The Bottom LineEpisodes Episode guide
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29/01/2026
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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22/01/2026
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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15/01/2026
The business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
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What Is the UK Good At?
From award-winning theatre to life-saving drugs, what are the UK’s biggest strengths?
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Hypotheticals: How Would You React If You Were Boss?
Guests consider imagined scenarios inspired by real business challenges
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Productivity: How Can British Business Work Smarter?
Britain works hard, yet our output is lower than our rivals. Can AI help close the gap?
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Introverts: Can Quiet Voices Conquer The Corporate World?
What can introverts do to stand out in the workplace?
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Human Resources: Is HR Out of Control?
From payslips to policy, how HR now plays a central role in how businesses are run.
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Chaos Management: Do Fewer Rules Make For Better Workplaces?
When leaders embrace chaos, can innovation thrive or does everything fall apart?
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Spinouts: How Can Universities Turn Research Into Successful Businesses?
How university research creates huge rewards – for founders, universities and the economy.
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Direct to Consumer: A Better Way to Sell?
How do businesses navigate selling directly to their customers?
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The Bottom Line Business Awards 2025
The standout successes and costliest catastrophes of the last 12 months.
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Car Parks: Who's Making Money From Your Ticket?
Evan Davis meets some of the key figures from a much-maligned industry
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Scaling Up: What Turns a Start-Up into a Success?
What does it take to grow a new enterprise into a multi million-pound business?
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Care Homes: How Will They Cope Without Migrant Workers?
Overseas hiring is to be banned, but can homes attract enough British workers?
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Presentations: How to Avoid 'Death By PowerPoint'
An aspect of some jobs that many dread, and some top tips on getting it right.
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Cyber Attacks: On The Front Line Of A Hack
What really happens when cyber criminals hold a business to ransom?
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Pay: What If You Knew What Your Colleagues Earned?
Would lifting the lid on pay spark resentment, or build fairness and trust?
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Made in China: How To Get A Product Manufactured In The Far East
What it’s really like getting products made in ‘the world’s factory’?
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Running a Business: The Bottom Line Answers Your Questions
Top business brains tackle listener questions on how to succeed as an entrepreneur.
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Self-checkouts: Have Shops Reached Peak Self-Scan?
Why are some retailers bringing back people to scan our shopping?
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London's Stock Exchange: why aren't companies listing in Britain anymore?
Evan Davis asks what can be done to encourage firms to list on the London Stock Exchange.
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Repairs: How Can Businesses Make Money From Fixing Things?
Evan Davis examines the business opportunities of companies which offer to repair things.
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DEI: Are Businesses Dumping Workplace Diversity?
Has the Trump-inspired vibe shift already reached the UK?
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Robots On the Doorstep: Is This The Future Of Food Delivery?
Evan Davis talks to Ahti Heinla, co-founder of robot delivery firm Starship Technologies.
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Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers?
Evan explores what happens to companies that decide to operate without managers.
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A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People?
Evan Davis explores if working four eight-hour days could benefit employees and bosses.
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Decisions That Made Me: Sir John Hegarty (The Garage Soho, Founder)
Evan Davis speaks with the advertising legend about his career advice.
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Networking: Will It Actually Help Me Get a Job?
Evan gets tips on finding a new job and hears how the process of getting one has changed.
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Decisions That Made Me: Dana Denis-Smith (Obelisk Support, CEO)
The law firm founder on finding career clarity at the top of a mountain.
