Tales from the Global Economy

The Titans That Built America

July 2025 •English

Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of titan rises…Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries—from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.

Money, Explained

July 2025 •English

We spend it, we borrow it, and save it. Now let's talk about money and its many minefields, from credit cards to casino, scammers to student loans.

The Ascent of Money

July 2025 •English

Historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise of global finance. Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, he reveals how the history of finance has been punctuated by gut-wrenching crashes.

Pandora's Box

July 2025 •English

Pandora's Box is a six-part 1992 BBC documentary television series which examines the consequences of political and technocratic rationalism. The episodes deal, in order, with communism in The Soviet Union, systems analysis and game theory during the Cold War, economy in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, the insecticide DDT, Kwame Nkrumah's leadership in Ghana during the 1950s and 1960s and the history of nuclear power.

Jon Richardson Grows Up

July 2025 •English

This three-part series follows comedian Jon Richardson and his friend Matt Forde as they face up to the adult realities of mortgages, marriage and parenthood.

The Western Tradition

July 2025 •English

Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition.

Origins: The Journey of Humankind

July 2025 •English

Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.

Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy

July 2025 •English

The people, ideas, and events that created our current world economy.

睡前消息合集

July 2025 •Chinese

The Silver Platter

July 2025 •Hebrew

The Silver Platter is an award-winning 3-episode documentary focused on Israel's economic and social issues, which was created by Doron Tsabari, one of Israel's most decorated documentary filmmakers, and Amir Ben-David. Tsabari is a film director and a professor of film and television at Sapir Academic College. Tsabari directed 11 films and television series and won 6 Ophir Awards, Israel most prestigious film award.

101 East

July 2025 •English

Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.

Bad Boy Billionaires: India

July 2025 •English

This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud, and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.

Crash Course Economics

July 2025 •English

In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you all about economics.

Cashed Out

July 2025 •English

Docuseries exploring tumultuous estate settlements following the death of a celebrity.

Broke & Famous

July 2025 •English

The stories of celebrities who went from a life of lavish spending to penny-pinching.

Wasted Windfall

July 2025 •English

Three part documentary series about the discovery and exploitation of North Sea oil and its political and economic consequences.

Hidden Secrets of Money

July 2025 •English

Mike Maloney takes you to Egypt to unravel the difference between currency and money. This is one of the most important lessons you will ever learn, and will pave the way for your understanding of future episodes. Because without knowing exactly what money is...how on earth can we expect to learn about it?

Oljefondet – på innsiden

July 2025 •Norwegian

The Men Who Made Us Spend

July 2025 •English

This three-part series lays bare the secrets of why we buy what we buy. Jacques Peretti investigates what keeps us hooked on spending, and confronts some of the men behind bestselling products and sales strategies that get inside our head.

Brennpunkt: Millioneventyret

July 2025 •Norwegian