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In the month that followed the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the world stared into the abyss of total financial collapse. The third part of the BBC's definitive series on the cra...sh tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reacted, and asks what has been learnt from the entire calamity. Could it happen again? With unrivalled contributions from the key decision makers including US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Gordon Brown and five other finance ministers, the programme pieces together the details of an extraordinary moment in history, when the world faced its greatest financial crisis.
In the month that followed the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the world stared into the abyss of total financial collapse. The third part of the BBC's definitive series on the cra...sh tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reacted, and asks what has been learnt from the entire calamity. Could it happen again? With unrivalled contributions from the key decision makers including US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Gordon Brown and five other finance ministers, the programme pieces together the details of an extraordinary moment in history, when the world faced its greatest financial crisis.
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| Series: | The Love of Money; Series 3 |
| Episode | Back from the brink |
| Recording date: | 2009 |
| Published: | 2009 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:59:26 |
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| Director: | Paul Mitchell |
| Producer: | Emma De'Ath |
| Narrator: | Alex Jennings |
| Contributors: | Ed Lazear; Mervyn King; Alistair Darling; Timothy Geithner; Phillip Swagel; David Nason; Gordon Brown; Warren Buffett; Shriti Vadera; David Soanes; Mohamed El-Erian; Christine Legarde; Arni Mathiesen; Brian Lenihan |
| Publisher: | BBC, The Open University, ZDF |
| Keyword(s): | Lehman Brothers (1993-2008); Bankruptcy; Debt; Global economics; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Uncollectible accounts |
| Subject terms: | Stockbrokers; Financial crises; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009; Monetary policy; Subprime mortgage loans; Secondary mortgage market; Real estate investment; Uncollectible accounts; Lehman Brothers; |
| Production number: | FKAH673E |
| Videofinder number: | 81374 |
| Available to public: | no |
