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The first programme, 50 Cent, money machine, profiles Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson who is one of the biggest names in music today. Arguably at the very top of his artistic game, 50 Cent (or F...iddy to you and me) isn't content with simply topping the charts. His goals are much bigger. He wants business success in everything from footwear and clothing to condoms and sex toys. In the second programme, DIY RIP, Britain's do-it-yourself sector is in trouble. Could it be because Britain has given up on DIY in favour of GSI - Getting Someone In?: DIY retailers are suffering in a contracting market. B&Q and its competitors blame the downturn on a sluggish housing market - because when people stop moving house, they stop spending on big home improvement projects.
The first programme, 50 Cent, money machine, profiles Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson who is one of the biggest names in music today. Arguably at the very top of his artistic game, 50 Cent (or F...iddy to you and me) isn't content with simply topping the charts. His goals are much bigger. He wants business success in everything from footwear and clothing to condoms and sex toys. In the second programme, DIY RIP, Britain's do-it-yourself sector is in trouble. Could it be because Britain has given up on DIY in favour of GSI - Getting Someone In?: DIY retailers are suffering in a contracting market. B&Q and its competitors blame the downturn on a sluggish housing market - because when people stop moving house, they stop spending on big home improvement projects.
| Series: | The Money Programme |
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| Episode | 1 |
| First transmission date: | 17-03-2006 |
| Published: | 2006 |
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| Duration: | 00:54:22 |
| Note: | This is two different programmes: '50 Cent, money machine' and 'DIY RIP' |
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| Producers: | Joanna Lee; Charles Miller |
| Contributors: | Dave Austin; Caroline Barnett-Phillips; Ian Cheshire; Adam Coulter; Matt Denning; Max Flint; Kate Fox; David Gill; Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson; Lucian James; Richard Kuyper; Brian Lee; Elen Lewis; Chris Lighty; Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen; June O'Leary; Chanice Payne; Charlotte Payne; Wendy Payne; Libby. Potter; Emma Rose; Wendy. Rose; Frederic Rouzard; DJ. Sentex |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/money/ |
| Subject terms: | Business enterprises; Do-it-yourself products industry--Great Britain; Rap (Music) |
| Footage description: | 50 Cent, money machine -- DIY RIP |
| Master spool number: | BAP040925 |
| Production number: | LSGB337H |
| Videofinder number: | 7262 |
| Available to public: | no |
