The Bottom Line Episodes Episode guide
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Football's Billions
Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore joins Evan Davis to discuss the business of football.
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Going Global
Evan Davis and guests discuss the ups and downs of trading overseas.
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Whatever Happened To?
Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that faded but have not vanished.
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Waiting in Line: The Business of Queuing
The science, psychology and management of queuing. Evan Davis chairs a discussion.
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Inventors
Hairbrushes, fake snow and baby beakers: How to turn an idea into a successful business.
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Gold
From mining in west Africa to jewellery-making in London: three links in the gold chain.
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Trading Places
Cars, cosmetics and convenience stores: What are the secrets to retailing success?
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The Price of Time
How should we price services? By the hour, by results or by the difficulty of the task?
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Upside-down Management
Evan Davis and guests discuss a radical new idea for business management.
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Upside-down Management
Evan Davis and guests discuss a radical new idea for business management.
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Family Rivals
The entrepreneurs who leave the family business to set up a rival brand of their own.
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Live Long and Prosper
How have some companies survived for centuries? Evan Davis investigates.
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Wearable Technology
Smartwatches, fitness bands and intelligent fabric: the latest gadgets to transform lives?
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Flash Sales
How the new retail sector of flash sales is changing the way we shop for luxury brands.
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TripAdvisor Etc
How TripAdvisor and similar websites can make or break a business. Evan Davis and guests.
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Celebrities and Fans
Social advertising: Selling products via celebrities and the fans who 'like' them.
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Celebrities and Fans
Social advertising: Selling products via celebrities and the fans who 'like' them.
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The Saviour Returns
Bosses explain why they took back control of companies they had once founded.
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Recalls
Faulty children's beds and mis-labelled monkey nuts: Evan Davis discusses product recalls.
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Location, Disruption, Location
War, political unrest and natural disasters - three business leaders tell their stories.
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Second-Hand Trade
Making money from used goods is the topic for Evan Davis and guests.
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Mental Health
Evan Davis and guests discuss coping with depression and business success at the same time
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Single Product Companies
Evan Davis and guests discuss the pros and cons of focusing on just one source of income.
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The Muslim Pound
Muslim consumers, and how best to serve them, are the topics for Evan Davis and guests.
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Sex and Drugs
Making money from products with a controversial image. Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Bitcoin
Evan Davis and guests discuss the bitcoin economy, its strengths and pitfalls.
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Cyber Security
Can business be kept safe from hackers? Evan Davis and guests discuss cyber attacks.
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Serving the Super-Rich
Evan Davis and guests discuss how to look after the wealthy elite.
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Energy Upstarts
New energy firms tell Evan Davis about the challenge of taking on established companies.
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Transformation
Evan Davis and guests discuss how to bring a business back from the brink.
