Podcasts by Behind the Bottom Line

Seven Continents - episode 13 from 2023-12-06T00:19:50

💎It's show-down time! Kirill, Irina and Macey have organised a meeting with Sir Gilbert Villiers and Roy Marsden, who has no idea what the three of them have found out about him and his con...

Seven Continents - episode 12 from 2023-11-29T05:00

💎 Kirill and Irina are now back in England. After comparing notes about what they have uncovered with Macey’s research in London, they are all now convinced that Roy Marsden, Head of ECO Warrio...

Seven Continents - episode 11 from 2023-11-22T05:00

💎 Sergei Vasilyev, the source of the threatening messages and packages being sent to Gilbert Villiers, the CEO of Seven Continents, has been murdered, thrown off his 12th floor balcony by pers...

Seven Continents - episode 10 from 2023-11-15T05:00

Kirill and Irina have told Sergei Vasilyev what they found at the diamond mine at the Tuv oasis. His story of what happened to him and his family is going to shock the two of them - and provide ...

Seven Continents - episode 9 from 2023-11-08T05:00

Kirill and Irina head back to Dhosk and civilization after their adventures underground. Their next visit is to Sergei Vasilyev, a colleague of Irina's at the University of Dhosk who used to...

Seven Continents - episode 8 from 2023-11-01T05:00

Kirill and Irina have to go down the stairs into the bowels of the deserted diamond mine to see if they can find anything there that could explain who is behind the campaign to smear Gilbert Vil...

Seven Continents - episode 7 from 2023-10-25T04:00

Macey Church and Kirill Solokov continue to try to unravel what is happening at Seven Continents, the diamond mining giant. Macey has interviews with some of the directors at the London headquar...

Seven Continents - episode 6 from 2023-10-18T04:00

Macey Church reports what she has learnt from interviewing Nancy Inovix to Dr Roy Marsden, director of ECO Warriors, and receives an unexpected invitation.

Meanwhile in Kazbakistan, Kiril...

Seven Continents - episode 5 from 2023-10-11T04:00

Macey Church and Kirill Sokolov set to work to uncover who is sending sinister messages to Sir Gilbert Villiers and the Seven Continents diamond mining company. While Macey begins interviewing V...

Seven Continents - episode 4 from 2023-10-04T04:00

Roy Marsden has gone back to London and Macey and Kirill will start carrying out interviews in Seven Continents on Monday, to try to discover who is behind the anonymous messages threatening Sir...

Seven Continents - episode 3 from 2023-09-27T04:00

Sir Gilbert has introduced Macey and Kirill to his close associate Dr Roy Marsden, director of the environmental protection group ECO Warriors. But what is his connection to the diamond mining i...

Seven Continents - episode 2 from 2023-09-20T04:00

Kirill Solokov and Macey Church, investigators for Capstan Consultants are on their way to meet Sir Gilbert Villiers, the chairman of Seven Continents, a diamond mining company, and his wife the...

Seven Continents - episode 1 from 2023-09-13T04:00

Seven Continents is a diamond mining company with a reputation for ethical and sustainable exploitation of natural resources. So why is the charismatic chairman, Sir Gilbert Villiers, receiving ...

Behind the Bottom Line Season 9 - 'Seven Continents' trailer from 2023-08-13T06:00:02

Clear your schedules now! September 13, season 9 of BBL is out. 'Seven Continents' is a 14-part thriller set in the diamond mining industry. Recordings are in progress now. Book will be ...

The Impressions - Episode 4 from 2022-11-09T05:00:27

This is the final episode of season 8’s story ‘The Impressions’. I talk about the City of London where the story takes place, the sources for the different characters and an interesting theory a...

The Impressions - Episode 3 from 2022-11-02T05:00:33

Felicity Appleby's plan to have the building belonging to the London investment bank Ruff, Tumble and Bounderby declared a building worth preserving by the Historical Building Association means ...

The Impressions - Episode 2 from 2022-10-26T04:00:29

Felicity Appleby has promised to help the Impressions, the peculiar inhabitants of the investment bank she works at near St Paul's Cathedral, find a way to stop the building they inhabit being t...

The Impressions - Episode 1 from 2022-10-19T04:00

Felicity Appleby has a job she hates in the London investment bank Ruff, Tumble and Bounderby. The only plus side is the bank's beautiful 19th century building and its location in the City of Lo...

The shopping cart from 2022-04-19T04:00

Sally King is shopping in Hal Mart Superstore in Portland. As always, her experience is made much easier if she follows the advice given to her by her shopping cart. Only this time, the shopping...

Catchphrase from 2022-04-11T22:51:09

Jack is a highly paid motivational speaker with a secret. Bibi is his coach and she has a secret too. What could be the key for both of them to tell each other their secrets?

Could it be ...

Exploitation from 2022-04-05T04:00

Richard Olsen is a financial journalist, investigating Hawksmoor Trading Ltd, an investment company with a lot of dirty fingers in a lot of dirty pies. His story is going nowhere until he meets ...

Brainwaves from 2022-03-29T09:41:49

Superlearning - now that sounds like a nice way to polish your skills. Lie back, get a massage, relax and allow the soft whispering in your ear to improve your performance, without any effort at...

Announcement - Season 7 halted until March 29, 2022 from 2022-03-07T21:37:08

Hello loyal listeners!

Apologies, but because of a huge conference which I'm currently organising, I won't be able to post any more sessions until March 29. 

While I'm away, w...

The kitchen burglars from 2022-03-01T05:29:13

The teams from sales on the third floor, and accountancy on the seventh floor like to prank each other.

But this time, they may have gone a little too far …

Music by Ju...

Lady Susannah from 2022-02-22T05:00

Mr Hickson is making a pot of money from his new property development at  Brancaster Towers and it’s a nice place for him to hide his mistress, Roxanna. But who is behind the mysterious doo...

RomCom from 2022-02-15T05:00

Ed and Jane are scriptwriters for a big Hollywood studio, who've been told they've got to work together. She likes to write dramas and he likes to write thrillers.

What neither of them ca...

Angela's Trumpet from 2022-02-07T23:06:38

Imagine you have only six months to live. What would you do with the time?

A) Travel

B) Eat in the best restaurants

C) Poison the managing director of the company you worked...

The Old King from 2022-02-01T05:00

An old man in a hospital ward is convinced his grandchildren are trying to steal his company from under his nose. Can he persuade his lawyers that they have to do something to stop this, or will...

Peril in Venice - Episode 10: Behind the scenes from 2021-12-08T05:00

In the final episode for season 6 find out about:

- Pacelli and the real-life Advanced Centre for Wellness and Meditation

- the importance of pugs and Tarot cards in life

- ...

Peril in Venice - Episode 9: Dead End from 2021-12-01T05:00

Caliban and his henchman Milos have been arrested, but the real head of their drug dealing gang – the New York socialite Dotty van Meese – has just met the unsuspecting Emily for dinner.  Listen

Peril in Venice - Episode 8: La Pescheria from 2021-11-24T05:00

On Pacelli, Filippo has set up a meeting with Caliban Leone to see if they can agree on a drug deal. Meanwhile, Emily decides to follow the mysterious man she saw talking to Leone’s henchman, Mi...

Peril in Venice - Episode 7: On the beach from 2021-11-17T05:00

Emily Lee’s holiday in Venice has not been peaceful. Some headache tablets packed in Emily’s suitcase by the masseuse Maria Torres from her yoga retreat, turn out to contain ecstasy, causing Emi...

Peril in Venice - Episode 6: Tourist trip from 2021-11-10T05:00

Emily has left the Advanced Centre for Wellness and Meditation and is now supposed to be spending a week in Venice with her friend Filippo Cimino. Filippo takes her to have lunch with some good ...

Peril in Venice - Episode 5: Da Bianca from 2021-11-03T05:00

Emily is enjoying her stay at the Advanced Centre for Wellness and Meditation on the island of Pacelli in the Venetian lagoon, but there are some disturbing things about the place. Why has Calib...

Peril in Venice - Episode 4: Night fight from 2021-10-27T04:00

Emily wants answers to the questions that have been bothering her since she arrived at the Advanced Centre for Wellness and Meditation on the island of Pacelli. Why are boats arriving on the isl...

Peril in Venice - Episode 3: Emily takes a trip from 2021-10-20T04:00

Emily has met some of the bizarre other guests on the island of Pacelli at the Advanced Centre for Wellness and Meditation, including Sergei – the video installation artist from Moscow, Jas...

Peril in Venice - Episode 2: What's on the cards? from 2021-10-13T04:00

Emily has arrived in Venice and travelled across the lagoon to the island of Pacelli and the Advanced centre for Wellness and Meditation, run by the charismatic Dr Caliban Leone.

Now is t...

Peril in Venice - Episode 1: Journey to Pacelli from 2021-10-06T04:00

It's the year a shark is spotted swimming down the Grand Canal in Venice, and young executive Emily Lee badly needs a holiday. She decides to travel to the Advanced Centre for Wellness and Relax...

Trailer for Season 6 - 'Peril in Venice' from 2021-09-27T04:00

Behind the Bottom Line is back on the audio waves for season 6 on October 6 with a detective story, 'Peril in Venice'. Join Emily Lee as she travels from Munich to the island of...

Double Trouble - Episode 10: The origin story from 2021-08-16T04:00

What was the real-life background to 'Double Trouble'? In this last episode of season 5 of Behind the Bottom Line find out about:

• the original model for 'Double Tr...
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Double Trouble - Episode 9: Jemima finds out from 2021-08-09T04:00

Tim, Nick and Wanda are now in London filming the Xaewoo Motors commercial with Lady Lois. So far, things have been going well, but Jemima Madison, the boss’s daughter, isn’t stupid and she’s st...

Double Trouble - Episode 8: On set from 2021-08-02T04:00

Tim has found a way to bring his brother, Nick, Wanda and Lady Lois up to London to film a commercial for Xaewoo Motors. But can a goat act? And will the twins really get away with fooling every...

Double Trouble - Episode 7: Timothy Aldridge - advertising genius from 2021-07-26T04:00

Tim Aldridge needs to come up with a new advertising campaign for the Madison & Oggers client, Xaewoo Motors in less than a week. Will his longing to escape London and get back to his farm h...

Double Trouble - Episode 6: Timothy learns a lesson from 2021-07-19T04:00

After his unfortunate encounter with Tanya Mischkovich in a restaurant, Tim Aldridge is desperate to leave London and get back to his farm. But a visit to a cheese shop which sells his very own ...

Double Trouble - Episode 5: Dating Jemima from 2021-07-12T04:00

Tim is still in London pretending to be his twin brother Nick, an advertising executive for the company Madison and Oggers.

But things are about to get tricky for Tim: Jemima Madison, Nic...

Double Trouble - Episode 4: Nick learns a lesson from 2021-07-05T04:00

Tim is finding out that his brother’s life in London is more complicated than he realized. His colleagues are competitive, he has to create a new advertising campaign for a car in only a week, N...

Double Trouble - Episode 3: Madison and Oggers / Timothy in Trouble from 2021-06-28T04:00

Timothy Aldridge has to leave his beloved farm and the quiet countryside to go up to London to take the place of his twin brother Nicholas – an advertising executive – at an important meeting, a...

Double Trouble - Episode 2: Crisis at work / The flood from 2021-06-21T06:00:07

Nick Aldridge's relaxing weekend down in the countryside on his brother Tim's farm is suddenly interrupted by a call from London. Who's calling Nick late on Friday evening and what on earth can ...

Double Trouble - Episode 1: Aldridge Farm / Meeting Wanda from 2021-06-14T03:58:10

Timothy and Nicholas Aldridge are identical twins with very different lives. Timothy runs the family farm in a quiet part of the south-west of England while Nicholas is a senior manager for the ...

Negatron Nick from 2021-04-06T05:00

Heard of the ‘boil the dog’ approach to change management? No? Then you need Sheona Hakovski, motivation trainer from San Diego. She’ll soon have your people leaning in, giving ...

Teamwork from 2021-03-30T05:00

"Think positive, talk positive, feel positive!"; "Your attitude is your altitude!"; "Together we achieve more!"

Don't you just HATE office work slogans? And even...

The Interview from 2021-03-23T06:00

Things are so bad for Cuthbert Trill he has decided to end it all. He's lost his job, his wife's run off with his best friend, and now a wave has just washed his glasses out to sea. Still, he co...

The Debt from 2021-03-16T06:00

Jimmy King was a star on the football pitch, worshipped by thousands. Now he's just a sad old man in a care home were nobody likes him, waiting to die. 

But there's one fan who still...

The Book from 2021-03-09T06:00

Derek Ebdon is an art forger of such exceptional skill that the experts find it impossible to tell if a work is created by him or by one of the old masters.

But one day he buys a book wit...

Heaven plc from 2021-03-02T06:00

Patrick Power has recently been relocated from his job as Head of Public Relations in a large corporation on earth to ... Heaven plc. But he's not happy with working his way up the heavenly hier...

The greatest reality show on earth from 2021-02-23T10:10:42

What would you do if you found a dragon in the boot of your car?

Jonathan and Susan are going on holiday when they find the last remaining dragon in Britain, Tatzl, has smuggled herself i...

Change Agent 001 from 2021-02-16T06:00

Britain has left the European Union and Her Majesty's Secret Services are having to find ways to generate income. When Agent 001 joins BeSoft Toilet Tissue as a Change Agent consultant he find t...

Another death in Venice from 2021-02-09T06:00

Venice, 1948 and a lonely young Englishwoman makes friends with the mysterious Miss Winterleigh. What is the secret that keeps Miss Winterleigh attached to the city, and what does it have to do ...

Empty Screen Inspiration from 2021-02-02T06:00

“No, my lord,” protested Amanjia, struggling to free herself from Borridor’s arms as the thin silk dress that barely covered her firm bosom strained to preserve her modesty...

It...

Behind the Bottom Line (Trailer) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Episode 5 - The making of 'Vixen' from 2021-01-21T08:18:18

Ever wondered how an author puts a story together? Explore with me the background, ideas and impulses that lead to the creation of 'Vixen'. Find out about magical Japanese foxes, toxic masculini...

Vixen - Episode 4 - Death in the night from 2021-01-08T06:00

Colin Sutherland is starting to panic. A strange encounter with the fox when the family is out driving, and cryptic messages left on the answering machine from Inspector Hüttl in Frankfurt about...

Vixen - Episode 3 - Magic from 2021-01-06T06:00

Colin's behaviour has become increasingly peculiar after a phone call from Inspector Hüttl of the Frankfurt police and the repeated appearances of a mysterious fox his children have named Prince...

Vixen - Episode 2 - Frankfurt calling from 2021-01-04T06:00

Colin Sutherland has flown back to Ireland from Frankfurt for Christmas with his family. But all is not well: his ex-mistress has disappeared in mysterious circumstances and the...

Vixen - Episode 1 - Home for Christmas from 2021-01-02T06:00

Meet Colin Sutherland: rich and successful with a loving wife and two adorable children. He’s got everything worked out … or has he?

Photo by Pixabay

Agile Consequences from 2020-11-25T06:14:58

HUMOUR: the mischievous Julie and Paula are back, causing chaos in a pharmaceutical company as they take charge of a team of chemists trying to develop an anti-depressant with no side-effects. D...

New Perspectives from 2020-11-18T05:15:13

FABLE: Thomas had everything he wanted in life, money, friends and an endless supply of charming companions. But one day all these pleasures turned to ashes in his mouth when he went blind. Thom...

Changing Chairs from 2020-11-11T06:00

DRAMA: Kingsley Adams is a CEO asshole. But if he's your CEO, there isn't very much you can do about it. Or that's what people thought until someone found the password to his secret bank account...

Dr Dynamic from 2020-11-04T06:00

DRAMA: Mike Smirch is chief gossip reporter for the magazine Titillation. The kind of stories he writes are ones about royalty in trouble, actors snorting coke in nightclubs or reality ...

PEAS for EmDee, the caring chatbot from 2020-10-28T06:00

HUMOUR: What do you feel about chatbots? Do you talk to Siri? Do you chat with Alexa? It might be impressive what these chatbots can do, but that's nothing compared to EmDee. She can paraphrase ...

The Fortune Teller from 2020-10-21T05:00

DRAMA: Simon Cassandra is a fortune teller - not with a crystal ball or Tarot cards but with computers. He works for the government, trying to model future scenarios to help ministers make their...

Hate from 2020-10-14T05:00

DRAMA: Mickey Jones was a bully as a child, terrorizing his way through school and inspiring fear in all around him. Years later our storyteller thinks he has met him again at a party and tries ...

Side Effects from 2020-10-07T05:00

SUSPENSE: Professor Johnny Hampden, the most brilliant scientist to ever work at Klaxx Pharmaceuticals, has a very good reason to fear side effects. Join him over a brandy and he might tell you ...

The Devil in the Details from 2020-09-30T05:00

SUSPENSE: Successful corporate lawyer Henry Fist is having a well-deserved drink as he relaxes on his well-deserved holiday on the Cayman Islands when he gets a visit from a you...

Dragons' Den from 2020-09-23T05:00

HUMOUR: Edward, a refugee from Sierra Leone living in Berlin, has an opportunity to find a sponsor for a business idea he has. But will somebody really be interested in sponsoring a snail farm?<...

99 per cent from 2020-06-11T09:49:27

HUMOUR: Julie and Paula have to organise a 300th anniversary event for a bank. But with a tiny budget, a radical ex-boyfriend and his band, not to mention gift bags sourced from a bankrupt sex s...

Video Games from 2020-06-04T05:00

HUMOUR: what lengths are you prepared to go to get yourself a nice assignment? Roddy, Björn, Florian and Petra are all desperate to win the starring role in a video being made about their depart...

Cyber Romance from 2020-05-29T05:26:14

Suspense: What would you do with immortality and the powers of a god? You'd put things right in the world you say? But how do you think you'd behave if you found there was something you couldn't...

Castles in the air from 2020-05-21T05:00

HUMOUR/CRIME: Horst and Jim are two con-men, down on their luck. Desperate to make money they come up with the ingenious scheme of selling unwanted castles in Germany to gullible Americans. All ...

Steam Solutions from 2020-05-14T05:00

ROMANCE/STEAMPUNK: Can you imagine an alternative world where steam powered airbuses are the transport of choice and children learn how to fix a boiler in kindergarten? Now come on a first date ...

Weight Management from 2020-05-07T05:00

HUMOUR: Do you want your boss to know how much you weigh? is it acceptable if the lift tells you to take the stairs? Would you like your canteen register to tell the rest of the...

Losing Face from 2020-04-30T05:00

CRIME: What would you do if you found out your partner was cheating on you? You could throw them out, you could forgive them, you could try counselling ... 

Or you could do what Rose...

The CBO from 2020-04-23T05:00

HUMOUR: Do you know the secret to success in any corporation? Professor Thomas Kozlowsky, the man the US media called 'the business guru to the business gurus', does. A...

The Birthday Party from 2020-04-16T05:00

HUMOUR: Birthday parties are funny things, each culture has its own traditions and ways to celebrate. Antonio finds that what is perfectly normal in Venezuela gets a little lost in translation w...

Top Dog from 2020-04-09T05:17:54

HUMOUR: Would your dog do a better job in the office than you? Toby, a young Jack Russell thought he could, and for a day he and his master changed places. While his master ate kibble and went f...

Voby - the accidental guru from 2020-03-04T06:00

MEDIA SATIRE: When Julie Blossom accidentally becomes an overnight YouTube celebrity, she and her friend Paula embrace the opportunity to become the go-too source for any media ...

Full Moon from 2020-02-26T06:00

HUMOUR: What do you know about the people in your company? I mean, what do you REALLY know? Nick Samuel is asked to explore the diversity of employees at Topfoo...

Turning the tables from 2020-02-19T05:32:04

HUMOUR: A young manager, worried that his team hates him, takes them on a team-building weekend into the Welsh hills. But what should be a bonding experience turns into a nightm...

A murder of crows from 2020-02-12T06:00

HORROR: Dr Gayle Jamieson trains crows in a research lab to see if they can perform useful tasks for the military. But when her boss, Professor Lang, abuses the trust she has cr...

The Tip from 2020-02-05T06:00

FABLE: Tony Spark needs money for his start-up and he hopes to get it from a business angel, Archibald Gabriel. But to get the money, Tony has to pass a little ...

Mr Dimkin from 2020-01-29T06:00

MURDER: When you're caught in a traffic jam and you look at the concrete walls of the bridge or the tunnel that's alongside your car, what do you see? Could that be a face looki...

The King of Spin from 2020-01-21T23:13:53

HUMOUR: Meet Tim Hatchett - master manipulator, prince of PR - the owner of Hatchett Job PR agency, the agency that will manage your company's reputation when e...

Julie and Me from 2020-01-16T16:42:17

HUMOUR: Julie and Paula are told to organise the hotdesking arrangements in the company they work. They quickly find that they can turn this authority to their advantage and pre...

Business Class from 2020-01-16T16:34:02

HUMOUR: Pampered executive Mr Taylor is used to always having the best when on a business trip. But how will he cope when his efficient new assistant, Colin Smith, starts enforc...

The Cocktail from 2020-01-16T16:13:03

MURDER: Jasper Slink is a successful young trader in the City of London who is not above using devious means to make a profit. But is sharing his most recent cunning plan with S...