Series
BBC Money Programme, the world's longest running business affairs programme, debuted on 5 April 1966. At the time Britain was struggling with a debt of £899 million, and producer Terry Hughes promised the programme would examine the inevitable changes to business and economic life.
The Money Programme featured interviews with the most influential names in business, including Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Alexander McQueen, Michael Eisner, Philip Green and Michael Bloomberg. The series made headlines in 1977 when Sir James Goldsmith objected to a line of questioning about his company Cavenham Ltd, and stormed out of an interview.
In 2005 TMP partnered with the Open University, and won awards for its investigative journalism. Respected for 'punching above its weight' ,TMP explored several 'cash for favours' controversies, lifted the lid on the infamous the BAe Systems Al-Yamamah scandal and investigated the disappearance of British telecomms engineers in Chechnya.
The programme made history in 2007 when a whole episode was broadcast in the virtual online world of "Second Life".
The Money Programme finished its run in 2010.
