Greece: Can the euro cope with Syriza?

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Greece has given a resounding vote in favour of Syriza, the left-wing anti-austerity party. After some five years of recession and growing hardship in Greece, the party now expected to lead a new government has promised immediate relief to the poor, new public sector jobs, the rolling back of unpopular taxes, and a debt write-down from the country's creditors to pay for it all. But German politicians, among others, say Greece is obliged to pay its debts. With the threat of Greece exiting the euro if it defaults on its debts, who will blink first? We hear from Athens, and for an insight on the German perspective, from Holger Schmeiding, chief economist at Berenberg Bank. Also in the programme, speculating on what life would be like outside of journalism, Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times eavesdrops on London's white-collar workers, and asks what do they all actually do?