''The City Uncovered with Evan Davis'' is a 2009 British

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Background

''The City Uncovered'' deals with the history of finance, and the events of the

2008 financial crisis The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis (GFC), was a major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States. The causes of the 2008 crisis included excessive speculation on housing values by both homeowners ...

. The three-part

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series, presented by journalist

Evan Davis Evan Harold Davis (born 8 April 1962) is an English broadcaster and former economist. Working for the BBC, he has presented ''Dragons' Den'' on BBC Television since 2005, and '' PM'' on BBC Radio 4 since 2018. He also presents ''The Bottom Line ...

, was a part of the "City Season" programming on the BBC. It aired on

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in the UK at 9 pm on Wednesday evenings between 14 and 28 January 2009. The episodes were shown again on

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days later. The title is a reference to the common name of the financial areas of London, known as The City, which is similar to places such as

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Episode list

References

External links

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