Jumps in the price of energy and clothing have led to a big increase in the cost of living, as the Office for National Statistics says UK inflation doubled to 1.5% last month. Ian is joined by HSBC Economist, Liz Martins.

Also in today's episode, pub group Marston's slumps to a pre-tax loss after lockdown and Ian discusses why the Bank of England and several media organisations are moving some roles to Leeds.

Ian King speaks to Ruth Gregory from Capital Economics about a fall in unemployment between January and March this year. Plus, hear from the chair of the Carbon Trust, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, about how the cost of decarbonising the economy could be done much cheaper. And the president of Discovery International - Jean-Briac Perrette - joins the show to discuss the $43bn merger that could help create a new streaming giant.

As coronavirus restrictions ease further Ian King speaks to Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary about foreign travel restarting under the government's traffic light system. Plus, hear from the managing director of Odeon Cinemas, Carol Welch, about the future of the big screen. And Sunny Jouhal, general manager of the lastminute.com London Eye, joins the show to talk about an expected surge in demand for UK tourist attractions as more people plan staycations over the summer.

Monday sees the opening of pubs and the restart of international travel. Ian King talks to a pub Landlord and Fionn Hart from Flipdish, an app which helps pubs and restaurants remain Covid compliant.

He also speaks to David Tyler, the Chairman of Domestic and General and former chairman of Sainsbury's - he's an advisor to the campaign "Good Business Pays" which is trying to get suppliers paid on time.

He'll talk to John Hitchcox, Chairman of Yoo Capital, which is behind the £1.3 billion regeneration project of Olympia in west London.

Elsewhere - Ian chats to Steve Hare, Chief Executive at Sage, one of the UK's biggest software companies, after it reported a 30% fall in half year operating profits to £203million.

And he also takes a look at the history of company boards with the renowned economist and author Dambisa Moyo.

Ian speaks to the boss of HS2 as the biggest tunnelling machine used on the British rail network starts work. He also speaks to former City minister Lord Myners as David Cameron faces questions from MPs about his lobbying efforts. He'll have more on the story of Premier League clubs agreeing to renewing a deal for broadcasting rights to show matches for the next 3 years. Elsewhere - ahead of the next big easing of lockdown in England, Ian chats to a boss at Hilton Hotels as holidays can take place again. As well as holidays we will be able to go indoors at a pub - Ian is speaking to the founder of a brewery and the President of Ford in Europe talks to Ian on electric cars.

Ian King speaks to the Chief Executive, Centre for Economics and Business Research about the UK economy, after latest figures showed it shrank 1.5% in the first quarter of this year. He'll find out why the boss of one of the world's biggest travel group's putting on more flights to Portugal.

The British Chambers of Commerce discusses the impact of policies set out in the Queen's Speech, how the BRIT Awards will look, considering coronavirus restrictions and analysis of a so-called 'SPAC' - which is being deemed by many as the 'hottest ticket in town' when it comes to companies listing on global stock markets.

Ahead of the next big easing of lockdown in England, Ian speaks to Vue cinema chief executive Tim Richards to discuss the impact. He also speaks to chief oil analyst Amrita Sen as the most important fuel pipeline in the US is hit by a cyber attack and the Bank of England thinks the UK will have its strongest growth for more than 7 decades as the economy recovers from the Covid crisis. Ian's joined by UK Financial Services Managing Partner Anna Anthony. Plus, he speaks to the founder of a new app targeted at young people to help mental health.

Ahead of the publication of the government's international green list, Ian's guests include easyJet's chief executive John Lundgren, Maria Elena Rossi from the Italian National Tourist Board and Brenda Collin, executive vice president at Preferred Hotels & Resorts. He's also discussing low-carbon energy, and how restrictions on weddings have hit the jewellery industry.

Ian King speaks to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry about suggestions Covid vaccine patents should be suspended to speed up the manufacturing process; Economics Editor Ed Conway looks at the Bank of England's revised forecast for GDP growth; and Ian hears about a bid to build a permanent memorial for victims of the pandemic.