Turning Passion into Profit

Evan Davis talks to IMDB founder Col Needham about making money out of his love for films.

• 28 mins

Opportunists and Optimists

Can there be a silver lining for business in a recession? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

• 28 mins

How Strikes Come to an End

What can past strikes tell us about how to resolve the current wave of industrial strife?

• 28 mins

Too much choice?

Can too much choice be bad for shoppers? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

• 28 mins

The French correction?

What can the UK learn from France about economic growth? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

• 28 mins

Podcasting

Podcasting seems to be booming, but how profitable is it? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

• 28 mins

Running Rolls Royce

Warren East, former CEO of Rolls Royce Holdings, reflects on his career so far.

• 28 mins

Powered by AI

What's the business potential of ChatGPT and the new era of machine learning?

• 28 mins

How to Hire

Are interviews over-rated, is the CV dead, and how is technology changing recruitment?

• 28 mins

Business Books

What makes a good business book? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

• 39 mins

Are supermarkets profiteering?

Food price inflation is near record highs, but are prices higher than they need to be?

• 30 mins

Flying Circus?

Has the airline industry managed to solve the issues which caused travel chaos last year?

• 28 mins

Managing millennials (and Gen Z)

Are younger workers asking too much from their employers, or changing work for the better?

• 28 mins

Dame Sharon White

Evan Davis interviews Dame Sharon White, chair of the John Lewis Partnership.

• 28 mins

Pre-loved

The booming market for second-hand buying and selling.

• 28 mins

Business on 'the box'

Is the portrayal of the business world in television and film inspirational or a turn off?

• 28 mins

What next for water?

Sewage spills, leaks, mountains of debt – what’s gone wrong with England’s water industry?

• 30 mins

Does Funny Sell?

Is advertising less funny than it used to be? Evan Davis and guests discuss

• 28 mins

Back to the office

Companies are desperate to get staff back in more often but some face an uphill challenge

• 28 mins

Tradespeople

What's it like being a trader, and how has the industry changed?

• 28 mins

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis

The child chess prodigy turned AI leader on the technology's rewards and risks.

• 28 mins

Rebranding

The purpose and the pitfalls of transforming a company’s image

• 32 mins

In denial

When bad things happen in business, why do some leaders pretend they haven't?

• 32 mins

The Age of the Train?

Could long-distance trains become a serious competitor to the plane?

• 28 mins

Blockbuster drugs

How to come up with a billion-dollar medicine, and who pays for it.

• 35 mins

Meetings

In the last programme of the series, on the agenda is meetings. With Evan Davis.

• 28 mins

Bringing your 'whole self' to work

Should we share our personal politics, beliefs and vulnerabilities with colleagues?

• 39 mins

Many unhappy returns

What really happens when you buy something online and then send it back?

• 36 mins

Meat

We're told we need to eat a lot less of it, so how is the industry responding?

• 33 mins

Feedback

Tips on how to dish it out, and how to take it.

• 34 mins

Navigating the Say-Do Gap

How do businesses cope with the misalignment between consumers' intentions and actions?

• 41 mins

Where's the life in nightlife?

Why are so many nightclubs closing, and what might replace them?

• 35 mins

Rethinking retirement

Should we think about stepping down the career ladder as we approach pension age?

• 33 mins

In the eye of a crisis

Evan makes up crisis management scenarios to see how CEOs handle a business emergency.

• 41 mins