FT Big Read

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FT Big Read episodes

  • The other Facebook scandal
    South-east Asia is one of Facebook's fastest growing markets, but the social media company is under fire over the spread of false news and incitements to violence in the region. The FT's John Reed and Hannah Kuchler report.

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    15 min
  • Lagos: Nigeria's economic success story
    A major centre for the oil industry, the west-African city is on track to become the world's third largest metropolis within decades. The FT's David Pilling reports on what the rest of Nigeria might learn from Lagos' economic success. Produced by Joshua Oliver.

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    15 min
  • Cyber insurance: risks and rewards
    With cyber attacks against businesses on the rise, Oliver Ralph reports on how wary insurance firms are approaching a field that could be a billion dollar growth opportunity or a hundred billion dollar liability. Produced by Joshua Oliver

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    13 min
  • Daimler deal riles Germans over Chinese investment
    Geely's acquisition of close to 10 per cent of one of Germany's best-known firms has provoked a fierce backlash. Berlin bureau chief Guy Chazan and former Beijing bureau chief James Kynge join Big Read's editor Geoff Dyer to discuss the growing anxiety over China's economic influence in Europe. Produced by Joshua Oliver.

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    13 min
  • A second Arab Spring?
    Middle East observers say the region's social and economic tensions are creating the conditions for another wave of popular uprisings. Andrew England and Heba Saleh report on governments struggling to retain control in the face of falling oil revenues, rising unemployment, and restive populations.

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    15 min
  • Black power smashes the box office
    Black Panther's success has demonstrated the commercial potential for movies with more diverse casts and stories. With Sunday's Oscars putting the focus on Hollywood, Shannon Bond and Matthew Garrahan report on a film that has shattered box office records and long-held assumptions. 

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    13 min
  • Battle of the billionaires

    The dispute between Europe's media barons Silvio Berlusconi and Vincent Bolloré sees their groups Mediaset and Vivendi battle it out in court next week just days before Italy's crucial election. Rachel Sanderson and Harriet Agnew trace the story of how their business relations soured.



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    14 min
  • Seoul's gamble on Olympic unity
    President Moon Jae-in's move to promote reconciliation with the North has angered young South Koreans and risks creating a rift with the US over how to deal with Pyongyang. Bryan Harris reports from Seoul

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    10 min
  • The resurrection of 'Saint' Silvio
    The former premier has returned from political oblivion to recast himself as both an elder statesman and an alternative to the populist Five Star Movement. He is likely to play a crucial role after next month’s elections, but for how long? 

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    14 min
  • China bulls beat the short sellers — for now
    Hedge funds who placed big bets on the collapse of the country’s indebted economy have largely failed in their strategy. Did the investors misread the signs or were they just too early?

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    12 min

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An audio version of the best of the Financial Times's Big Reads — in-depth reporting from FT correspondents around the world. Listen to longform stories that explore and explain key themes in world…