Season 1
(2008)
Cast
as Himself - Presenter
Episodes
Dreams of avarice 0.0
November 17, 2008
From Shylock's pound of flesh to the loan sharks of Glasgow, from the 'promises to pay' on Babylonian clay tablets to t…
Human Bondage 0.0
November 24, 2008
How did finance become the realm of the masters of the universe? Through the rise of the bond market in Renaissance Ita…
Blowing Bubbles 0.0
December 1, 2008
Why do stock markets produce bubbles and busts? Professor Ferguson goes back to the origins of the joint stock company …
Risky Business 0.0
December 8, 2008
Life is a risky business – which is why people take out insurance. But faced with an unexpected disaster, the state has…
Safe as Houses 0.0
December 15, 2008
It sounded so simple: give state-owned assets to the people. After all, what better foundation for a property-owning de…
Chimerica 0.0
December 22, 2008
Since the 1990s, once risky markets in Asia, Latin America and eastern Europe have become better investments than the U…