Did the financial crisis change banking?
A court case against a senior banker has brought back memories of 2008.
An episode of the Beyond Today podcast, hosted by BBC Radio 4, titled "Did the financial crisis change banking?" was published on April 8, 2019 and runs 18 minutes.
April 8, 2019 ·18m · Beyond Today
Summary
There’s a story you won’t hear much about today — because it’s a story that didn’t really happen. The former chief executive of Barclays John Varley and three other former senior bankers were on trial accused of fraud, the first time criminal charges were brought against the head of a global bank for activities during the financial crisis. And this morning the jury was discharged. The BBC’s business editor Simon Jack has been covering the crisis and its aftermath since the beginning. He spoke to us about whether lessons have been learnt in the past decade.Producers: Lucy Hancock and Seren Jones Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: Harriet Noble
Episode Description
There’s a story you won’t hear much about today — because it’s a story that didn’t really happen. The former chief executive of Barclays John Varley and three other former senior bankers were on trial accused of fraud, the first time criminal charges were brought against the head of a global bank for activities during the financial crisis. And this morning the jury was discharged. The BBC’s business editor Simon Jack has been covering the crisis and its aftermath since the beginning. He spoke to us about whether lessons have been learnt in the past decade.
Producers: Lucy Hancock and Seren Jones Mixed by Weidong Lin Editor: Harriet Noble
Similar Episodes
Apr 11, 2026 ·64m
Apr 2, 2026 ·27m
Apr 1, 2026 ·60m