When Banks Fall Apart
Three case histories of spectacularly bad banking practices.
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Day The Bank Stopped | 19990731 | Julian Putkowski presents the story of the City of Glasgow Bank, which each year until 1878 printed outstanding balance sheets for its thousands of shareholders. Bu. |
| 02 | The Great Portuguese Banknote Swindle | 19990807 | Julian Putkowski relates the story of how, in the 1920s, a man with impeccable credentials persuaded Waterlow's to print a special order of one million pounds' worth. |
| 03 LAST | The Russia Gamble | 19990814 | When Lloyd George decided to buy banks in Russia, he had to go through a shady financier - or was he a con man? |
Updated: 4/13/2012