The Ascent of Money

'Bringing context and understanding to the current economic crisis, historian Niall Ferguson tells the story of money and the rise - and spectacular falls - of global finance throughout the ages" (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-ascent-of-money)

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascentofmoney/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY8g_IsI_gY