Omnibus Episode 1. Anthropologist David Graeber draws upon his research to challenge established wisdom over the moral power of debt, the origins of money and the definition of money itself. Released on 29 July 2016
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mclw8
Omnibus Episode 2. David Graeber goes back to the medieval period when coinage largely disappeared and money became virtual, and reveals the importance of debt during the conquest of South America. Released on 5 Aug 2016
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mmcn0
The Moral Power of Debt. Anthropologist David Graeber explores the ways debt has shaped society over 5,000 years. In this episode he examines the moral power that debt holds over people. Released on 2 March 2015
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05447pc
What is Debt?: Anthropologist David Graeber asks: ‘What actually is a debt’? The answer is not as simple as you might think. Released on 3 March 2015
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054420y
The Origin of Money. David Graeber examines the centrality of debt to the origin of money and in the earliest transactions. Released on 4 March 2015
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054423q
The Theology of Debt. David Graeber considers how the world’s great religions pepper their texts with the language of debt. Released on 5 March 2015
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0544243
The Classical World. David Graeber examines debt in the Classical period, exploring the impact of the invention of coinage. Released on 6 March 2015
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05442ft
The Medieval Period. David Graeber on debt in the medieval period, when coinage largely disappeared sparking multi-credit arrangements. Released on 9 March 2015.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054pn4v
The Conquistadors and the Birth of the Modern World Economy. David Graeber on the influence of debt during the conquest of South America and birth of the modern world economy. Released on 10 March 2015.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054qc22
The Birth of Capitalism. David Graeber on the influence of debt during the birth of capitalism and the centrality of debt to the slave trade. Released on 11 March 2015.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054qf7d
The International Politics of Debt. David Graeber examines the rise of virtual money since the 1970s and the power of the international creditors. Released on 12 March 2015.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054t56t
Hope. Anthropologist David Graeber examines recent events and the crash of 2008 in the context of the history of debt. Released on 13 March 2015.