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David Baddiel tries to understand what the International Monetary Fund actually does.
He starts by speaking to the former Chancellor, Alastair Darling, and rapidly discovers that he might first need a quick course on basic macroeconomics. But even once he's got through that, can he figure out what this very opaque-seeming international body is and does?
Producer: Giles Edwards.
David Baddiel tries to understand crying: why does water come out of our eyes when we get emotional?
David sets off to meet two experts who have each studied this. They have lots of theories, but is there an answer?
Producer: Giles Edwards
Published 11/26/18
David Baddiel tries to understand global trade.
With trade in the headlines - from both Brexit and President Trump - David is keen to understand how world trade works (or doesn't), and where the World Trade Organisation fits in. With help from Dr. Meredith Crowley, an expert in international...
Published 11/14/18