The World of Business Podcast
Insights into the business world - featuring content from 91热爆 Radio 4's In Business programme, and also Global Business from the 91热爆 World Service.
Episodes to download
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Wine, Widgets and Brexit
Thu 10 Sep 2020
Two companies, one French, one German, prepare for post-Brexit trade with the UK.
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The March of Robots
Thu 27 Aug 2020
In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?
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The Gatwick Effect
Thu 6 Aug 2020
The impact of lockdown on businesses in Crawley, the town near Gatwick Airport.
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The Jobs Challenge
Thu 30 Jul 2020
Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
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Adapt to Survive
Thu 14 May 2020
Many businesses are struggling in the lockdown, but some are adapting to survive.
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Economic Recovery in the USA
Thu 7 May 2020
Jim O'Neill assesses American business and economic resilience.
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Economic lessons from pandemics past
Thu 23 Apr 2020
What can the past teach us about economies after a pandemic?
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Working From 91热爆
Thu 16 Apr 2020
So many of us are WFH. Caroline Bayley looks at the history and pitfalls.
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Could carbon offsetting save the world鈥檚 forests?
Thu 9 Apr 2020
How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests
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Indonesia鈥檚 new capital
Sat 25 Jan 2020
Indonesia is planning to move its capital to the jungle 鈥� how will this work?
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Making fashion sustainable
Thu 23 Jan 2020
The British menswear designer, Patrick Grant asks how fashion can be made sustainably.
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Hydrogen: The answer to Climate Change?
Sat 18 Jan 2020
Once dubbed 鈥榝uel of the future鈥� but hydrogen powered transport is now a reality.
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Is the UK up for sale?
Thu 16 Jan 2020
A third of takeovers in the UK are by foreign companies. A welcome boost or a problem?
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Zimbabwe's Food Crisis: Can Old Crops Fix New Problems?
Thu 9 Jan 2020
Meet the Zimbabwean businesses on a mission to change tastes and survive climate change.
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Germany鈥檚 Energy Transition
Sat 4 Jan 2020
What鈥檚 happened to Germany鈥檚 energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables?
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Clean Cooking in Rwanda
Sat 28 Dec 2019
We meet the companies trying to give women a cleaner and safer cooking environment.
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The Business of Beethoven
Boxing Day 2019
Clemmie Burton-Hill looks at the little-known story of Beethoven, the entrepreneur.
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The pub is dead! Long live the micropub!
Thu 5 Dec 2019
British pubs have been closing down but a new type of pub - the micropub - is popping up.
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Keeping the Lights On
Thu 28 Nov 2019
How can Britain ensure a consistent supply of electricity when its sources are changing?
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What is the value of women鈥檚 work?
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Iceland has a radical approach to the gender pay gap. What lessons could others learn?
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