Podcasts

Sarah takes a look back at the big stories hitting the headlines over the past year which have affected investments including Brexit, property and buy-to-let and active and passive investing. Her guests are Julia Rampen, journalist at the New Statesman, financial journalist and author Rodney Hobson, Rebecca Taylor from Aurea Financial Planning and Richard Blanco of the National Landlords Association.

Sarah and her guests look at the big money stories affecting women in 2016, including changes to the state pension age, the role of women in business and on company boards and the gender pay gap. She is joined by Noreen Cesareo of Market Accents, Malcolm McLean from the pension consultants Barnett Waddingham and Fiona Chow from Pregnant & Screwed.

In this week's special Christmas Eve episode of Share Food, Sue speaks to Action Against Hunger's Great Get Together campaign and about how you can help to fight hunger this Christmas, and to Danish food writer and chef Bronte Aurell about her new hygge-inspired cookbook. Plus, she talks to chef and farmer Rachel Green about what to do with all that leftover turkey, and samples some Skinny prosecco, a new low calorie fizz.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week.

Every week on the Entrepreneur Show we speak to people behind interesting businesses. This week we speak to a full-time Santawrangler who represents 40 Santas. Catherine Harvey is the company director of HireSanta. To find out more about her business Jinan Rahma spoke to Catherine and started by asking about the nature of the business.

How much would it cost to buy all the items listed in the 12 days of Christmas? That's a partridge in a pear tree, doves, hens, calling birds, gold rings and 7 days more worth or items. Simon spoke to Rosie Bullard, portfolio manager and partner at James Hambro & Partners to find out.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s the last episode of the year and we’re looking back on the biggest financial stories we’ve seen in 2016- the year of the unexpected. In June in a poll defying result Britain voted by 52% to leave the EU. Since then Brexit has been a nearly constant presence in the headlines being blamed for everything from disappearing marmite to an abandoned sequel to the Mrs Brown’s Boys film. The surprises didn’t stop with Brexit though. Across the pond billionaire TV personality Donald Trump beat the odds to win the US Presidential Election. Looking back on the year Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Consumer Affairs Editor Lee Boyce. Also on the agenda they look at the ongoing woes of Britain’s housing market, the never ending story of the new plastic fiver and the third big surprise of 2016, Leicester City winning the Premier League.

Georgie Frost is joined in the studio by Retail expert Vix Leyton. Today on the agenda, they discuss our shopping habits despite a turbulent economic year, fire-prone tumble dryers and give a reasonable excuse for late tax returns you may avoid a fine. All these stories and more on The News Review.

Tim Evans, professor of Business and Political Economy at Middlesex University joins Simon for a look back at 2016

On the Travel Guide we like to take a look at some of the most popular holiday destinations- and speak to a local to get the insider's gen. This week, Olivia Demetriades spoke to Winston Wong, a guide from Tours By Locals in Vancouver and started by asking what he'd do if he was in the city for a day.