Global Businesses

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...

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.

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...

Million Pound Selfie Sell Off | Panorama

Catrin Nye investigates the use of digital influencers in the advertising industry and the impact this new form of advertising is ha...

Vaccine Wars: Truth About Pfizer: Dispatches | Dispatches

Pfizer's Covid vaccine has saved millions of lives around the world. But with rising prices and record profits, is ...

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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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.

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 ...

Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo's advice to the educational business that failed was that they paid to much trust into cultural differences and forg...

Lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

After a business deal going sour, an education company reflects on the lessons learnt after trying to expand to Vietnam.

Moving the goalposts | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Without having a contract in place, an international business partner changes the deal for the running of an internationa...

Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

The UK yacht company and the Vietnamese dealers come to an agreement, but not without some special prices being requested.

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 ...

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...

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...

Free Trade | World's Busiest Cities

The history of HSBC and banking in Hong Kong.

Cultural differences | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo's advice to the educational business that failed was that they paid to much trust into cultural differences and forg...

Lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

After a business deal going sour, an education company reflects on the lessons learnt after trying to expand to Vietnam.

Moving the goalposts | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Without having a contract in place, an international business partner changes the deal for the running of an internationa...

Closing a boat deal | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

The UK yacht company and the Vietnamese dealers come to an agreement, but not without some special prices being requested.

Issues with buisness partner | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Issues with payment, invoices and licences force Creative Education to close ties with their international busine...

Starting a school in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Despite building an impressive school in Hanoi, enrolment numbers are much smaller than expected for this interna...

Selling magazines in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Trying to get a publisher in Vietnam is tricky for UK-based Haymarket, despite the demand being evident.

Business in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Theo gets advice on operating a business in Vietnam.

Luxury yachts in Vietnam | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Selling yachts in Vietnam means starting a whole industry from the ground up, so knowing your market will be key.

Watches and lessons learnt | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Adapting a product | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Despite mixed results from their research, Marmite decide to go ahead and sell in India as a food flavouring.

Marmite education | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

Teaching the middle-classes about the potential of cooking with Marmite is the next step to get it selling in India.

India's watch market | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

The owners of Bremont get some advice from a luxury watch salesman as well as some home truths about the Indian business ...

Selling watches in India | Theo's Adventure Capitalists

A UK watch company gets some advice from an Indian PR firm about their approach to marketing their watches.