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Rethink
Ep3 - Is big tech stealing your life?
- Broadcast
- 2025 (28 mins)
Rethink examines emerging issues in politics, society, economics, technology and the UK’s place in the world, and how we might approach them differently. We look at the latest thinking and research and...
Rethink
Ep6 - The global economy
- Broadcast
- 2025 (28 mins)
You would be forgiven for thinking that inflation, interest rates, GDP and tariffs drive the global economy. But there are a whole set of interconnected underlying systems that work quietly in the background...
Rethink - (BBC Series 3)
Episode Three - Productivity
- Broadcast
- 2025 (27 mins)
The UK government has made growth its key mission. But solving the British productivity puzzle is not a new priority - it’s been on the agenda for successive governments. Getting productivity up is crucial...
Rethink - (BBC Series 3)
Episode Four - The UK’s Relationship With China
- Broadcast
- 2025 (27 mins)
President Trump promised "America First" on the campaign trail, and has delivered that in his second term, unleashing a trade war and causing global economic instability. Although China and the USA have...
Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?
Episode 1
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
Britain’s housing market is broken - but it didn’t have to be like this. For decades, politicians sold the dream of home ownership. But for millions of people, the reality is very different. People...
Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?
Episode 2
- Broadcast
- 2023 (59 mins)
In this second episode, key figures from government, finance and campaigning reveal the scale of the crisis Britain is in - and whose decisions led it here. In an ugly Brexit vote, both sides try and...
The Decade the Rich Won
Episode One
- Broadcast
- 2022 (59 mins)
The government and the Bank of England take drastic action to save the UK economy in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Insiders from the world of finance tell us how decisions made to solve the...
The Decade the Rich Won
Episode Two
- Broadcast
- 2022 (59 mins)
In the second episode, the government and the Bank of England are forced to react to the economic shocks brought on by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Insiders from the world of finance tell us how these...
Cornwall - This Fishing Life - Series 2
Episode 1 - Newquay
- Broadcast
- 2021 (59 mins)
t’s summer in Newquay. But you wouldn’t know it. Cornwall’s most popular tourist resort has been in lockdown for months. Reliant on tourism, some are predicting it could be the worst hit Covid town in...
Cornwall - This Fishing Life - Series 2
Episode 2 - Looe
- Broadcast
- 2021 (59 mins)
Looe once boasted the second largest fishing fleet in Cornwall. For decades it held a reputation for landing some of the freshest and highest quality fish in the country. At one time the Looe fleet were...