Love of Money, The

Synopsis

This series of three programmes focuses on the topics of business and finance. In September 2008, capitalism looked like it was on the brink of collapse. Just one week saw the biggest bankruptcy in US history as Lehman Brothers collapsed; the shock sale of America’s largest broker Merrill Lynch; and the nationalisation of AIG, the world’s largest insurance group. The world held its breath. For over a year, governments had battled to contain the financial fallout from America’s sub-prime loans. But as banks across the world ran out of cash - from Northern Rock and Bear Stearns to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - the crisis spiralled out of control and the world’s economy went into freefall. This series, places the crash in its social context, analysing how it was reported by the media and how it has changed the lives of so many.

The the programmes feature exclusive interviews with many of the major players, key commentators, international leaders and finance ministers. This is the story of how the crash was caused, how it developed and what the long-term consequences will be.

Part 1 THE BANK THAT BUST THE WORLD; Part 2 THE AGE OF RISK; Part 3 BACK FROM THE BRINK.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2009

Year of production

2009

Notes

Broadcast in three parts on BBC2 beginning 10/9/2009

Subjects

Economics; Finance & Accounting; History

Keywords

capitalism; financial institutions; social issues; financial issues; economic history; economic crisis; banking crisis

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£195.00 each part or £438.75 the set

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

3 x 50 minutes

Year

2010

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’