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Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Simon asks why bricks and mortar are deemed a safe investment, and who really owns land we buy? With Kevin Cahill. From May 2014. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

From paying for funerals to cryonics, what are the economics of death? With Louise de Winter. From 2016. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 1: Social Media

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 2: Tax Free

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 4: The Cost of Health

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Simon asks is it moral to trade in food? How much of it is animal feed and what is the future? With Jim Rogers. From May 2014. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Interviewed Guest:
Kanes Rajah
Interviewed Guest:
Jim Rogers

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Why do we buy and sell gold all around the world? Why do we continue now we have paper money? With Tim Harford. From May 2014. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 5 months

Simon looks at commodities markets in oil. How is it produced? Why is this trade different to others? From June 2014. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

Can't face an evening without a glass of wine? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics behind alcohol. From 2015. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

Can't face an evening without a cigarette? The comedian presents a lecture on the economics of the addictive weed. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Interviewed Guest:
Robert West
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

A comedy lecture on the economics behind commodities we're addicted to. Just how harmful is a coffee addiction? From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Onny Loisel
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Cleland
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 7 months

Comedy lecture on the economics behind goods we're addicted to – unravelling how the food industry deals with sugar. From 2015. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Evans
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Harford
Interviewed Guest:
Merryn Somerset Webb
Interviewed Guest:
David Gillespie
Producer:
Claire Jones

Genres

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon explores youth, from pocket money and exam subject choice to university and property ladders. With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon asks if marriage is all romance and harmony, or the most commercial of transactions. With Merryn Somerset Webb. From 2016. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon asks from an economic point of view, should people have children, how many and when? With Tim Harford. From 2016. Show more

Simon Evans Goes to Market

Series 4

Episode 3: Philanthropy

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Simon Evans examines the concept of the 'free lunch' and shines a light on new ways of making money in the 21st century. Show more

Question Time

29/10/2015

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Edinburgh. On the panel are Keith Brown MSP, Annabel Goldie MSP, Kezia Dugdale MSP, Billy Bragg and Merryn Somerset Webb. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Panellist:
Keith Brown
Panellist:
Annabel Goldie
Panellist:
Kezia Dugdale
Panellist:
Billy Bragg
Series Editor:
Nicolai Gentchev
Executive Producer:
Hayley Valentine

Question Time

17/11/2016

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Parliament

David Dimbleby presents topical debate from Stirling. The panellists are: Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Chris Bryant MP, John Nicolson MP, Merryn Somerset Webb and Cat Boyd. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Panellist:
Kwasi Kwarteng
Panellist:
Chris Bryant
Panellist:
John Nicolson
Panellist:
Cat Boyd
Series Editor:
Nicolai Gentchev
Executive Producer:
Hayley Valentine
Production Company:
Mentorn Scotland