check your smartphone? Then you're part of the attention economy.
20 Sep 2018,14 mins
Artificial Intelligence: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 3
David Grossman considers the impact that artificial intelligence could have on society
20 Sep 2018,13 mins
South American Socialism: The New Age of Capitalism Podcast - Episode 4
Over the last two decades South America has witnessed a series of economic experiments
20 Sep 2018,14 mins
Making Money: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 5
Discovering how and when money is created plus a radical Swiss idea for monetary reform
20 Sep 2018,14 mins
High Frequency Trading: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 6
Who wins in the new world of ultra-fast financial transactions?
20 Sep 2018,13 mins
Turbo-Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 7
Does the digital economy rate efficiency and lower prices above human values?
20 Sep 2018,13 mins
State Capitalism: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 8
David Grossman asks whether free-market and state capitalist systems can coexist fairly.
20 Sep 2018,14 mins
Financialisation: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 9
Banking used to be a laid-back profession involving long lunches - what has changed?
20 Sep 2018,14 mins
Trillion Dollar Companies: The New Age of Capitalism - Episode 10
Should we be concerned about the size and power of the tech giants?
21 Sep 2018,14 mins
Cassandras of the Crash
Did anyone see the financial crash of 2008 coming? Aditya Chakrabortty investigates.
26 Sep 2018,56 mins
Insecure Overachievers
Discovering an epidemic of capable professionals driven by a belief in their inadequacy
04 Oct 2018,28 mins
The Bailout
A blow by blow account of the bank bailout from inside No 10.
08 Oct 2018,56 mins
Nanoseconds and Megabucks
David Grossman enters the strange world of high speed financial trading.
09 Jul 2019,56 mins
Poppy and Cliff: The Money Clinic - Episode 1
Cliff and Poppy own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart.
13 Aug 2019,24 mins
Fiona and James: The Money Clinic - Episode 2
In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son's attitude towards money.
14 Aug 2019,24 mins
Fay and Ben: The Money Clinic - Episode 3
20-somethings, Ben and Fay have just moved in together, but can they agree on finances?
17 Aug 2019,27 mins
Julie and Paul: The Money Clinic - Episode 4
Paul wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can’t afford to.
24 Aug 2019,24 mins
1968: Our House - Episode 1
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1968?
26 Aug 2019,15 mins
1979: Our House - Episode 2
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1979?
27 Aug 2019,14 mins
1988: Our House - Episode 3
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1988?
28 Aug 2019,15 mins
1997: Our House - Episode 4
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 1997?
29 Aug 2019,15 mins
2009: Our House - Episode 5
How might a young couple, unable to buy their first home today, have fared in 2009?
30 Aug 2019,15 mins