Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTax Avoidance
Global firms like Amazon, Google and Starbucks have been criticised for using clever accounting tricks to reduce their tax bills in the UK. But how m…
10 years, 7 months ago
Now We Are Ten
The Bottom Line first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006. At the time, Tony Blair was Prime Minister, interest rates were 4.5%, petrol was 90 …
10 years, 7 months ago
Data Privacy
When you enter personal details onto any website or smartphone app, what happens to it? Where does it get stored, who owns it and who has access to i…
10 years, 7 months ago
Customer Service
All businesses rely on customers. So, why do some businesses bend over backwards to keep customers happy, and why do some of them appear not to care?…
10 years, 7 months ago
Renewable Energy
After the Paris summit on climate change and the global commitment to cut carbon emissions, The Bottom Line is going green - with businesses that gen…
10 years, 8 months ago
Managing the Boardroom
After recent corporate scandals like VW's emissions' cheating, Tesco's accounting irregularities, Barclays interest-rate rigging, many asked why comp…
10 years, 8 months ago
The Northern Powerhouse
Can the Northern Powerhouse solve Britain's North-South economic divide? For now, the Northern Powerhouse is a concept: an idea that towns and cities…
10 years, 10 months ago
Breaking the Mould
Rewriting the rules: what does it take to be a non-conformist? Evan Davis is joined by a banker, a brewer and a tech entrepreneur as they discuss how…
10 years, 10 months ago
Financial Engineering
What does a financial engineer do? A mechanical engineer may design a machine, one that does a task or overcomes an obstacle, but what problems does …
10 years, 11 months ago
Fast Fashion
From the design desk to the shop window, how do fast fashion brands deliver the latest trends in double-quick time? Evan Davis and guests discuss fab…
10 years, 11 months ago