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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
Burnham's first day
As Andy Burnham starts his first day as Prime Minister, we take a look at his in-tray.
20 Jul 2026,·52 mins
The hidden cost of the gold rush
Ed Butler explores the global gold rush including Sierra Leone, asking who bears the cost
20 Jul 2026,·20 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
Who really wins the World Cup?
As sponsor of both Spain and Argentina, Adidas celebrates victory either way.
17 Jul 2026,·26 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
Series 1
Coffins Full of Car Keys
Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection.
29 Aug 2018,·26 mins
5. The £10 Billion Fridge
Dan Neidle unpacks the bizarre, brilliant and unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
04 Apr 2025,·14 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
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
Episode 3: The Politics
What are the politics behind tax policy?
03 Nov 2025,·42 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
Family businesess: Rhea Agarwal
Rhea Agarwal chats to Harleen Nottay about growing up and working in a family business.
20 Jul 2026,·30 mins
Monsters
Michael goes to Cambridge, where Keynes conjured the spectre of 'animal spirits'.
30 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Wills and Inheritance Tax
Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests answer queries about wills and inheritance tax.
29 Apr 2015,·30 mins
When Geeks Took Over Poker
Tim Harford tells the story of Chris Ferguson, who applied game theory to poker, and won.
13 Feb 2013,·15 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
Is Your House TV-Ready?
How your house could end up on TV and make you money.
30 Jan 2026,·5 mins
18. Series 1 Debrief
What we've learnt throughout the series.
10 Feb 2020,·24 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
Episode 5
Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
02 Aug 2024,·14 mins
Hunting the Truth
Were the banks telling the truth about their role in the financial crash of 2008?
04 Mar 2022,·14 mins
Mumbai
Hardeep tests his talents at the Mumbai Comedy Store.
07 Oct 2011,·30 mins
The Court Battle at the Centre of Europe
High Stakes: Poland and Hungary lose their court battle with the European Union.
19 Feb 2022,·49 mins
Episode 4
Michael Robinson explores how to fix Britain's broken housing market.
24 Aug 2014,·28 mins
Brexit, trade and Trump
What's in store for 2020?
21 Dec 2019,·26 mins
Omnibus Episode 2
Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.
05 Aug 2016,·58 mins
In the wake of Covid-19, what does the future hold?
02 Oct 2020,·28 mins
