Made in Britain
2011 · 60m · Documentary
Evan Davis looks at the British economy and asks what our country is good at and how it can pay its way in the world,
Episodes
1. Episode 160m · Series on how Britain pays its way in the world. Evan Davis busts the myths that Britain was wrong to let manufacturing go abroad, and that it has become a nation of shopkeepers.
2. Episode 260m · Series on how Britain pays its way in the world. Evan Davis looks at how Britain's focus on the knowledge economy contributes greatly to the nation's bank balance.
3. Episode 360m · Series on how Britain pays its way in the world. Evan travels to Dubai to explore how the country's service expertise has been successfully exported around the world.More Like This
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