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Business on 'the box'

Is the portrayal of the business world in television and film inspirational or a turn off? Does reality TV do it better than drama? Evan Davis and guests discuss.

From The Office and Succession to The Apprentice and Dragons' Den, does the portrayal of business on television inspire or is it a total turn off to budding entrepreneurs? And how challenging is it to create great drama from the world of business? Is 'greed, for lack of a better word, good' as Gordon Gekko from Wall Street would have us believe? Or post financial crash, is the world looking to find a more equitable and kind example of the business world on screen?

PRESENTER: EVAN DAVIS

GUESTS

Ash Atalla, CEO, Roughcut Productions

Dave Fishwick, businessman, subject of Netflix movie, 'Bank of Dave'

Nisha Katona, Founder, Mowgli Street Restaurants, Great British Menu judge

Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, co-writers, 'Industry' , Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 2 drama series

Clip from 'Industry' Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ2
Bad Wolf Productions
HBO/Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

Produced in Partnership with the Open University

PRODUCTION TEAM

Producer: Julie Ball
Editor: China Collins
Sound: James Beard and Graham Puddifoot
Production Co-ordinator: Brenda Brown

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29 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Jul 2023 11:30

Broadcasts

  • Thu 13 Jul 2023 20:30
  • Mon 17 Jul 2023 11:30

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