The City Uncovered with Evan Davis

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The City Uncovered with Evan Davis
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Also known asThe City Uncovered
GenreFactual, finance
Written byEvan Davis
Directed byAndy Webb
Presented by Evan Davis
ComposerMike Roberts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLucy Hetherington
ProducersSteven Duke
Samuel Goss
Joanna Potts
Amy Walker (Assistant producers)
Simon Finch (series producer)
Andy Webb
Production locations London
New York City
Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
EditorSimon Thorne
Running time1 hour
Production companyBBC Productions
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release14 January (2009-01-14) 
28 January 2009 (2009-01-28)

The City Uncovered with Evan Davis is a 2009 British documentary series.

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Background

The City Uncovered deals with the history of finance, and the recent events of the financial crisis of 2007–2010. [1] The three-part BBC series, presented by journalist Evan Davis, was a part of the "City Season" programming on the BBC. It aired on BBC 2 in the UK at 9 pm on Wednesday evenings between 14 and 28 January 2009. [2] The episodes were shown again on BBC One days later. The title is a reference to the common name of the financial areas of London, known as The City, which is similar to places such as Wall Street in New York City.

Episode list

Episode numberTitleContent [3] Original air date
1"Banks and How to Break Them"Davis examines a brief history of banking and how banks are meant to work, and then discusses the chain of events which led to the downfall of Lehman Brothers in the US and Northern Rock in the UK.14 January 2009
2"Tricks with Risk"Davis examines risk management, derivatives, and how hedge funds are able to make money, if the markets go up, or down.21 January 2009
3"When Markets Go Mad"Davis examines the beginnings of the current credit crisis including the bubble in property prices, and how prices can be set in the global financial markets.28 January 2009

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References

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  2. Wilson, Benji (15 January 2009). "Last night on television: The City Uncovered with Evan Davis (BBC2) – The Secret Life of Elephants (BBC1)". The Daily Telegraph . London. Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. "The City Uncovered episode guide". BBC. 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

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