Wake Up to Money

Will Bain, Leanna Byrne

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Booking Overview

A daily business and personal-finance news briefing covering markets, companies, economic policy and consumer issues, with topical interviews featuring business executives, senior professionals and subject-matter experts. Suitable pitches include economists, CEOs, retail and consumer specialists, trade experts, technology-policy analysts and other credible commentators who can explain current UK business or financial developments; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 76

Frequency: Daily

Rating: 4.1/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Will Bain - BBC journalist and presenter covering business, finance and economic news.

Leanna Byrne - BBC journalist and presenter covering business, employment and economic issues.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior business executives, economists, policy specialists and recognized subject-matter experts with direct knowledge of the day's business, financial or economic story.
Required Achievements:  
executive leadership, subject-matter expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

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Recent Topics

Personal Finance, Financial Markets, Business, Economics, Trade

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Wake Up to Money
:

Moonshot

August 05, 2026

As part of a SpaceX rocket is expected to crash into the moon, Elon Musk is betting on another kind of moonshot - as SpaceX pours billions more into its AI buildout in its first results since its record-breaking public offering.Elsewhere, we hear from one of the biggest fresh produce companies in the UK about how heatwaves are hitting British growers - and how supermarkets might need to adapt. And the EA Sports business has officially gone private - after being bought out by investors includi...

Hugo Box

August 04, 2026

As Xbox becomes the latest console maker to raise prices, we hear from the creator of the original Xbox console about why rising chip costs are hitting consumers now.Elsewhere, Amazon hits the three trillion dollar mark, and HSBC is the latest to report earnings after a bumper run of bank profits. And we hear from the inventor of the Hugo Spritz about how the drink has become a viral sensation - and why we're all making it wrong.

Oiling the wheels

August 03, 2026

Rising fuel prices are making it more expensive to deliver the goods the UK economy relies on. We speak to an online clothing brand and a haulier about what this means for the cost of everyday goods. We speak to the boss of the company that has relaunched Jamie Oliver's 'Italian' on its plans for further expansion of the restaurant chain. And, Netflix dominates the streaming market. Can it also persuade us to watch the kind of digital content we usually associate with YouTube?

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