Economy Archive
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TV Eye: The World Beaters
Posted on | No CommentsJapan, 1982, a look at the Japanese work culture, specifically their advances in industry using mechanics and robotics. -
TV Eye: Fight for the Universities
Posted on | No CommentsA look at the crisis facing university staff and students alike as they decide how to cope with the government cutbacks in grants. -
This Week: Here Come the Cuts
Posted on | No Comments1976, Jonathan Dimbleby interviews Chancellor Denis Healey about drastic cuts needed to get Britain's economy back on track. -
This Week: Falling Through the Net
Posted on | No CommentsThe report tells the story of an extreme example of the stress that many benefit claimants have to face in a system that is itself under stress as it prepares for new reforms. -
Hard Times
Posted on | No CommentsA heart wrenching look at poverty stricken people living in Britain in 1970. -
South American Trilogy: Bolivia, The Tin Mountain
Posted on | No Comments1979 Documentary about tin mining in Bolivia, and the terrible conditions suffered by the workers in the world's largest tin mine. -
Reporting London Specials: Around London, The City
Posted on | No CommentsA behind-the-scenes look at The City in the 1980s, including the Stock Exchange, the Metal Exchange and the Bank of England. -
This Week: Britain in the Red
Posted on | No Comments1989, are we seeing the end of the so called Thatcher economic miracle? -
TV Eye: What Were the Seventies Like
Posted on | No CommentsThrough the stories told by the reporters of TV Eye, a look at the events which shaped the decade. -
TV Eye: Going Bust
Posted on | No CommentsThis Week examines the effects of the government's economic policy, and asks are they making or breaking British businesses?