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The Bottom Line Episodes

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    Super-premium drinks

    Craft ales and small-scale distilled gins are popular but pricey. What is their appeal?

  2. The Experience Economy

    Would we rather splash out on creating memories than buy material stuff?

  3. Plastics

    Making plastic is big business but its reputation is in tatters. Can it save itself?

  4. Shortages

    What do businesses do when their supply chain fails?

  5. Rewriting the rules of Business

    Do the rules governing business need rewriting? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  6. The Festival Business

    Millions go to festivals each summer, but how do festivals make money?

  7. Advertising

    Evan Davis and guests discuss whether data is killing creativity.

  8. How does the commodities business work?

    Commodities make the global trading system go round. With Evan Davis.

  9. Why do companies do bad things?

    Evan Davis and guests explore what happens when things go wrong in business.

  10. Should CEOs have term limits?

    Would it be good for businesses if CEOs faced term limits?

  11. Franchising

    Is opening a franchise a low-risk way to start a business? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  12. Is any company ever invulnerable?

    Are any companies truly unassailable?

  13. Co-working Spaces

    Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show.

  14. Will 5G revolutionise our lives?

    Will the next generation of mobile technology - 5G - revolutionise our lives?

  15. Teenage Business Entrepreneurs

    How do you run a successful business while still at school? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  16. Do corporate headquarters still matter?

    What does a corporate HQ tell us about a business? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  17. Is strategy necessary for success?

    What is strategy and why do businesses need it? Evan Davis chairs a round table discussion

  18. The Ethics of Business

    Are 'ethical' businesses all they are cracked up to be? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  19. Who Owns British Companies?

    Evan Davis and guests discuss who owns British companies and why that matters.

  20. Turning Tables

    Evan Davis and guests discuss why some restaurant chains thrive and others fail.

  21. The Shock of the New

    Evan Davis and guests discuss the relationship between science, business and consumers.

  22. How to Build a Bridge

    How do you build a bridge? Evan Davis asks three civil engineers.

  23. Sir Terry Leahy

    Evan Davis and an invited audience question Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco.

  24. Department Stores

    Are you being served? Evan Davis and guests discuss the business of department stores.

  25. Pets Mean Pounds

    The UK spends Β£4.5 billion a year on pets. Where does the money go? Evan Davis chairs.

  26. Foreign Investment in the UK

    What do foreign companies bring to the UK? Evan Davis and guests explore the issue.

  27. Agents

    Evan Davis talks to three agents, in the fields of show business, football and books.

  28. Is there a business case for having a diverse workforce?

    What is the business case for having a diverse workforce? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  29. Shake-up in the skies

    What is really going on in Europe's airline industry? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

  30. Batteries

    Is battery technology the key to a sustainable and emission free world? Evan Davis chairs.

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