The Love of Money The Age of Risk
The series on the global crash examines the boom years before the bust. With testimony from many of the key decision makers who shaped our lives over the last two decades, including Gordon Brown, governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King, and an exclusive interview with former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, it charts how the financial bubble grew and grew. The programme explains how we changed our attitude to risk, learnt to live with debt and, above all, how governments stepped back from regulating any of it. At the heart of the story is Alan Greenspan, who for 20 years was one of the most powerful people in the world. In October 2008, weeks after the catastrophic collapse of Lehman Brothers, the man whose ideas influenced the world admitted he might have been 'partially' wrong. Series producer, Michael Tuft ; directed by Tim Robinson ; narrator, Alex Jennings.
Primary Title
- The Love of Money
Secondary Title
- The Age of Risk
Date Broadcast
- Friday 29 October 2010
Start Time
- 17 : 30
Finish Time
- 18 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Documentary Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- The series on the global crash examines the boom years before the bust. With testimony from many of the key decision makers who shaped our lives over the last two decades, including Gordon Brown, governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King, and an exclusive interview with former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, it charts how the financial bubble grew and grew. The programme explains how we changed our attitude to risk, learnt to live with debt and, above all, how governments stepped back from regulating any of it. At the heart of the story is Alan Greenspan, who for 20 years was one of the most powerful people in the world. In October 2008, weeks after the catastrophic collapse of Lehman Brothers, the man whose ideas influenced the world admitted he might have been 'partially' wrong. Series producer, Michael Tuft ; directed by Tim Robinson ; narrator, Alex Jennings.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Lehman Brothers (1993-2008)
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Causes.
- Business failures--United States--History--21st century.
- Financial crises--United States--History--21st century.
- Investment bankers--New York (State)--New York.
- Mortgage loans--Corrupt practices.
Genres
- Business/Financial
- Documentary
Contributors
- Alex Jennings (Narrator)
- Michael Tuft (Producer)
- Guy Smith (Director)
- BBC (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Lehman Brothers (1993-2008)
- Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Causes.
- Business failures--United States--History--21st century.
- Financial crises--United States--History--21st century.
- Investment bankers--New York (State)--New York.
- Mortgage loans--Corrupt practices.