Homeworking has led to booming pet sales. What happens when people head back to the office? Sales of dogs, cats and all sorts of other pets have soared in the developed world over the past year amid lockdowns. It’s great news for pet care businesses. But animal rescue centres are braced for the worst when and if people start heading back into work again.  (Photo credit: Getty Images)

The pandemic pet boom

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The Nigerian-born businessman tells us about his journey from working in a fast food restaurant and facing racism from some customers, to being inspired to start his own business in London. He also talks about the influence of his Christian faith on his business decisions - and how it opened up a network of business connections which allowed his property portfolio to grow. Sanmi Adegoke's Rehoboth group has now undertaken more than 20 major renovation projects and has £35m worth of property assets under its management. Produced and presented by Dougal Shaw. (Image: Sanmi Adegoke. Credit: A&O; Studios)

Business Daily meets: Property tycoon Sanmi Adegoke

The Eurovision Song Contest has transformed itself from a TV show experiment to the world's largest live music event.  160 million people are expected to watch this year's competition in Sweden, as 37 countries take part.  The acts participating will be hoping to become global superstars following the likes of ABBA, Celine Dion and Måneskin. And outside of the competition many fans around have turned their love of Eurovision into a business: from side-hustles to songwriters. We hear their stories and learn about the economics of having a winning song, and discover the plans for the first ever Eurovision world tour. Produced and presented by Daniel Rosney (Image: Malta entry Sarah Bonnici rehearsing Loop at this year's Eurovison. Credit: Connie Cumming/EBU)

Eurovision: Making money out of something I love

In Scotland in the 1980s, a slump in the whisky market brought about the closure of some of the country's most iconic distilleries. These sites become known as 'ghost' distilleries - where spirit production has stopped, but where some stock is still available.  In this programme, Elizabeth Hotson will be discovering why some of these distilleries are now being brought back to life.  She visits the legendary Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay for its much-anticipated re-opening and hears from the master blender there, and she takes a tour of London’s fabled Vintage House.  A whisky writer explains what makes a truly great dram and we learn why investors need to be careful if they’re planning to jump on the whisky bandwagon. (Picture: A bottle of Port Ellen whisky bottled in 1980. Credit: Elizabeth Hotson/BBC) Presented and produced by Elizabeth Hotson

Resurrecting ‘ghost’ whisky distilleries

Elton John, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran - all artists who've had sell-out world tours in recent years.  And new markets, such as India, are being added to the global tour map.
 
But the same can’t be said for smaller venues. In the UK and Australia, the lights are off, and thousands are closing their doors. 
 
We hear from musicians, promoters and the people who run venues; asking why there’s such a contrast between sell out stadium tours and struggling grassroots venues.  And we see what the future could hold for India's live music scene.
 
Produced and presented by Megan Lawton (Image: Ed Sheeran performing in Mumbai, India in 2017. Credit: Getty Images)

The trouble with live music

Ed Butler travels to Kosovo to find out what the prospects are for this young, ethnically divided population.  After Ukraine, it's Europe's poorest region, where a brutal past still casts a shadow.  But it's also a territory full of economic promise – with precious minerals buried underground, and vast vineyards. If only the politics would stop getting in the way. (Image: A wine maker in Kosovo, Milan Lakicevic, standing in front of stainless steel tanks, while holding a bottle of his wine.) Presented and produced by Ed Butler

The pandemic pet boom

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