The World of Business

Insights into the business world - featuring content from BBC Radio 4's In Business programme, and also Global Business from the BBC World Service.

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Still in Business
How some businesses survived lockdown – at least this far
24 Sep 2020,27 mins
Building Back Better
How can businesses ensure our recovery from Covid is green?
17 Sep 2020,27 mins
Wine, Widgets and Brexit
Two companies, one French, one German, prepare for post-Brexit trade with the UK.
10 Sep 2020,28 mins
The Tree Trade
The future of forestry in the UK.
03 Sep 2020,27 mins
The March of Robots
In a world where everything seems to be changing, will robots take more jobs?
27 Aug 2020,27 mins
Black Business Matters
The impact of Black Lives Matter on business.
20 Aug 2020,27 mins
Keep up at the Back!
How healthy is the exercise industry?
13 Aug 2020,28 mins
The Gatwick Effect
The impact of lockdown on businesses in Crawley, the town near Gatwick Airport.
06 Aug 2020,27 mins
The Jobs Challenge
Whose jobs are most at risk from the economic wreckage of Covid 19?
30 Jul 2020,28 mins
Oil Shock 2020
Why should we care if the oil price has crashed? With Lesley Curwen.
24 May 2020,28 mins
Adapt to Survive
Many businesses are struggling in the lockdown, but some are adapting to survive.
14 May 2020,28 mins
Economic Recovery in the USA
Jim O'Neill assesses American business and economic resilience.
07 May 2020,27 mins
Economic lessons from pandemics past
What can the past teach us about economies after a pandemic?
23 Apr 2020,27 mins
Working From Home
So many of us are WFH. Caroline Bayley looks at the history and pitfalls.
16 Apr 2020,27 mins
Could carbon offsetting save the world’s forests?
How a company in Zimbabwe is using carbon credits to protect forests
09 Apr 2020,28 mins
Supply Chains vs Covid-19
How coronavirus is straining global delivery networks
02 Apr 2020,27 mins
Indonesia’s new capital
Indonesia is planning to move its capital to the jungle – how will this work?
25 Jan 2020,26 mins
Making fashion sustainable
The British menswear designer, Patrick Grant asks how fashion can be made sustainably.
23 Jan 2020,28 mins
Hydrogen: The answer to Climate Change?
Once dubbed ‘fuel of the future’ but hydrogen powered transport is now a reality.
18 Jan 2020,26 mins
Is the UK up for sale?
A third of takeovers in the UK are by foreign companies. A welcome boost or a problem?
16 Jan 2020,27 mins
Australia’s Coalface
Heidi Pett reports on Australia’s reliance on fossil fuels.
11 Jan 2020,27 mins
Zimbabwe's Food Crisis: Can Old Crops Fix New Problems?
Meet the Zimbabwean businesses on a mission to change tastes and survive climate change.
09 Jan 2020,28 mins
Germany’s Energy Transition
What’s happened to Germany’s energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables?
04 Jan 2020,26 mins
Selling Britain
What is Britain's global business image and where is it heading?
02 Jan 2020,28 mins
Clean Cooking in Rwanda
We meet the companies trying to give women a cleaner and safer cooking environment.
28 Dec 2019,26 mins
The Business of Beethoven
Clemmie Burton-Hill looks at the little-known story of Beethoven, the entrepreneur.
26 Dec 2019,27 mins
The pub is dead! Long live the micropub!
British pubs have been closing down but a new type of pub - the micropub - is popping up.
05 Dec 2019,28 mins
Keeping the Lights On
How can Britain ensure a consistent supply of electricity when its sources are changing?
28 Nov 2019,28 mins
What is the value of women’s work?
Iceland has a radical approach to the gender pay gap. What lessons could others learn?
26 Oct 2019,26 mins
Belarus: Harvesting the whirlwind
The future of farmland ruined by Chernobyl
19 Oct 2019,26 mins