Will the City of London - Britain's golden goose - have its wings clipped by Brexit? Chris Morris discovers a financial fairy tale surrounding a vital question. Many EU countries say they hope to win some of the City's lucrative business after Britain leaves the EU. But does Europe fear harming what will remain a vital asset for the whole continent? Producer: Chris Bowlby
Researcher: Dearbhail Starr.

Is the City's goose cooked?

As the UK prepares to begin leaving the EU, what are the key deals to be done? Chris Morris cuts through the jargon to discover how everyone's lives could change.

Government

Science became an unlikely battleground in the Brexit negotiations, which meant the UK was cut off from the billions of euros provided by the EU’s Horizon programme. Britain’s access to European satellites was also restricted. Adam Fleming asks how the new borders in science have affected the measurement of the polar ice caps and the search for new malaria treatments. Presenter:  Adam Fleming
Producer:  Sally Abrahams
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Editor:  China Collins
Sound: Neil Churchill

Science

Brexit has made it trickier for UK lawyers and architects who want to work in Europe, even musicians have to fill in customs paperwork when they go on tour.  So why has the service sector seemed to boom since the UK’s departure from the EU?  Former Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming investigates. Presenter Adam Fleming
Producers: Diane Richardson and Sally Abrahams
Researcher: Octavia Woodward
Production Co-ordinator:  Janet Staples 
Editor: China Collins
Sound:  Neil Churchill

Services

The free movement of people from the EU has ended, but immigration has reached record levels.  Former Brussels correspondent, Adam Fleming, charts how Britain’s workplaces and universities have changed as a result of Brexit, and learns from seasonal workers about the art of picking asparagus. Producers: Sally Abrahams and Diane Richardson
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: China Collins
Sound engineer: James Beard

Movement of People

Former Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming explores how businesses have adapted to new trade rules, three years after the UK left the EU.  He finds out why allergy-friendly nutrition bars are being sold to Australia and the Middle East instead of the EU, and the reason exports of British eels have ground to a halt. Presenter:  Adam Fleming
Producers: Diane Richardson and Sally Abrahams
Editor:  China Collins
Production Co-ordinator:  Janet Staples
Sound:  Neil Churchill

Trade in Goods

Where might Brexit be taking the UK? Chris Morris takes a look beyond the daily news frenzy. As well as the withdrawal agreement currently being negotiated, there are much bigger questions now in play. What sort of economy, society and international links could the UK have? Journeying into this new world he discovers the possible destinations, the dramas to come why some are still clinging to the cheese sandwich theory of referendums. Producer:  Chris Bowlby
Editor:       Hugh Levinson

Is the City's goose cooked?

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