Business and Management

Free Trade | World's Busiest Cities

The history of HSBC and banking in Hong Kong.

South China Sea Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Hong Kong's busy port is a vital gateway to trade in the South China Sea.

Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Global trade in Hong Kong's busy harbour.

Seafood | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey look at seafood. Surprisingly, the fish caught off British shores are largely dispatc...

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

3: Food | Secrets of the Superbrands

Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we ...

2: Fashion | Secrets of the Superbrands

Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations have...

3: Brazil | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo Paphitis travels to Brazil to follow three intrepid British companies trying to succeed in one of the world's most exciting mar...

2: India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo Paphitis travels to India to see if three intrepid British companies can succeed in one of the fastest expanding economies in th...

1: Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo Paphitis follows the fortunes of brave and bold British companies trying to expand in three of the world's most dynamic emergi...

2: The Age of Plenty | The Foods that Make Billions

This episode looks at how cereals have transformed the way we eat and the way we live.

Episode 1 | Flatpack Empire

IKEA is one of the world's most successful and recognisable brands. In a major new 3-part series our cameras travel the world to discover the sec...

Typhoo | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how the 'oo' is put into Typhoo's tea, and meets the team who are reinvigorating the brand and trialling a new plastic-free t...

Cadbury Exposed | Dispatches

Undercover in Ghana, Antony Barnett investigates Britain's best-loved chocolate brand and reveals for the first time child labour in its supply ...

Slavery on the High Street

For seven years, vulnerable victims of trafficking were forced to make food for major high street chains. How did their exploitation go undetected...

Britain's love-affair with the avocado | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ade travels to Peru to find out about the UK's love-affair with the Avocado.

Exporting British apples | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry discusses the British apple trade with one the UK's apple farmers.

Treating imported fruit and vegetables | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed finds out what happens to our imported produce when it arrives after a long journey on a con...

Exporting British potatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry meets one of Britain's biggest potato farmers and finds out what makes a perfect potato.

Episode 2 | Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly Line

James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead are back at one of the biggest and busiest car factories in Britain. Think you...

S05E05 | The Apprentice

The teams must launch a brand identity for a new breakfast cereal: come up with a name for the cereal, design a look for the box and shoot a TV ad ca...

2: Marketing Mess-ups | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

With British business leaders, Evan Davis reveals how marketing and publicity plans can turn from clever ideas in...

3: Food | Secrets of the Superbrands

Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we ...

2: Fashion | Secrets of the Superbrands

Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations have...

1: Technology | Secrets of the Superbrands

Alex Riley explores the world of the technology superbrands - how they get us to buy their stuff, trust them and even idolise them...

5: The Getaway People | Washes Whiter

Series on the history of British television advertising discusses how advertising in post-war Britain can be viewed as a barometer of t...

4: Sixpence Worth of Heaven | Washes Whiter

Series on the history of British television advertising explores the use of fantasy and aspiration to sell products such as Babyc...

2: Big! Big! Big! | Washes Whiter

Series on the history of British TV commercials looks at the portrayal of men from the 1950s to the 80s and beyond.

1: She's Not a Moron - She's Your Wife | Washes Whiter

This episode looks at how adverts for cleaning, shopping and cooking products have, or have not, changed over the past...

3: Pots of Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

This episode tells the story of how yoghurt has been transformed into a super food.

1: Liquid Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

How bottled water grew from nothing to become a billion-pound industry in just 40 years.

Episode 2 | Flatpack Empire

What does it take to get new products from initial design to stores around the world?

1: Coffee Shop Hot Shots | Business Boomers

Looking at why the nation became obsessed with coffee shops, and how the brands do battle for our custom. With behind-the-scenes ...

Kellogg's | Inside the Superbrands

Helen goes behind the scenes of iconic cereal brand Kellogg's to see what makes Corn Flakes and Frosties so grrreat, before finding out wh...

Heinz | Inside the Superbrands

Helen goes behind the beans to see how Heinz make their bestsellers and how they're developing new products for the next generation, before me...

Fast fashion | Stacey Dooley

How the fashion industry keeps us buying more.

Own-brand vs branded | The Foods that Make Billions

In the 1960's, supermarkets began making their own versions of popular products, selling them for less as they didn't nee...

Selling bran flakes | The Foods that Make Billions

At first bran flakes weren't popular due to their taste, but advertisers soon saw to this after some catchy jingles pushed...

Adding value and changing lifestyles | The Foods that Make Billions

Grain is a cheap commodity to produce so the "added value" comes in the form of changing your lifestyle, ...

Seafood | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey look at seafood. Surprisingly, the fish caught off British shores are largely dispatc...

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

Wall's | Inside the Superbrands

Helen gets the inside scoop at the UK's biggest ice cream brand to see how Wall's make their coolest bestsellers, and meets the team developi...

Walkers | Inside the Superbrands

Helen Skelton discovers how Britain's much-loved crisp brand make their bestsellers as she meets the face of Walkers - Gary Lineker - and le...

Heinz | Inside the Superbrands

Helen goes behind the beans to see how Heinz make their bestsellers and how they're developing new products for the next generation, before me...

Guinness | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how one of the most famous beer brewers in the world make their bestselling stout, and finds out why they are launching a n...

Britain's love-affair with the avocado | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ade travels to Peru to find out about the UK's love-affair with the Avocado.

Treating imported fruit and vegetables | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed finds out what happens to our imported produce when it arrives after a long journey on a con...

Exporting British apples | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry discusses the British apple trade with one the UK's apple farmers.

Exporting British potatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry meets one of Britain's biggest potato farmers and finds out what makes a perfect potato.

Exporting empty shipping crates | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

As the UK generally imports more than it exports Ed wonders what happens to the empty crates.

Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ade travels to the Netherlands to see where we import most of our tomatoes from.

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry find out how all our fresh food is bought and traded with the rest of the world.

Britain's picky fruit and vegetables preferences | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed finds out why Britons are so picky with their food and how this affects where out ...

S15E4: Electric Bikes | The Apprentice

Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the London Transport Museum, where they learn that this week's task is to create and sell their o...

Supermarket distribution | The Foods that Make Billions

Initially manufacturers held a lot of power over supermarkets. This changed when supermarkets started centralising th...

Water and plastic | The Foods that Make Billions

The invention of PET or polyethylene that could make water bottles, passing convenience on to the consumer.

Buying MFI stock | Peter Jones Meets

Chris Dawson, multi-millionaire, explains how he bought £68 million worth of stock for under £3 million.

S6E0: Christmas Cards | Inside the Factory

Gregg visits the Woodmansterne card factory in in Watford. It's one of the largest greeting card companies in the UK, a family bus...

01: 7 Bone | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Rich and Matt start up an edgy burger restaurant in Southampton. London restaurateu...

06: The Nook on the Square | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Russell helps two sisters from Rugby who can't cook and have no pro...

05: Desi Fusion | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Nahida in Coventry wants to open a restaurant offering Asian fusion food but i...

04: Il Padrino | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Tony in Gravesend wants to launch a pizzeria with his family, but his children ...

03: Salt Bar | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Debbie in Macclesfield sinks her nest egg into a Swedish restaurant, but she does...

02: The Bell Inn | The Restaurant Man

Successful restaurateur Russell Norman offers advice to newcomers to the trade. Dave and Debbie are sinking all their savings into a vi...

2: The Pitch | The Entrepreneurs

Documentary following a group of Scottish would-be entrepreneurs as they battle to raise funds for their new business ideas, from Manhattan ...

1: One is the Loneliest Number | The Entrepreneurs

Documentary following the stories of ex-cop Jim Duffy and a group of Scots as they experience the joys and pains of defyin...

Rule 1: Have an investment worthy product | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on how to perfect your presentation with some mixed examples from the show.

2: The Age of Plenty | The Foods that Make Billions

This episode looks at how cereals have transformed the way we eat and the way we live.

Business finances | Dragons' Den

A woman shares her figures with the Dragon's but comes unstuck when they drill into the specifics of her costs and profits.

Rule 3: Being prepared for a pitch | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on being prepared for your pitch with some mixed examples from the show.

Egg cooker pitch | Dragons' Den

A man pitches his water-free boiled egg cooker, and w hile his opening pitch is clear and informative, his demonstration lets him down.

Rule 2: Perfecting your presentation | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on how to perfect your presentation with some mixed examples from the show.

Travel towel pitch | Dragons' Den

A serial entrepreneur pitches her family-run novelty plush goods business.

S14E07: Urban Gardening | The Apprentice

Lord Sugar sets the candidates a gardening task. The teams must set up their own urban gardening business, carrying out commercial a...

0: Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions | Peter Jones Meets...

Dragons' Den star Peter Jones meets two of the country's most successful entrepreneurs, Richard Reed and Mich...

Jordan's and healthy cereals | The Foods that Make Billions

In the 1960's and '70's, healthy eating caught the eye of the British Jordan brothers who pounced on the new craz...

History of Kellogs | The Foods that Make Billions

The beginning of Kellogg's started with a disagreement between two brothers.

Mahalo bottled water | The Foods that Make Billions

A Japanese business man took advantage of a failed steam power pipeline at the bottom of the ocean, and turned the pumped...

S02E11 | The Customer Is Always Right

Customers test and score a smell-proof dog bag, a hand cream designed especially for nurses and a pirate-themed board game.

Episode 3 | Flatpack Empire

In episode three, we follow the company's biggest challenge in a generation - pushing into India with an aggressive expansion plan.

Episode 1 | Flatpack Empire

IKEA is one of the world's most successful and recognisable brands. In a major new 3-part series our cameras travel the world to discover the sec...

3: Amazon's Retail Revolution | Business Boomers

Documentary series on businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode reveals how Amazon has grown fr...

2: Real Storage Wars | Business Boomers

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode discovers why Britain came to have the biggest self-...

Cereal bars | The Foods that Make Billions

Despite being the quick breakfast, the cereal brands found even that wasn't quick enough and so the cereal bar was born.

Yogurt and consumer trends | The Foods that Make Billions

Yogurt was a businesses dream product as it acted as a blank canvas to be moulded into whatever was the trend at th...

The rise of Highland Spring | The Foods that Make Billions

After Perrier was found to contain carcinogens and had a worldwide recall, Highland Spring picked their moment to ...

Evian vs Pure Life (Danone vs Nestle) | The Foods that Make Billions

Danone and Nestle have very different business strategies when it comes to their versions of bottled water.

History of Pimlico Plumbers | Peter Jones Meets

Pimlico Plumbers owner Charlie, details their tumultuous past and how strict rules have got him where he is today.

Marketing Cobra beer | Peter Jones Meets

The creator of Cobra beer discusses its journey and how it has become a household name in the UK.

Lush and The Body Shop | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo describe their history of supplying The Body Shop and how their first business failed.

Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers? | The Bottom Line

Can businesses operate without managers? It's an idea Amazon and Meta are exploring. Evan hears from the leaders o...

Pay: What If You Knew What Your Colleagues Earned? | The Bottom Line

Most of us would love to know what our colleagues earn, but would lifting the lid on salaries spark rese...

A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People? | The Bottom Line

Evan Davis explores if working the traditional five-day week could be replaced by working four eight-hour days....

Hiring ex-offenders | Peter Jones Meets

CEO of Timpson's interviews some offenders for roles in his company and explains why its such a success.

Job titles and department names | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of Timpson's talks about why he's changed the names of HR and how people get to decide their job title.

Running Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

Owner John describes how he has always had to adapt to change and how visiting his stores keeps them ticking.

Jojo Maman Bebe and team values | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura disagrees with Peter about the idea of "deadwood" and that business is not all about money.

Jojo Maman Bebe | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura describes the beliefs of the company as well as revealing how personal wealth doesn't interest her.

Mixing business with politics | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo, Lush co-founders, discuss charity within business and if belief systems are PR.

Innocent Smoothie's culture (2) | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Peter gets more of an insight into why the founder of Innocent takes a relaxed approach to the workpl...

3: Buy Some For Lulu | Washes Whiter

Series on the history of British television advertising looks at the changing face of children and teenagers in adverts, from the vulner...

4: Hot Property | Business Boomers

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This reveals the inner workings of the British house-building industry...

Typhoo | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how the 'oo' is put into Typhoo's tea, and meets the team who are reinvigorating the brand and trialling a new plastic-free t...

Guinness | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how one of the most famous beer brewers in the world make their bestselling stout, and finds out why they are launching a n...

How Safe is Your Car? | Dispatches

With new evidence that some cars might not perform as well in real world crashes as their safety rating suggests, Dispatches asks: could m...

Adapting to rules | The Foods that Make Billions

A ban on advertising unhealthy foods to children meant Kellogg's had to adapt their cereals to meet legal standards.

Can the UK save its high street shops? | Politics Live

How online shopping is impacting high street shopping.

Future of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John ponders on the future of the high-street and changing trends.

Boycott, debt and Cobra | Peter Jones Meets

The creator of Cobra beer discusses how business was affected by the 2008 crash and how a collaboration with Coors led to a pre-p...

Inside the High Street Cyber-Attacks

Who hacked Marks and Spencers and Co-op? We go inside the cyber-attacks that shook the British high street and ask how flaws in digital ...

3: Disastrous Decisions | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

With top business leaders including Sir Martin Sorrell and Sir Gerry Robinson, Evan Davis analyses deals that s...

1: Doomed Designs | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

Evan Davis uncovers the scarcely believable stories of how some of the world's most successful businesses have made m...

Upside-down management | Peter Jones Meets

John reveals some surprising details about his lack of interest in budgets and how much each Timpson's store makes.

History of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John details the turbulent history of buying, selling and shareholders that defines Timpson's past.

Innocent, money and Coca-Cola | Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions

Richard and Peter discuss some of Innocent's shrewd supplier deals as well as their sale of a stake in ...