S02E01: The Compassionate Society | Yes, Minister

Episode 1 | Inside the Bank of England

Filmed with unprecedented access, this episode goes inside the Bank to show how it prints our cash, ensures our money holds its value ...

Cabinet Confidential

One-off documentary providing an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers have run their cabinets. Featuring interviews, archive footage...

Episode 2 | Inside the Bank of England

From preparing the British financial system for the possible impacts of Brexit to keeping billions of pounds worth of gold secure, thi...

Black Wednesday

Five years ago Britain was in financial crisis. On a day when speculators made fortunes and the Bank of England lost billions propping up the pound, the prim...

Rising cost of elderly in the UK | Panorama

Explains the impact of an ageing population on public sector spending.

The UK economy and taxation | Panorama

The impact of tax increases on the UK economy.

07: The Mandarin Revolution | The Age of Uncertainty

JK Galbraith looks at the influence of John Maynard Keynes, who drew the blueprint for the postwar economic boom, and re...

Government spending | Masters of Money

Presents a case for increases in government spending in a recession.

Growing NHS spending | Panorama

How rises in demand for services increases public health spending.

The case for no government intervention | Masters of Money

Explores the arguments for governments not intervene in the economy.

Blair's Year

Andrew Rawnsley presents a wry and insightful account of the first year of Blair's government, with inside accounts of such defining episodes as the decision ab...

Disability benefits cut again | Newsnight

The Chancellor had to find money in the Spring Statement, and she found it in the welfare budget. Victoria Derbyshire interviews Da...

Government failure | HS2: End Of The Line?

Government failure in the provision of merit goods.

Growth of public sector spending | Panorama

Why does public sector spending rise year on year?

Keynes v Hayek | Masters of Money

The arguments between government and non government intervention in the economy

Overview of Hayek | Masters of Money

A brief overview of the views of Hayek and why governments shouldn't intervene in the economy.

The Cancer Drugs Fund | Panorama

Understanding why the Cancer Drugs Fund set up.

The impact of external shocks on government borrowing | Panorama

How Covid, the financial crisis and the war in Ukraine has impacted UK debt and the interest paid on that debt.

The impact of increasing government borrowing | Panorama

Looking at the impact of rising government borrowing on government debt.

The UK benefits system | Panorama

Who claims benefits and what is the impact of a rising benefit system?