Warren Buffett: Crisis, what crisis?
How the world's greatest investor is weathering the crisis.

UK goes from footloose to frugal
After a decade of easy credit and high debt, saving is back in fashion as people put away more for a rainy day.

Recession bites into eating habits
Organics are out and misshapen fruit is in: How the recession is changing our eating habits.

Lows ahead for the High Street
For the past 10 years we have shopped till we dropped. Now the cash has run out and the party is over.

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The rise of the Superchef
Celebrity chefs have changed our attitude to food forever, making vast fortunes for themselves in the process.

Media revolution: Tomorrow’s TV
A transformation in the way viewers consume television is threatening the long-term future of one of the UK's most significant creative industries.

Media revolution: title fight
The world of publishing sees advances in technology and an increasingly competitive market.

Media revolution: stop press?
Newspapers are facing tough times, with advertising sales falling and readers switching to online media.

Do speculators exploit the poor?
Should we blame speculators for inflicting recession on the rich world and starvation on poorer countries?

Fast bucks: Porsche's billions
Industry insiders are only half joking when they call Porsche a hedge fund with a carmaker attached.

Last orders: calling time on pubs?
The local boozer is under attack from all sides with five pubs closing every day. New ideas are desperately needed.

Price comparisons: deal or no deal?
The price comparison website industry is worth more than £1bn a year.

Jobs that beat the downturn
Ever more people leave their jobs in favour of careers that offer better prospects during a recession.

Property: The end of the affair?
Escalating property prices are no longer a dinner party conversation topic, replaced by falling property prices.

Money for nothing
The credit crunch has forced many people to tighten their belts as the banks have tightened credits.

Mum's the business
Fed up with jobs that don't allow them to spend time with their children, mums are starting their own businesses.

Who is buying up Britain?
Foreign investors, many of them directly controlled by governments, are buying up swathes of British business.

The secret of Bill Gates' success
Bill Gates tells the Money Programme that his success came partly as a result of his rivals' errors.

Breaking the bank
The extraordinary fall of HBOS which has now been taken over by Lloyds TSB after riding high on the boom

Pinch helps discount supermarkets
Shoppers are turning to budget supermarkets in the search for food bargains as the slowdown deepens.

Gold fever
The gold price has quadrupled since 1999, and in March this year it reached $1,000 an ounce for the first time.

Festival fever on the increase
This summer over 3 million of us will go to a festival and what started as flower power is now big business

Profits of gloom
Despite the credit crunch, increasing inflation and falling house prices, some businesses are reporting record profits.

My mortgage?
Money is tight and expensive as the global credit crunch has pushed interest rates ever higher.

The great British share swindle
Britain's small shareholders are being targeted by an international criminal network of fake investment firms.

The great green fuel gamble?
With 620 million cars worldwide and fossil fuels running out, are biofuels the green solution?

E-mail is ruining my life!
Why one-third of workers are suffering from e-mail stress as the volume in their inboxes continues to grow.

Heathrow, ready for take-off?
Six years and £4.3bn after construction started, Terminal 5 at Heathrow will soon open, but will it be enough to sort out the issues at the airport?

The Transatlantic price war
Will the increased competition that Open Skies will bring the same price war that followed the deregulation of European aviation in the 1990s?

Britain's favourite fakes
It's estimated the global trade in fakes could be worth £150bn a year, or about 7% of global trade - and its growing all the time.

Too young to retire
Ever more ageing entrepreneurs are risking all to fulfil their dreams, defying stereotypes.

Facehooked
Social networking site Facebook has got an estimated 50 million members and is valued at £7.5bn.

Airfix - Britain's Next Top Model?
Airfix kits return to the shelves, though its makers' biggest challenge is to get young people's attention.

How the super-rich just get richer
Technology and globalisation are helping Britain's super-rich musicians and sporting stars grow their fortunes.

Last orders for Guinness?
Guinness sales have been falling for years in the UK and Ireland. Now the stout maker is fighting back.

Run on the Bank: Northern Crock
Northern Rock is Britain's eighth largest High Street bank, but now it is struggling for its very survival.

Dirty Little Secrets: Corporate Espionage
Corporate espionage is as old as business itself - but new techniques have made it a growing business.

The great phone swindle
Efforts to make you switch your gas, electricity or phone supplier might be more than a nuisance. It could be a con.

How green is your High Street?
Are supermarkets serious about their green messages, or are they using them as part of their marketing efforts?

Britain's buy-to-let bubble
Investors are struggling with rising mortgage costs and weaker house price growth.

The fall of BP's Sun King
The rise and fall of former BP chief executive Lord Browne of Madingley.

The revival of Ealing Studios
How the UK's iconic film studio has returned.

Britain's Brilliant Ideas Boom
Britain is a nation of inventors with soaring numbers of patent applications.

The AA: rescue or wrong turn?
Are private equity investors saving or savaging the roadside rescue organisation?

Virtual world, real millions
Millions of people opt out of real life to "live" in computer worlds instead.

Will smoking ban kill bingo halls?
Will smoking ban kill off the bingo industry in the UK?

The Blair Rich Project
Just how much could Tony Blair earn after stepping down as Prime Minister?

Get your life in order
Time-poor society sparks rise in lifestyle management services.

Fat man, thin man
The male dieting business grows extra large.

The cost of kids
Raising a child will have set you back £180,000 by the time he or she 21.

Dream commuters cross borders
Good transport links convince more Britons to live on the Continent while working in the UK.

Microsoft at the crossroads
Microsoft has launched Windows Vista, but for the software giant more is at stake than the success of the new operating system.

Are penalty charges robbery?
Banks are making billions of pounds each year from penalty charges, but are these charges legal?

Can you beat the estate agent?
Estate agents are now so unpopular that more and more homeowners want to sell privately, saving the £2.5bn a year we spend on their fees.

Making it big on eBay
The website EBay has become the focus of a new breed of entrepreneurs who hope to make money by trading online.

The real cost of divorce
With Britain's divorce industry booming, the Money Programme investigates the full costs of splitting up today.

Avon is still calling
Cosmetics giant Avon has been going 120 years thanks to its famous ding-dong door-to-door sales reps.

The Great Plane Robbery?
As the UK and US investigate alleged airline conspiracies, we ask are we the victims of the Great Plane Robbery?

Feeding frenzy: conveniece food
Britain has a £1.6bn a year addiction to convenience foods - but what does that mean for our economy and society?

Perils of the motorway pit stops
The big motorway service operators say the industry is changing for the better.

The beauty backlash
Pressure on young people to be thin and beautiful sparks backlash for L'Oreal?

Pampering pets for profit
The pet market has increased by 30% in just six years and today is worth well over £3bn.

The real cost of going green
Is it possible to cut carbon emissions enough to save the planet? A unique experiment.

Transforming Aquascutum
Will Kim Winser be able to transform clothing firm Aquascutum into a profitable fashion brand?

Is business the real Big Brother?
Monitoring of employees and customers by big business is now common. But is corporate snooping out of control?

The online music revolution
Online music is revolutionising the music industry as new sensations use the web to get to the top of the charts.

The Money Programme at 40
Programme Editor Clive Edwards marks the 40th anniversary with a look back at investigations and revelations.

The UK's £5bn 'protection racket'
Is payment protection insurance, an industry worth £5bn with 20 million clients, worth it for consumers?

DIY: RIP?
Do tough times for do-it-yourself retail chains herald the end of Britain's love affair with DIY?

Bye Bye Nine to Five
Seven million people in the UK are involved in some kind of work at night.

50 Cent: Money Machine
Rapper 50 Cent is making deals with firms desperate to appeal to the young.

How fair is Fairtrade?
Much of Fairtrade's proceeds end up going to Western corporations, critics say.

No tax please, we're rich!
Why some of Britain's richest people end up with remarkably low tax bills.

Love on the web
Online dating has become big business, but not everyone is convinced that it works.

The Fake Football Shirt Sting
Umbro, maker of England's Football World Cup team, targets the counterfeiters.

Filthy rich and female
The UK has more women millionaires aged between 18 and 44 than men. What's the secret of their success?

The world according to Google
Google's struggle with issues of privacy, copyright and click fraud, which threaten its lucrative advertising system.

The Big Poker Gamble
Poker is the new internet sensation with over $1m a minute being staked around the world.

Primark - king of no-frills fashion
The recent success enjoyed by budget clothing retailer Primark sparks concern among its High Street competitors.

Pregnant? You're fired!
Why so many women lose their jobs once their bosses find out that they are pregnant.

The rise of 'Tony's crony'
The controversial business past of Lord Drayson, minister for defence procurement and major donor to Labour.

Coke on the Rocks?
Coke's challenges include obesity, its business operations and anti-American sentiment.

The Great Phone Call Con
The hi-tech swindles linked to new telecoms technology are revealed.

Microsoft's big games gamble
Will the billions Microsoft spent to develop the Xbox 360 yield returns?

Burberry versus The Chavs
How Burberry is trying to move away from an image of being the Chav's uniform.

The siege of Darley Oaks Farm
How animal rights protesters attacked people involved in guinea pig breeding.

Big Mac fights back
The revival of fast food giant McDonald's, after it made a massive loss in 2003.

UK in grip of hi-tech crime wave
The BBC's Money Programme looks at the explosion of hi-tech crime sweeping the UK.

How Eurotunnel went so wrong
How finances of the channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel have gone so badly wrong.

Rover's billion pound blunder
Five years after four West Midlands businessmen bought Rover from BMW for £10.

Diana's lost millions
Whatever happened to the Diana Memorial Fund?

Sunset for the package holiday
Traditional holiday companies are respond as it becomes easy to tailor holidays online.

The gas-guzzlers v the greens
Will hybrid 4x4s mollify protestors who have recently rallied against such large cars?

Pensions Panic: Any Way Out?
What has gone wrong with Britain's once renowned pensions system, and what can be done to fix it?

Pensions Panic: All Worked Up
With final salary pension schemes being replaced with new plans, employees shoulder the risk.

The kids who never leave
Adult children refuse to move out

The Great House Price Crash?
Will there be a soft-landing for the UK's longest ever property boom, or are we in for a house price crash?

eBay: Money for Old Rope?
The last decade has brought considerable internet success for eBay, but the future may not be all plain sailing.

Viagra: the hard sell
The Money Programme looks at how the side-effects from an angina trial turned into a money-spinner for Pfizer.

Cost of the 'sicknote scandal'
British bosses say more staff appear to be skiving off with faked illnesses.

Mark Thatcher and Dogs of War
The story of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's son's biggest disaster.

The secret life of the strawberry
The Money Programme reveals the hidden costs of being able to buy strawberries all year round.

Booze biz: Trouble Brewing
The Money Programme reveals how some major brewers are hitting back against the challenge posed by the wine industry.

Booze biz: Consuming Spirits
Alcohol related problems cost the UK £20bn a year so the booze business is under pressure to change

Nike's fling with Harris Tweed
American sportswear manufacturer Nike designs a trainer which features the tweed extensively.

Speculators look overseas
People go to places hundreds or even thousands of miles away to buy a house.

The Battle for Marks and Spencer
The Money Programme looks at the story behind this summer's takeover struggle for Marks & Spencer.

BAE's secret slush fund
The Money Programme reveals how the UK's leading arms maker, BAE Systems, used a secret £60m slush fund.

Barbie's mid-life crisis
The Money Programme investigates whether Barbie can survive as competitors queue up to impress her fans.

Oil giant Shell's investors shocked
The oil giant Shell's sudden slashing of its available oil reserves last January unveiled a massive corporate scandal.

Coke's water bomb
How Coca-Cola is still suffering after it got the UK launch of its Dasani bottled water wrong.

The rise and fall of Citizen Black
One of the world's greatest press barons, Lord Conrad Black, faces ruin and disgrace.

Cleanse it like Beckham
The male skincare industry believes that the beautiful game is a great way to get men to look more beautiful.

Parents leave little inheritance
Retired people spend ever more on travel cars and property, leaving little behind for the next generation.

Self-cert mortgages skew market
The housing market may be distorted by lenders who encourage buyers to lie about how much they earn.

Battle of the bookies
The Money Programme takes a closer look at the battle raging between traditional bookies and betting exchanges.

Market for directory enquiries
More than 120 providers of 118 directory enquiry services compete for a dwindling number of customers.

Dotcoms bounce back
The BBC's Money Programme says more of the original internet companies made it through the stock market crash than was once thought.

Fat profits: Choc tactics
Cadbury and Nestle go head to head in the UK's £4bn chocolate market.

Fat Profits: Making dough
The arrival of doughnut retailer Krispy Kreme in the UK sparks protests from health campaigners concerned about obesity.

Fat profits: Crunch time for crisps
Golden Wonder aims high as it tries to replace Walkers as the number one crisp brand in the UK.

What a load of rubbish!
Money Programme investigation into looming UK rubbish crisis

Ryanair's route to riches
How Ryanair has cut corners to make profit, Money Programme investigation

The rise and fall of Sunny Delight
The soft drink Sunny Delight was the marketing success of the 1990's, but now it is being sold by Procter and Gamble.

It's grim down south
Housing shortages in south east, poor quality housing in north, Money Programme investigates the problem

Rogue Mail
Junk mail and spam, Money Programme investigation

Gambling on the war
Spread betting on the outcome, twists and turns of the Iraq conflict - IG Index

The death of Equitable
Money Programme investigation into the causes of Equitable Life's collapse.

The banks that robbed the world
Money Programme investigation into the work of the bankers behind Enron and Worldcom.

The fur is flying
Fashion industry likes fur, campaigners thank Government for banning fur farming. Who's going to produce it - Money Programme investigates.

Profits reunited
Nostalgia industry, investigation by the Money Programme into 1980s revival, Friends Reunited, etc

Work till you drop
Money Programme investigation into problem of paying for old age, retirement, care

Store Wars: Fast Fashion
Money Programme investigates the fashion industry, how to get high fashion to the high street.

Store Wars: Supermarkets
Battle for supremacy in UK supermarket industry - Money Programme investigates

Store Wars: Cappuccino Kings
Money Programme investigation into the economics of the coffee outlet industry. Part of Store Wars series. 2003.

'New hole' in Equitable's finances
The insurer may have concealed a black hole in its finances for almost a decade, a new report suggests.

The men who wiped out billions
Billions of pounds have been lost in split capital investment trusts and it is small investors who have been hurt the most. The Money Programme tracked down the men responsible.

Blackmarket Britain: Fake Fuel
In the first programme in a three-part special on Britain's black economy The Money Programme investigates the illegal trade in fuel.

Cheating the System
Around £2bn of Britain's £100bn social security spend is lost in fraud every year. The Money Programme looks at the work of one investigation team to find out how 120,000 people are Cheating The System.

Shoppers in the Wild
Shops that spy on their customers and researchers tracking your every move. Is this really going to lead to perfect shopping or is it snooping by another name?

Snack attack
Obesity is fast becoming a major health problem within the UK. Should the fast-food industry be held responsible? The Money Programme investigates.

Sues you Sir!
Money Programme looks at Britain's booming compensation culture

Baby business
IVF industry examination by the Money Programme

Sexism in the City
The Money Programme investigates the sexism and discrimination that remains in London's financial district.

Porn Star!
Friend to the stars and owner of Express Newspapers and OK! magazine, Richard Desmond has made a name for himself as a successful businessman. But where does his money come from? The Money Programme investigates.

The Andersen Files
First there was Enron then Worldcom, two titans of the American corporate world that have crashed losing billions with accusations of financial chicanery and fraudulent figures. The Money Programme examined the two companies' auditor - Arthur Andersen - and discovered a history of failure.

Good enough to eat?
The British food industry is a £16bn business but is the meat on your plate really good enough to eat? The Money Programme looks at the health of the British meat industry.

Vegas on Sea
Blackpool used to be synonymous with donkeys, rock, the tower and roller coasters. It could soon add gambling to that list if government proposals go ahead. But not everyone's jumping for joy as the Money Programme discovered.

Go home on time
In Britain we have the longest working hours in Europe. In a unique experiment, The Money Programme asks the employees of Dartington Crystal - the glass making company - to stick to their set hours for just a week. It proves more difficult than it sounds.

Flying Scared
Concorde is flying again - but the world travel industry is in turmoil. The Money Programme investigates the future of the airline industry.

The men who broke Marconi
The Marconi collapse left thousands of shareholders in crisis, Money Programme investigates the downfall of the company.

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