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Wind & Water
Will Bain gets the latest on South East Water as the Government asks for an Ofwat review.
15 Jan 2026,·52 mins
Question Time: Will my ex’s debt affect my credit score? Bridesmaid’s dress consumer rights? Credit card won’t give money back
Martin Lewis takes your questions on anything and everything (within reason!)
12 Jan 2026,·33 mins
What Is the UK Good At?
From award-winning theatre to life-saving drugs, what are the UK’s biggest strengths?
08 Jan 2026,·32 mins
Money Box Live: Inheritance Tax
Who pays inheritance tax, and what are the rules?
14 Jan 2026,·28 mins
Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?
Tim Harford investigates closing schools, X users, Covid deaths and churchgoers
The 'Dry January' effect
We take a look at a growing alcohol-free drinks market that packs a punch for its size
15 Jan 2026,·17 mins
Could a cap on credit-card rates really hurt consumers?
President Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for a year
14 Jan 2026,·26 mins
#19 Castore CEO: Replica Kits Aren’t Too Expensive
Castore’s co-founder and CEO on kit costs and the looming impact of AI on employment
07 Jan 2026,·48 mins
Series 1
Coffins Full of Car Keys
Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection.
29 Aug 2018,·26 mins
Wills and Inheritance Tax
Financial phone-in. Paul Lewis and guests answer queries about wills and inheritance tax.
29 Apr 2015,·30 mins
Episode 3: The Politics
What are the politics behind tax policy?
03 Nov 2025,·42 mins
Episode 2
Michael Portillo asks whether free-market capitalism is a broken system.
04 Oct 2011,·45 mins
5. The £10 Billion Fridge
Dan Neidle unpacks the bizarre, brilliant and unexpected ways tax shapes our world.
04 Apr 2025,·14 mins
Episode 5
Status. We don’t like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
02 Aug 2024,·14 mins
Cheap British Beer
The story of money and humanity reaches a run on the punt and the rise of M-PESA.
15 Nov 2024,·14 mins
Birds, Bees and Business - Why Nature Matters (With The Wildlife Trusts and Landsec)
Deborah's barefoot walk, The Wildlife Trusts and one of the country's biggest landlords
14 Apr 2023,·46 mins
Introducing: Season 2 of 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
How animals make us smarter – we thought you might like to hear our brand new episode
22 Jul 2021,·18 mins
Asian Women Mean Business
Founder of Asian Women Mean Business, Rupinder Kaur joins Harleen to discuss her career.
12 Jan 2026,·30 mins
Omnibus Episode 2
Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years.
05 Aug 2016,·58 mins
Hunting the Truth
Were the banks telling the truth about their role in the financial crash of 2008?
04 Mar 2022,·14 mins
Sixties and Beyond
Louise Cooper examines the financial dilemmas faced by retirees today.
24 Aug 2016,·28 mins
18. Series 1 Debrief
What we've learnt throughout the series.
10 Feb 2020,·24 mins
The Court Battle at the Centre of Europe
High Stakes: Poland and Hungary lose their court battle with the European Union.
19 Feb 2022,·49 mins
Going for Growth
How might the most important idea for business change and adapt in the next decade?
31 Jan 2025,·14 mins
Still in Business
How some businesses survived lockdown – at least this far.
24 Sep 2020,·28 mins
Monsters
Michael goes to Cambridge, where Keynes conjured the spectre of 'animal spirits'.
30 Mar 2011,·30 mins
Career changes: Taking the leap
Love Island's Jay Younger looks at the transferable skills that have helped him at work.
26 Sep 2022,·27 mins
Your Money in Shanghai
Credit card mania is on the rise in China but are people living beyond their means?
13 Nov 2013,·44 mins
Sophia and Chris
Two women compare coping with the cost of living, 50 years apart.
20 Aug 2022,·28 mins
