Season 2006
9 episodes · Jan 20, 2006
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- S2006E1
The world according to Google
Jan 20, 200630mIn the 18 months since its stock market flotation, Google has been transformed from a company that prided itself on being simple and effective, into a multi-headed high tech beast which wants to get involved in everything.
- S2006E2
No tax please, we're rich!
Mar 2, 200630mSome of Britain's richest people pay remarkably little tax. A Money Programme special investigates how they do it.
- S2006E3
Feeding frenzy: convenient cuisine
Oct 13, 200630mForget the campaigning celebrity chefs and the growth in farmers markets: as a nation we are hooked on convenience foods. We spent £1.6bn on ready meals last year and ate nearly half of those consumed in Europe.
- S2006E4
Perils of the motorway pit stops
Nov 10, 200630mWe've all had to break a motorway journey, whether it is for petrol, food or to go to the loo. Yet, many of us will hesitate before taking the slip-road to a service area for fears about the quality and the price of the food on offer, or even the state of the loos.
- S2006E5
The Great Plane Robbery
Oct 9, 200630mSome of the world's biggest airlines, including our very own British Airways, stand accused of ripping off consumers in price fixing conspiracies. The Office of Fair Trading in the UK and the Department of Justice in the US have launched investigations into two alleged conspiracies with a series of dawn raids on airline offices.
- S2006E6
Primark - king of no-frills fashion
Dec 2, 200630mIn the fast moving world of fashion, 2005 has unquestionably been the year of the budget chain Primark. With 123 shops in the UK and more on the way, it has become a leading player in the high street. It scooped one of the major prizes at the High Street fashion awards this autumn, and its low-cost, high-fashion clothing has even appeared in the fashion bible Vogue.
- S2006E7
UK's £5bn protection racket
Apr 7, 200630mIf you've ever taken out a mortgage or loan, or hold a credit card, you've probably been offered Payment Protection Insurance, or PPI as it's called. It's meant to help you if you become ill or get made redundant, so that you can meet your repayments, but all too often, it's letting people down.
- S2006E8
Making it big on eBay
Nov 17, 200630mThe website eBay has become the focus of a new breed of entrepreneurs who hope to make money by trading online. Jameel Verjee is a corporate lawyer turned entrepreneur, who wants to raise funds from potential investors in the city.
- S2006E9
The Real Big Brother
Mar 26, 200630mThe Real Big Brother Increasingly we're all being watched at work, at home, even out shopping. The Money Programme investigates the new technology which allows businesses to track their goods, their workforce and their customers.