OU and BBC partner for new series of The Bottom Line

For nearly 10 years, The Open University and the BBC have been bringing Evan Davis and his panel of experts on The Bottom Line into your living room to share their insights on a range of subjects facing businesses.

The radio series will air weekly on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds on Thursdays at 8.30pm from 18 January to 7 March 2024.

The new series offers a valuable opportunity to hear expert advice on a range of emerging issues and will use the faculty of Business and Law’s research and expertise to inform public debate.

Over eight episodes, the programmes will explore topics affecting UK businesses.

Professor Cinzia Priola, Professor of Work and Organisation Studies, and Dr Oznur Yurt, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain, have been supporting the series as academic consultants. They said:

“We are pleased to be involved in this collaboration as it provides an opportunity to reach a wider OU audience and stakeholders. The overarching theme of the OU’s supporting content for this series is around sustainability and looking at what sustains a sustainable business.”

Cinzia’s research explores intersections between people, work and society in relation to inclusion, diversity, equality and entrepreneurship, as well as employee branding.

Oznur’s research interests lie at the intersection of supply chain management and business-to-business marketing, encompassing service supply chains, supply chain sustainability and resilience, buyer-supplier relations and food supply chains.

This series was commissioned by Broadcast and Partnerships and is supported by the Faculty of Business and Law, with particular relevance to Q91 BA (Honours) Business Management, F64 Master of Laws (LLM) and F61 MBA (Master of Business Administration).