BBC World Service - Fiftieth Anniversary of the Wall Street crash

Looking back at the Wall Street crash of 1929 which rocked America.

"If memory fades sufficiently, one could have another period of euphoria" says JK Galbraith.

01 October 1979

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46 minutes

All About Money—BBC World Service Archive

Stories about money and wealth from around the world.

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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