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Old Newscast: The Global Financial Crash, 2008 (Part 1)

How the Lehman Brothers collapse sparked the global financial crisis

Today, we’re going back to September 15 2008, the day the Lehman Brothers collapsed, a pivotal moment in the global financial crash.

Adam is joined by economics editor, Faisal Islam and columnist at the FT, Gillian Tett.

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