Business and Management

Blackfish - The Whale that Killed | Storyville

Documentary which unravels the story of notorious performing whale Tilikum, who - unlike any orca in the wild - has taken the ...

Cadbury Exposed | Dispatches

Undercover in Ghana, Antony Barnett investigates Britain's best-loved chocolate brand and reveals for the first time child labour in its supply ...

Slavery on the High Street

For seven years, vulnerable victims of trafficking were forced to make food for major high street chains. How did their exploitation go undetected...

Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Global trade in Hong Kong's busy harbour.

02: Fashion | Secrets of the Superbrands

Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations hav...

South China Sea Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Hong Kong's busy port is a vital gateway to trade in the South China Sea.

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry find out how all our fresh food is bought and traded with the rest of the world.

Amazon and bookselling | Business Boomers

Many bookshops rue Amazon as an alternative because Amazon are able to make a loss on certain books and charge much less.

Adapting to change | Business Boomers

Adapting to change is key for the big coffee shops, as Starbucks decide to individualise their store designs and Costa goes electronic.

Free Trade | World's Busiest Cities

The history of HSBC and banking in Hong Kong.

Sustainability and Style | The Conscious Closet

What is greenwashing? What really happens to our old clothes? Is vegan leather worth the hype? And why is fast fashion so che...

Amazon: winners and losers | Business Boomers

Some companies have thrived by taking advantage of symbiotic relationships with Amazon while others have been crushed.

Amazon and taxes | Business Boomers

Amazon, like other massive multinationals, famously avoid taxes through legal loopholes and centralised offices in tax havens. The UK Dir...

Coffee brands | Business Boomers

The different shop brands attract different types of people, and naturally some perform better than others with Costa having the lions share...

Million Pound Selfie Sell Off | Panorama

Catrin Nye investigates the use of digital influencers in the advertising industry and the impact this new form of advertising is ha...

03: Food | Secrets of the Superbrands

Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we...

Episode 1 | Flatpack Empire

IKEA is one of the world's most successful and recognisable brands. In a major new 3-part series our cameras travel the world to discover the sec...

Unethical business behaviours (Cadburys) (Part 2) | Dispatches

Unethical workers in Ghana for Cadburys. Video shows unethical treatment and part 2 tells of the consequences ...

Fast fashion | Stacey Dooley Investigates

How the fashion industry keeps us buying more.

02: Fashion | Secrets of the Superbrands

Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations hav...

Episode 2 | Building Cars: Secrets of the Assembly Line

James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead are back at one of the biggest and busiest car factories in Britain. Think you...

Episode 2 | Flatpack Empire

What does it take to get new products from initial design to stores around the world?

How Louis Vuitton and Chanel market their brand | Secrets of the Superbrands

A look at the pyramid of products produced by the top brands and why customer buy their products.

Heinz's Product Mix | Inside the Superbrands

Identifying the different types of Heinz products

Costa vs Starbucks | Business Boomers

Battling for the top spot, Costa took open digs at Starbucks by advertising that their coffee was generally preferred.

Million Pound Selfie Sell Off | Panorama

Catrin Nye investigates the use of digital influencers in the advertising industry and the impact this new form of advertising is ha...

02: Marketing Mess-ups | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

With British business leaders, Evan Davis reveals how marketing and publicity plans can turn from clever ideas i...

03: Food | Secrets of the Superbrands

Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we...

03: Pots of Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

This episode tells the story of how yoghurt has been transformed into a super food.

01: Coffee Shop Hot Shots | Business Boomers

Looking at why the nation became obsessed with coffee shops, and how the brands do battle for our custom. With behind-the-scenes...

Promoting products - Typhoo and Yorkshire Tea | Inside the Superbrands

Looks at the tea industry and how two competitors, Typhoo and Yorkshire tea, run their promotion throu...

Production - Inside the Guiness factory | Inside the Superbrands

A tour around Irelands number 1 tourist attraction, St Jamess Gate. Looks at the process of production using...

Factors effecting demand | Inside the Superbrands

Using advertising and promotion through celebrity endorsement can boost sales

Copyright protection | Copyk@tz Beware!

The K@tz realise the importance of copyright protection when their new band logo is used without their permission.

Making an advert | The Apprentice

The finalists discuss how to advertise their two products; a nut-milk drink and affordable luxury swimwear.

Brand Management | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

S05E05 | The Apprentice

The teams must launch a brand identity for a new breakfast cereal: come up with a name for the cereal, design a look for the box and shoot a TV ad ca...

01: Liquid Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

How bottled water grew from nothing to become a billion-pound industry in just 40 years.

Inside Rolls-Royce

A privileged peek into the exclusive world of British heritage car brand Rolls-Royce. The cameras follow the team at the Goodwood factory as they manufact...

Flow production at Heinz (1) | Inside the Superbrands

How are Heinz baked beans made?

S15E04: Electric Bikes | The Apprentice

Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the London Transport Museum, where they learn that this week's task is to create and sell their ...

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Just In Time (JIT) at Toyota | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Looks at how Toyota use JIT for their inventory management system and how a delay could impact their prod...

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry find out how all our fresh food is bought and traded with the rest of the world.

Big Data | Bang Goes The Theory

Liz Bonnin sees how big data monitors Rolls Royce jet engines, and Jem Stansfield creates a low-tech computer system.

Quality control | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits the quality control area of the factory.

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 1) | Inside the Superbrands

Part one looks at the Heinz product is created and how many people actual...

Flow production at Heinz (2) | Inside the Superbrands

How is Heinz ketchup made?

How Kellogs have created new, healthier products to keep up with changing trends | Inside the Superbrands

Behind the scenes look at how Kellogs is producing new healthier pr...

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 2) | Inside the Superbrands

Part 2 looks more at how they use continuous product development to stay ...

Rolls-Royce - Creating the best | Inside Rolls-Royce

A look at what Rolls-Royce is adding to its cars to create a USP and remain luxurious in their product development

Walls considering sustainability | Inside the Superbrands

Walls ice cream look at solar panels on their carts to get their products to customers in more sustainable ways.

How Walkers ensure quality control of their crisps | Inside the Superbrands

The video looks into the operations of the Walkers Leicester factory , including their quality c...

Ikea - Recruitment | Flatpack Empire

Ikea are looking for 500 new staff members for their store opening. The recruitment and selection team are looking for applicants with 8...

Sugar beets | Countryfile

Charlotte Smith investigates why the UK’s sugar beet farmers are facing an uncertain future.

Business logistics | The Apprentice

The finalists pitch their businesses to Lord Sugar and a room full of industry experts. Contains some strong language.

Seafood | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey look at seafood. Surprisingly, the fish caught off British shores are largely dispatc...

S19E01 | Dragons' Den

A Scottish entrepreneur presents a pint-sized gadget that he hopes will be big business, and a robotic invention sends the Dragons into a virtual world.

01: 7 Bone | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Rich and Matt start up an edgy burger restaurant in Southampton. London restaurateu...

Business Studies (2011) | GCSE Bitesize Revision

A Bitesize guide to business studies featuring Lord Sugar, Deborah Meaden and Saira Khan. The panel of experts guides viewer...

S14E07: Urban Gardening | The Apprentice

Lord Sugar sets the candidates a gardening task. The teams must set up their own urban gardening business, carrying out commercial a...

Rule 2: Perfecting your presentation | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on how to perfect your presentation with some mixed examples from the show.

Pitching a nut milk brand | The Apprentice

A finalist pitches her nut milk drink in front of industry experts.

Pitching a swimwear brand | The Apprentice

A finalist pitches her reversible swimwear brand in front of industry experts.

06: The Nook on the Square | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Russell helps two sisters from Rugby who can't cook and have no pro...

03: Salt Bar | The Restaurant Man

Restaurateur Russell Norman helps newcomers to the trade. Debbie in Macclesfield sinks her nest egg into a Swedish restaurant, but she does...

02: The Bell Inn | The Restaurant Man

Successful restaurateur Russell Norman offers advice to newcomers to the trade. Dave and Debbie are sinking all their savings into a vi...

02: The Pitch | The Entrepreneurs

Documentary following a group of Scottish would-be entrepreneurs as they battle to raise funds for their new business ideas, from Manhattan...

Rule 1: Have an investment worthy product | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on how to perfect your presentation with some mixed examples from the show.

02: The Age of Plenty | The Foods that Make Billions

This episode looks at how cereals have transformed the way we eat and the way we live.

Episode 4 | Peter Jones Meets...

Britain's top entrepreneurs reveal how they made their fortunes. Peter meets father and son John and James Timpson, and Judy Naake who sold ...

Episode 3 | Peter Jones Meets...

Britain's top entrepreneurs reveal how they made their millions. Peter talks to Michael Acton Smith of the company that spawned Moshi Monste...

Episode 1 | Peter Jones Meets...

Britain's top entrepreneurs reveal how they made their millions. Peter talks to Mark and Mo Constantine, who run Lush, and Chris Dawson, the...

00: Peter Jones: How We Made Our Millions | Peter Jones Meets...

Dragons' Den star Peter Jones meets two of the country's most successful entrepreneurs, Richard Reed and Mic...

History of Kellogs | The Foods that Make Billions

The beginning of Kellogg's started with a disagreement between two brothers.

Real-life Del Boy | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of home store "The Range", discusses his savvy business tactics that he learnt through being a street market trader.

Rule 3: Being prepared for a pitch | Dragons' Den

Joe Lycett gives a humourous rundown on being prepared for your pitch with some mixed examples from the show.

The Secrets of Cadbury's | Dispatches

As Easter approaches, Dispatches investigates the story behind the takeover of Britain's most famous chocolate brand.

Episode 3 | Flatpack Empire

In episode three, we follow the company's biggest challenge in a generation - pushing into India with an aggressive expansion plan.

Unethical business behaviours | Wake Up to Money

Superdry v Shein. Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton discusses fast fashion giant Sheins ethics. Are they dodging tax and are t...

Business Growth Diversification | Inside the Superbrands

Heinz entering the food delivery market is an example of a diversification strategy

Coffee options | Business Boomers

With all the different options for coffee, raw materials and other spends increase only slightly but the profit margins triple.

Coffee Shops and the UK | Business Boomers

Two American ex-pats saw an opportunity in London to provide decent coffee to Britons; an opportunity that Starbucks would be quic...

Starbucks evolution | Business Boomers

How Starbucks won the world over with their business concept of a coffee shop as a "third place" after home and work.

Episode 1 | Flatpack Empire

IKEA is one of the world's most successful and recognisable brands. In a major new 3-part series our cameras travel the world to discover the sec...

03: Amazon's Retail Revolution | Business Boomers

Documentary series on businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode reveals how Amazon has grown f...

Entering new markets - Market Development (Ansoffs matrix) | BBC News

Tesla diversifying into Robots

Business Growth | Inside the Superbrands

How product development responds to consumer trends

The UK cereal market | The Foods that Make Billions

An insight into the competitive British cereal market where 700 cereals compete for our cash.

Coffee Margins | Business Boomers

S02E11 | The Customer Is Always Right

Customers test and score a smell-proof dog bag, a hand cream designed especially for nurses and a pirate-themed board game.

02: Real Storage Wars | Business Boomers

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This episode discovers why Britain came to have the biggest self...

The growth of storage | Business Boomers

The clip looks at how storage facilities have taken off in the UK. Why land for warehouses costs less, and how this has been used by...

Growth | Peter Jones Meets...

Diversification stratgey

Ethics | Peter Jones Meets...

Profit v ethics

Product Development Strategy | Talking Business

Product design reflecting social wellness trends

Small business in storage | Business Boomers

Due to the boom of the internet and high retail rents, 42% of all storage units are used for the operations of small businesses.

Approach to staffing | Peter Jones Meets...

Treating staff as an asset

Unbossing: Can We Work Without Managers? | The Bottom Line

Can businesses operate without managers? It's an idea Amazon and Meta are exploring. Evan hears from the leaders o...

Performance related pay | The Bottom Line

Interesting topic to debate, should we all be able to see what others are paid? Is performance related pay a good idea?

Non-financial motivation | Just Business?

Working conditions, training and varied experience rather than pay. Hygiene factors.

A Four Day Week: Less Work for More People? | The Bottom Line

Evan Davis explores if working the traditional five-day week could be replaced by working four eight-hour days....

Pay: What If You Knew What Your Colleagues Earned? | The Bottom Line

Most of us would love to know what our colleagues earn, but would lifting the lid on salaries spark rese...

Mixing business with politics | Peter Jones Meets

Mark and Mo, Lush co-founders, discuss charity within business and if belief systems are PR.

New ways of working | Panorama

Charity campaigning for workers rights. Links to productivity and working from home since Covid changed working patterns.

Strike action and Pay rises | Talking Business

How the worlds workforce is worse off, with employees putting more effort in and gaining less back. The impact of strike actio...

Are managers crucial for businesses? | The Bottom Line

The podcast hears from 3 different sides on whether managers are crucial or unnecessary in a business.

CEO wages | Talking Business

Discussion on the CEO value, wages and Elon Musk explaining the importance of a CEO.

The working week | The Bottom Line

Discussion on whether a 4 day week would benefit production, employees and employers. A shorter working week and its advantages are debated.

Treating staff as a cost (HARD HR) | Just Business?

Treating staff as a resource and not satsifying emotional needs.

Treating staff as an aset (SOFT HR) | Just Business?

Motivating staff by meeting their esteem needs through communication and teamwork,

Leadership | Just Business?

Giving credit, not taking credit.

Hiring ex-offenders | Peter Jones Meets

CEO of Timpson's interviews some offenders for roles in his company and explains why its such a success.

Job titles and department names | Peter Jones Meets

Owner of Timpson's talks about why he's changed the names of HR and how people get to decide their job title.

Running Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

Owner John describes how he has always had to adapt to change and how visiting his stores keeps them ticking.

Jojo Maman Bebe and team values | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura disagrees with Peter about the idea of "deadwood" and that business is not all about money.

Jojo Maman Bebe | Peter Jones Meets

Owner Laura describes the beliefs of the company as well as revealing how personal wealth doesn't interest her.

Can the UK save its high street shops? | Politics Live

How online shopping is impacting high street shopping.

The Big Mortgage Squeeze | Panorama

The BBC’s cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith meets the homeowners feeling the squeeze as they come off cheaper fixed-rate mortga...

Recession-proof coffee | Business Boomers

Unlike many businesses in 2008, coffee proved to be recession proof and indeed Costa decided to expand in 2009/10 and monopolise.

Introduction to the Bank of England | Inside the Bank of England

An overall introduction to the Bank of England's role, responsibilities and objectives.

Independents, chains and corporation tax | Business Boomers

Independent coffee shops still thrive as many of us are put off by big companies, especially when they don't pay ...

How Safe is Your Car? | Dispatches

With new evidence that some cars might not perform as well in real world crashes as their safety rating suggests, Dispatches asks: could m...

04: Hot Property | Business Boomers

A look at businesses that have boomed despite tough economic times. This reveals the inner workings of the British house-building industr...

Economic factors affecting businesses | Newsnight

The impacts of National insurance increases, increases in public spending and increased borrowing by the government. The li...

Cyber attacks on businesses | Newscast

How cyber attacks are categorised by severity. The devastating impact they have on companies and their network of suppliers.

Impacts of cyber-attacks on businesses (Part 2) | Inside the High Street Cyber-Attacks

M&S has to stop selling online orders due to cyber-attack - costing millions of pounds...

Impacts of cyber-attacks on businesses (Part 1) | Inside the High Street Cyber-Attacks

M&S has to stop selling online orders due to cyber-attack - costing millions of pounds...

Competition in markets (Porters 5 Forces) | BBC News

Tesla competition in electric cars and robotics

Inside the High Street Cyber-Attacks

Who hacked Marks and Spencers and Co-op? We go inside the cyber-attacks that shook the British high street and ask how flaws in digital ...

03: Buy Some For Lulu | Washes Whiter

Series on the history of British television advertising looks at the changing face of children and teenagers in adverts, from the vulne...

08: Typhoo | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how the 'oo' is put into Typhoo's tea, and meets the team who are reinvigorating the brand and trialling a new plastic-fr...

07: Guinness | Inside the Superbrands

Helen discovers how one of the most famous beer brewers in the world make their bestselling stout, and finds out why they are launching...

Adapting to rules | The Foods that Make Billions

A ban on advertising unhealthy foods to children meant Kellogg's had to adapt their cereals to meet legal standards.

Future of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John ponders on the future of the high-street and changing trends.

Boycott, debt and Cobra | Peter Jones Meets

The creator of Cobra beer discusses how business was affected by the 2008 crash and how a collaboration with Coors led to a pre-p...

01: Doomed Designs | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

Evan Davis uncovers the scarcely believable stories of how some of the world's most successful businesses have made ...

03: Disastrous Decisions | Business Nightmares with Evan Davis

With top business leaders including Sir Martin Sorrell and Sir Gerry Robinson, Evan Davis analyses deals that ...

Upside-down management | Peter Jones Meets

John reveals some surprising details about his lack of interest in budgets and how much each Timpson's store makes.

History of Timpson's | Peter Jones Meets

John details the turbulent history of buying, selling and shareholders that defines Timpson's past.

Innocent, money and Coca-Cola | Peter Jones Meets...

Richard and Peter discuss some of Innocent's shrewd supplier deals as well as their sale of a stake in the company to Co...