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Starmer's fresh start?
Will the King's Speech reinvigorate Labour and the economy?
13 May 2026,·53 mins
What’s the best way to stooze (pervert 0% cards to make money)? | Top savings for 17yr-old | Will I lose Child Benefit?
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
11 May 2026,·30 mins
How to Live Long and Prosper
Money Box Live on living longer and keeping your finances in the best of health.
13 May 2026,·28 mins
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discuss tariffs, trade, and AI
Donald Trump visits China hoping to improve trade relations with Xi Jinping.
13 May 2026,·26 mins
The US-China economic relationship
As Trump meets Xi how is the relationship between the world's two biggest economies?
14 May 2026,·17 mins
Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking
Vaping vs smoking: how the evidence on cancer and other health risks compare
09 May 2026,·8 mins
#37 Standard Life CEO: British Aren't Sufficiently Financially Literate
Andy Briggs says UK not planning well enough for retirement.
07 May 2026,·37 mins
Entrepreneurs: Your Questions Answered
Three top entrepreneurs answer your questions about starting and managing a business.
05 Mar 2026,·36 mins
Episode 3: The Politics
What are the politics behind tax policy?
03 Nov 2025,·42 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
Wills and Inheritance Tax
Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests answer queries about wills and inheritance tax.
29 Apr 2015,·30 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
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
From the Crash to Today
Phil Tinline traces the ups and downs of the politics of pay in Britain since 2008.
21 Mar 2022,·28 mins
Monsters
Michael goes to Cambridge, where Keynes conjured the spectre of 'animal spirits'.
30 Mar 2011,·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
Creating books for children: Sharika Chauhan
Sharika Chauhan chats to Harleen Nottay about creating a series of books for children.
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
Is Your House TV-Ready?
How your house could end up on TV and make you money.
30 Jan 2026,·5 mins
Virginia Lapalco
Virginia Lapalco founder of Pasta. A business supplying fresh pasta to shops
27 Aug 1998,·13 mins
Omnibus Episode 2
Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.
05 Aug 2016,·58 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
Still in Business
How some businesses survived lockdown – at least this far.
24 Sep 2020,·28 mins
Sixties and Beyond
Louise Cooper examines the financial dilemmas faced by retirees today.
24 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Adair Turner
Robert Peston talks to Adair Turner, Chairman of the Financial Services Authority.
07 Sep 2009,·30 mins
Turkey - Beyond the Silk Road
Jim O'Neill asks if Turkey's future still depends on its advantageous location.
09 Jan 2014,·42 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
Career changes: Taking the leap
Love Island's Jay Younger looks at the transferable skills that have helped him at work.
26 Sep 2022,·27 mins
The Shift
Martin Wolf of the FT examines how global economics needs to adapt in an uncertain world.
21 Nov 2011,·30 mins