The Bottom Line Podcast
Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with people at the top giving insight into what matters.
Episodes to download
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Customer Service
Thu 11 Feb 2016
Recovering from a reputation for poor customer service. Evan Davis and guests.
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Renewable Energy
Thu 4 Feb 2016
The green energy firms generating power from the sun, the wind and from cheese.
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Managing the Boardroom
Thu 28 Jan 2016
How should company boards operate, and what is the best way to make them work?
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The Northern Powerhouse
Thu 19 Nov 2015
Can the Northern Powerhouse solve the North-South divide? Evan Davis hosts from Manchester
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Breaking the Mould
Thu 12 Nov 2015
Rewriting the rules: Evan Davis and guests discuss what it takes to break the mould.
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Fast Fashion
Thu 5 Nov 2015
How do fast fashion brands deliver the latest trends in double-quick time?
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Financial Engineering
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Can clever maths create value from nothing? Evan Davis and guests look at modern finance.
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Sponsorship
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Companies like BP and Aviva use sponsorship to promote their brands. How effective is it?
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Going Public
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Royal Mail, Saga and the AA have all floated on the stock market. How must they adapt?
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Crisis at VW: A Bottom Line Special
Wed 7 Oct 2015
The Volkswagen crisis discussed by Evan Davis and guests.
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Art and the Business of Taste
Thu 1 Oct 2015
Who decides what art is worth? Evan Davis talks to a panel including artist Grayson Perry.
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Supermarkets
Thu 23 Jul 2015
Food deflation, more discount grocers and continuing price wars, who wins long term?
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Entrepreneurs and Education
Thu 16 Jul 2015
How to get to the top in business after being bottom of the class at school.
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Newspapers - to pay or not to pay?
Sat 11 Jul 2015
How are newspapers adapting to digital technologies? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Newspapers - to pay or not to pay?
Thu 9 Jul 2015
How are newspapers adapting to digital technologies? Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Burger Battles
Thu 2 Jul 2015
Evan Davis and guests discuss the changing face of the British fast-food market.
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Angel Investors
Thu 25 Jun 2015
Successful entrepreneurs willing to invest their own cash to kick-start new businesses.
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Outsourcing
Thu 18 Jun 2015
From making chilli sauce to running prisons: the pros and cons of contracting out.
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Failure
Thu 4 Jun 2015
Company bosses explain the important lessons they've learned from their business mistakes.
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Productivity
Thu 28 May 2015
Increasing productivity and how to measure it. Evan Davis and guests discuss.
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Corporate Scandal
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Phone hacking, financial mis-selling and fraud: How to recover after negative headlines.
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Football's Billions
Thu 19 Mar 2015
Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore joins Evan Davis to discuss the business of football.
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Whatever Happened To?
Thu 5 Mar 2015
Sock Shop, Golden Wonder and Lehman Brothers: big names that faded but have not vanished.
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Waiting in Line: The Business of Queuing
Thu 26 Feb 2015
The science, psychology and management of queuing. Evan Davis chairs a discussion.
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Inventors
Thu 19 Feb 2015
Hairbrushes, fake snow and baby beakers: How to turn an idea into a successful business.
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Gold
Thu 12 Feb 2015
From mining in west Africa to jewellery-making in London: three links in the gold chain.
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Trading Places
Thu 5 Feb 2015
Cars, cosmetics and convenience stores: What are the secrets to retailing success?
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The Price of Time
Thu 29 Jan 2015
How should we price services? By the hour, by results or by the difficulty of the task?
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