BBC Two · Ended

The Love of Money

2009

Last aired: S1 E3, Back from the Brink · 2009-09-24

The collapse of Lehman Brothers tipped the world into the greatest financial crisis for eighty years. Now, one year on, the BBC offers the definitive account of what happened. An unrivaled cast of contributors from national leaders, finance ministers and CEOs describe their tense negotiations in New York and London as Lehman Brothers headed towards bankruptcy. The likes of Gordon Brown, Tim Geithner and Alistair Darling reveal the dilemmas they faced and the decisions they took. This programme explains why the collapse of one bank had such disastrous consequences for the world's economy heralding the global recession.

Cast

Alex Jennings Narrator

Season 1

E1 The Bank That Bust the World 2009-09-10 · 60 min Series exploring the financial crisis. Statesmen and CEOs describe why the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008 sparked a global recession.

E2 The Age of Risk 2009-09-17 · 60 min The series on the global crash examines the boom years before the bust. At the heart of the story is former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan.

E3 Back from the Brink 2009-09-24 · 60 min The series on the global crash tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reacted to the crisis, and asks what has been learnt from the entire calamity.

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