Money

State Pension Age Rise, Gazundering and Air-Con

Call for help for people on low incomes who must now wait longer for their state pension.

18 Jul 2026,·24 mins

“I Don’t Get Money!” Back-to-basics special on pensions, savings, car insurance, energy and more

Martin goes back to basics on the financial concepts you have always found confusing.

16 Jul 2026,·40 mins

How much luck do you need to win the World Cup?

Investigating the role of random chance in football

18 Jul 2026,·8 mins

Twenty Years in Business

Evan Davis reflects on how the business landscape has changed since the show began in 2006

16 Jul 2026,·44 mins

Ancient Kings & Modern Coronations

Andy Burnham is expected to be confirmed as Labour’s new leader.

17 Jul 2026,·51 mins

Who really wins the World Cup?

As sponsor of both Spain and Argentina, Adidas celebrates victory either way.

17 Jul 2026,·26 mins

Taking Stock: A slower China and a durian glut

China's economy slows, New York targets AI centres, and the ‘king of fruits’ giveaway

17 Jul 2026,·23 mins

#49 Allwyn UK CEO: Britain Risks Losing the National Lottery if it Doesn't Innovate

Lottery operator says there's a risk Britain could lose it if it doesn't innovate.

15 Jul 2026,·43 mins

Wills and Inheritance Tax

Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests answer queries about wills and inheritance tax.

29 Apr 2015,·30 mins

5. The £10 Billion Fridge

Dan Neidle unpacks the bizarre, brilliant and unexpected ways tax shapes our world.

04 Apr 2025,·14 mins

Episode 3: The Politics

What are the politics behind tax policy?

03 Nov 2025,·42 mins

Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode

22 Jul 2021,·18 mins

Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)

Deborah's barefoot walk, The Wildlife Trusts and one of the country's biggest landlords

14 Apr 2023,·46 mins

Monsters

Michael goes to Cambridge, where Keynes conjured the spectre of 'animal spirits'.

30 Mar 2011,·30 mins

Cheap British Beer

The story of money and humanity reaches a run on the punt and the rise of M-PESA.

15 Nov 2024,·14 mins

Organic tea: Jaspreet Kalley

Jaspreet Kalley tells Harleen Nottay about how she juggles her business and home life.

13 Jul 2026,·30 mins

Episode 5

Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.

02 Aug 2024,·14 mins

Profits surge at Apple and Nvidia supplier TSMC

The company TSMC is riding the AI investment wave all the way to the bank.

16 Jul 2026,·8 mins

Episode 2

Michael Portillo asks whether free-market capitalism is a broken system.

04 Oct 2011,·45 mins

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.

15 Feb 2020,·26 mins

Cinderella

Writer Lucy Mangan turns to fairy tales in a search for literary solutions to the economy.

29 Aug 2014,·15 mins

Episode 4

In the wake of Covid-19, what does the future hold?

02 Oct 2020,·28 mins

DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis

‘Just because you passionately believe in it, that doesn't make it a good idea’.

12 Feb 2021,·28 mins

Your Money in Shanghai

Credit card mania is on the rise in China but are people living beyond their means?

13 Nov 2013,·44 mins

Having A Plan

A step by step guide to starting a business, starting with the business plan

05 Apr 2000,·13 mins

Going for Growth

How might the most important idea for business change and adapt in the next decade?

31 Jan 2025,·14 mins

Sixties and Beyond

Louise Cooper examines the financial dilemmas faced by retirees today.

24 Aug 2016,·28 mins

Sophia and Chris

Two women compare coping with the cost of living, 50 years apart.

20 Aug 2022,·28 mins

Still in Business

How some businesses survived lockdown – at least this far.

24 Sep 2020,·28 mins

French Economist Thomas Piketty

Economist Thomas Piketty on the gap between the global rich and poor, tax and capitalism

25 Dec 2014,·55 mins