Panorama: Season 59, Episode 8

How to Blow a Fortune

Fergal Keane tries to find out how Ireland got to the brink of bankruptcy after being one of the richest countries in the world. Has bailing them out put the UK economy at risk?

Release Date: 1953-11-11
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TMDb: 6.1/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

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