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The Day That Lehman Died

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Last broadcast on Sun, 6 Sep 2009, 14:01 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).

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The Day That Lehman Died, by Matthew Solon. A drama charting the collapse of one of the oldest and largest investment banks in the world, which sparked the beginnings of the global recession. Recorded for World Drama in New York.

On 15 September 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for the largest bankruptcy in US history. It sent the already unstable markets into an uncontrollable tailspin. How did the 'big beasts' of Wall Street make this critical decision? They held in their hands the future, not just of a bank, but the stability of the global financial system.

Starring: John Shea, John Rothman, Rob Campbell and Mark La Mara. Directed by John Dryden, Goldhawk Productions.

John Shea, writer Matthew Solon and William Parry record The Day That Lehman Died.

Cast and writer of The Day That Lehman Died for World Drama

Broadcasts

  1. Sat 5 Sep 2009
    19:00
  2. Sun 6 Sep 2009
    14:01

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