Robin Wigglesworth
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first heard May 2026
last heard 12 Aug
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The Story of Money · The financial crash that created Britain’s first prime minister · 15 Jul 2026
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Because Gillian, you and I know well that finance gets
A bad rap, but you know, finance is also an essential technology that's powered where we go.
And maybe these bubbles, whether it's AI or you know, perish to the thought crypto, uh, maybe they will end up being genuine debacles, but maybe something good comes out of it as well.
I mean, I feel it's a bit of a running theme, right?
That a lot of these disasters have often left something positive behind them.
And I'm Robin Wigglesworth, and we'll see you here next week.
Today on the story of money, one of the most notorious financial crashes in history.
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Yes, we are going to be talking about the South Sea Company.
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Thousands and thousands have lost their savings.
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From working-class shopkeepers and footmen to some of the great thinkers of the era like Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley.
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Even King George himself has lost money.
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And people are angry.
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They want somebody to blame.
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Yep, the last of the South Sea bubble debts was actually only payback in twenty fifteen under Chancellor George Osborn.
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I remember that.
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I actually covered it for the FT.
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But was it fair to blame the entire bubble, this epoch defining bubble, on just one person?
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Or was there
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Something bigger at play here.
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But it's a funny one, right, Jillian?
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