Thursday 7 October 2010

Radio 4 - it's worth listening

Did you listen to Radio 4 tonight?  You missed:
  1. The Bottom Line
  2. Episode 23 of Saving Species
Both of these radio programmes were excellent.

Bottom Line was about 'optimism' in business. Evan Davis was joined by Alex Cheatle, chief executive of the lifestyle management company Ten Group; Jasmine Montgomery, co-founder of branding consultancy Seven Brands; Robin Wight, president of communications group Engine.

Mobile Banking was mentioned as a fantastic business opportunity in Africa. Read a report on it at Mobile Money Exchange, also read "Is There Really Any Money in Mobile Money?"and about M-Pesa.

Quotes for business:
  • Optimists see a Doughnut and Pessimists see a hole
  • Success follows persistence
  • Every problem is an opportunity
  • People should learn from mistakes

Saving Species covered the interesting subject of fungi.

Although many of the worlds plant species are likely to become extinct over coming years there is a theory that it's actually a natural part of world evolution.  It does not mean that man is allowed to continue to be careless about the environment but it is a theory that I have been warming towards fairly recently.  If the dinosaur was wiped out then it's very likely that the world will one day get a better replacement for modern man!  In fact some species that are believed to be extinct (because no body has seen them for ages) may actually turn up in many years time.  It's not possible for man to see everything no matter how hard we try.

You can listen to both radio programmes now on the BBC iPlayer.




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