Business Daily Podcast
The daily drama of money and work from the BBC.
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Business Daily meets: Ned Guinness
Boxing Day 2025
We meet the head of one of the world’s most famous family dynasties
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Yiwu: Christmas city
Christmas Eve 2025
The Chinese city provides the world with more than half of its festive decorations
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The art of the Christmas advert
Last Tuesday
From small budget to multi-million dollar campaigns, what makes a successful commercial?
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How Christmas spending is changing
Last Monday
We hear why some people are cutting back, and how others are turning to AI to buy gifts
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Business Daily meets: Balsam Hill's Mac Harman
Fri 19 Dec 2025
We speak to the founder of one of the world’s biggest artificial Christmas tree retailers
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The rise of the 'ghost job'
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Millions of job seekers are applying for roles that never existed
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How Peru's Chancay Port is changing trade
Wed 17 Dec 2025
We re-visit the Chinese-Peruvian joint-venture to see the impact the mega port is having
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Is tech good news for truckers?
Tue 16 Dec 2025
We discover how digital freight matching platforms are changing the way drivers work
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The cost of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure
Mon 15 Dec 2025
What does it mean for livelihoods and businesses on both sides?
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John Pagano: The CEO trying to grow Saudi tourism
Fri 12 Dec 2025
We meet the real estate executive with projects spanning Canary Wharf to the Red Sea
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What's the future for state-owned postal services?
Wed 10 Dec 2025
As they fail to make a profit, more countries are considering privatisation
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The cost of Australia’s social media ban
Tue 9 Dec 2025
What's the impact on content creators, businesses and tech companies?
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Formula 1’s new business model
Mon 8 Dec 2025
It's trying to appeal to a younger fan base and break into the lucrative US market
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Miishe Addy: From Silicon Valley to Accra
Fri 5 Dec 2025
We meet founder Miishe Addy who runs one of Africa’s fastest-growing logistics tech firms
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The making of a World Cup
Thu 4 Dec 2025
We go behind the scenes to see how preparations for the tournament are taking shape.
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Welcome to 'Bitcoin city'
Wed 3 Dec 2025
In Lugano, Switzerland, the cryptocurrency is accepted in shops and for local services
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Is it the end of the music video?
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Streaming is changing how record companies want to promote artists
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What has happened to Europe's air traffic controllers?
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Staff shortages and strikes are leaving passengers and airlines frustrated
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Business Daily meets: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
Fri 28 Nov 2025
The free online encyclopaedia is one of the internet's most read sites
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What makes a basketball team worth $10bn?
Thu 27 Nov 2025
We look at the record-breaking sale of the LA Lakers
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Is this the end for South East Asia's scam centres?
Tue 25 Nov 2025
Thousands of workers have run away or been released after legal and military action
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Monetising Machu Picchu
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Peru's ancient site brings huge amounts of tourists - so who should benefit?
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What happens when the aid money runs out?
Fri 21 Nov 2025
We look at the impact of cuts on global health - and ask what countries can do themselves
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What's next for USAID funded projects?
Thu 20 Nov 2025
We examine the fallout from the cuts to US foreign aid
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Is cricket financially healthy?
Wed 19 Nov 2025
The IPL has been valued at $18.5bn but other forms of the game are struggling
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A special interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Tue 18 Nov 2025
In a BBC exclusive, we get his take on the disruptive impact of AI. Is the world ready?
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Can global shipping go green?
Mon 17 Nov 2025
After the collapse of a landmark deal, we hear from those in the industry.
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The ex-soldier building defence software
Fri 14 Nov 2025
We speak to Will Blyth, the co-founder and chief executive of Arondite, a defence firm
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Drones: Who is making the new weapons of war?
Thu 13 Nov 2025
We examine a rapidly expanding but controversial sector within the defence industry
