Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Joe Healey of The Share Centre looks at the extraordinary state of the markets. Should investors be tempted by high yields? Should they drip feed investment? What are the defensive sectors? He also looks at recent news from Morrison's, Ocado and The Gym Group and ahead to what we might hear from Kingfisher and United Utilities.
Guests: Joe Healey
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Professor Tim Evans of Middlesex University discusses the political economy of the Coronavirus and the difficulties of protecting citizens in a non-totalitarian state. He examines Rishi Sunak's first Budget, asking what was in it, what is means for the government's overall economic and political direction and what it means for Labour and the Opposition.
Guests: Professor Tim Evans
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James Cameron-Wilson looks at the UK box office, where takings are down 43% year-on-year. It's a disappointing opening at #1 for Pixar's latest animation, Onward, even though James adored it. In at #3 is Military Wives while a horror treatment of the old US TV series Fantasy Island makes #7. For home release James recommends Sidney Lumet's 1962 adaptations of A Long Day's Journey Into Night, just re-released.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Graham Spooner of The Share Centre discusses the turmoil in stock markets caused by the knock-on effects around the world of the Coronavirus on a day when the FTSE-100 Share Index fell by 11%. The company reporting calendar continues, however, so he also looks ahead to what we might expect from Morrison's, Next and Ferguson.
Guests: Graham Spooner
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Share's technology editor Steve Caplin revs up, discussing the all-electric Renault Twingo ZE, Citroen's electric city "pod" and Aston Martin's Speedster, a snip at £785,000, despite having no roof or windscreen. He explains why bad guys in movies never use iPhones, a massive CGI innovation for making films, the death of Mr "Copy and Paste" and explains how the Japanese have come up with the idea of drinking crisps!
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Please listen here to the full Budget speech of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, delivered on 11th March 2020.
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Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Political commentator Mike Indian discusses the Government's response to the Coronavirus, America's Super Tuesday and what it means for the Democratic challenge to Donald Trump, Priti Patel and Sir Philip Rutnam and whether The Budget will be knocked off course by the Coronavirus.
Guests: Mike Indian
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Original Broadcast: Gadgets and Gizmos
Tech guru Steve Caplin discusses the latest phone developments, including Huawei's new folding phone, impacted by being on the US blacklist; Xiaomi's gaming phone; and mobile phone towers in space. He looks at Tesco's new cashless store, how to fool Amazon's high-tech Seattle store, the milkman reimagined and at a social network where you only ever get likes and congratulatory comments.
Guests: Steve Caplin
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Original Broadcast: The Week That Was and The Week Ahead
Ian Forrest of The Share Centre looks at the effect on markets of the Coronavirus and the Fed's rate cut and asks what private investors can usefully do. He looks at recent news from Ashtead, Gregg's and ITV and looks ahead to forthcoming results from Cineworld, Prudential and the John Wood Group.
Guests: Ian Forrest
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James Cameron-Wilson examines the latest UK box office chart. He recommends The Invisible Man which debuts at #1 as well as true-live environmental legal drama Dark Waters at #4. At #11 is French arthouse movie Portrait of a Lady on Fire, which is another tip from James. For home entertainment, he favours Terminator: Dark Fate which is, he feels, a return to form for the franchise.
Guests: James Cameron-Wilson
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