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Son of Black Monday
The financial crash of August 1998, its causes and effects are compared with Alistair Cooke's memories of the first Black Monday in 1987 and the Black Thursday of 1929.
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Fri 4 Sep 199821:00
BBC Radio 4
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- Fri 4 Sep 199821:00BBC Radio 4
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