Life After Debt
The world is awash with debt. Developing countries owe bankers in London and New York hundreds of billions which they can't pay back. Even finding cash to pay the interest often means harsh austerity for their people.
But the largest debtors have a weapon the bankers dread. They could choose to default, and trigger off a banking collapse which would undermine hopes of an economic recovery.
Anthony Sampson , known worldwide for his reporting behind the closed doors of international institutions, shows how close to catastrophe we have been, and analyses the growing threat from the debtors' weapon.
Film editor ALEX RICHARDSON Producers DAVID WICKHAM and MARSH MARSHALL
Deputy editor ANDREW CLAYTON Editor GEORGE CAREY