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Greed Game – The Super Rich

Greed Game – The Super Rich

| July 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

As the credit crunch bites and a global economic crisis threatens, Robert Peston reveals how the super-rich have made their fortunes, and the rest of us are picking up the bill Presenter – Robert Preston Tweet

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Cambodia’s Orphan Business – People And Power

Cambodia’s Orphan Business – People And Power

| July 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

Increasing numbers of tourists including well-intentioned volunteers keen to help war-torn Cambodia are volunteering in the country’s orphanages. Volumes of research around the world have shown that orphanage care is associated with long-term psychological concerns. People & Power investigates the concept of “voluntourism” which is inadvertently doing more harm than good to Cambodian children, as [...]

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In search of Putin’s money – People And Power

In search of Putin’s money – People And Power

| July 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

People & Power investigates claims that Russia’s political supremo has amassed a secret multi-billion dollar fortune. On March 4, 2012, Vladimir Putin was elected to serve as Russia’s president for another six years, and he is set to take up office following his inauguration on May 7. To his supporters, such as those we encountered [...]

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The Murdochs:  Counting the Cost, Money, power, influence

The Murdochs: Counting the Cost, Money, power, influence

| July 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

Money, power and influence – did British politicians get too close to Rupert Murdoch’s family and News Corp? Rupert Murdoch now admits he failed in his handling of the phone-hacking scandal at one of his newspapers. He told a British inquiry into press standards that there was a cover-up at the News of the World [...]

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Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends – Thai Brides

Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends – Thai Brides

| July 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

Title: Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends – Thai Brides Producer: BBC, Louis Theroux Louis Theroux struck gold yet again in this brilliant documentary which featured the ‘Introduction Services’ available in Thailand to men from overseas seeking Thai women for marriage. Although presented in a fairly light-hearted format, it was very thought-provoking. Of course, to most of [...]

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WARREN BUFFETT The Worlds Greatest Money Maker – Documentary

WARREN BUFFETT The Worlds Greatest Money Maker – Documentary

| July 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

Warren Buffett is the greatest investor of all time. His decisions about buying shares and companies have beaten the stock market year after year and made him the richest person in the world – thought to be worth 37 billion dollars. Yet Buffett lives modestly in his native Omaha, in America’s mid-West, and runs his [...]

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