The Bottom Line with Evan Davis
Summary: Insight into business from the people at the top. Evan Davis meets influential business leaders for a round table conversation about the issues that matter to their companies and their customers. The BBC produces two radio versions of this programme - one for the UK audience that can be heard on BBC Radio 4 on Thursday evenings at 20:30 GMT, and one for the international audience that can be heard on BBC World Service on Fridays at 22:06 GMT.
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Podcasts:
Evan Davis and guests explore the challenges and pitfalls of the wine trade.
Evan Davis asks his guests about their tales of corporate turnarounds and explores what it takes to rescue a sinking company.
Evan Davis meets three business leaders who sell goods and services to governments. How hard is it to win contracts and what are the challenges of doing business with the state?
Evan Davis and three top names from the world of retail swap thoughts on how to save bricks and mortar shopping. They also consider what makes a good shop assistant.
Evan Davis cuts through confusion and spin to present a clearer view of the business world. This week his guests talk about the challenges of doing business in and out of Africa.
Evan Davis chairs a discussion providing insight into business from people at the top. This week, he meets three pioneers of alternative finance and asks - can they beat the banks?
The traditional print book industry is being shaken up by the digital revolution. Evan Davis and guests examine what the publishing landscape might look like once the dust settles.
Evan Davis cuts through confusion and spin to present a clearer view of the business world. This week he explores the gambling industry and how it's being tranformed by technology.
Family firms are the backbone of the world's economies, but only a third survive to the second generation. Evan Davis and guests explore the ups and downs of running a business with your relatives.
Planet New – the world of wonderfully innovative ideas that give rise to new products. There are many arguments about how to solve the world’s economic problems. But if there’s one solution that most will agree on it’s that we need more new products to drive capitalism and make us richer. Evan Davis and guests discuss the importance of innovation for the global economy and the impediments to this kind of creativity. They also swap thoughts on the ‘pivot’ – when to change your mind in business.
Financial services have the power to enrich an economy – or to ruin it completely. But what kind of reform is required to get them fit for the 21st century? Evan Davis and a panel of top business brains discuss.
What is the right price for a product or service? Evan Davis and guests discuss the different strategies companies use to decide what to charge. How much of it is educated guesswork as to what they can get away with?
The Business of sport – Evan Davis speaks to the top business brains in the industry. How did they re-invent their sports and bring in new and bigger audiences?
There's competition - and then there's super-competition. Evan's guests consider the perils and possibilities of doing business in an overcrowded market. And, ahead of the latest James Bond film, they swap thoughts on product placement and celebrity endorsement. How do you ensure your products are seen in all the right places and none of the wrong ones?
Business is obsessed with quality - but does it really mean? Evan guests swap thoughts on how to get it high, and why might it end up low. They also compare notes on their respective weaknesses.
