The BBC and The Open University come together to bring Evan Davis and his CEO experts into your living room.
Each week in this long-running series, Evan invites three people from the top of the world of business to share their insights on a range of subjects facing businesses nationally and globally.
Here on OpenLearn, get extra insight and go beyond the headlines with experts from The Open University Business School and exclusive extended interviews with some of the guests.
You can also select episodes from the current series below and then try some of our FREE courses, activities, podcasts and articles that complement the topics discussed in each episode.
If you like what you see and want to take it further, then you may like to look at our range of business courses, modules and degrees available with The Open University.
For full details of upcoming broadcasts, and links to listen or watch again, visit the BBC website.
The current series
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The Bottom Line - Angel Investors
This episode of OU/BBC's The Bottom Line focuses on investors backing start-up businesses.
Read nowThe Bottom Line - Angel InvestorsLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Bottom Line - Outsourcing
This episode of The Bottom Line looks at the pros and cons of outsourcing.
Read nowThe Bottom Line - OutsourcingLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Bottom Line - Corruption
In light of the latest FIFA scandal, Evan Davis and guests discuss corruption on this episode of The Bottom Line.
Read nowThe Bottom Line - CorruptionLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Bottom Line - Failure
This week on The Bottom Line, Evan Davis and guests ponder business failure and how companies bounce back.
Read nowThe Bottom Line - FailureLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Bottom Line - Productivity
The Bottom Line returns with Evan Davis and guests discussing the poor productivity problem in the UK.
Read nowThe Bottom Line - ProductivityLevel: 1 Introductory
Catch up with the Spring 2015 series or take a look at a list of episodes from the Autumn 2014 series the Summer 2014 series and the Spring 2014 series.
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