The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2009
- 1 episode
A comic story of modern economics explained through the prism of a Goat Exchange. Based on Julian Gough's short story, previously published in the FT. Stars Hugh Quarshie, Sam O'Mahony, Damian Lynch, Darren Hart and Stephanie Flanders
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Hugh Quarshie, Sam O'Mahony, Damian Lynch, Darren Hart and Stephanie Flanders
- Writer
- Julian Gough
- Producer
- Di Speirs
- Company
The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble, by Julian Gough, unravels the fundamentals of market economics and financial bubbles in the unlikely context of a Somaliland goat market.
It is the story of an encounter, one snowy night on a railway platform somewhere in Southern England, between a young Irish orphan, Jude, and Dr Ibrahim Bihi, a Somali with a degree in economics who has made and lost a fortune in the virtual goat market.
As Dr Bihi relates the story of his rise and fall, he takes the opportunity to educate young Jude in the pitfalls and the glories of market forces. From the first daring step to double his fortune, to the rise of the virtual goat and the tragic bursting of the bubble, this adaptation of Gough's comic, but acute, story hopes to illuminate something of the financial world we all inhabit - be it in the eastern reaches of Africa or the City today.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- The Great Hargeisa Goat Bubble
The original story found on Julian Gough's website, on which this radio play was based.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 15th May 2009 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 45 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Friday 7th January 2011 at 2:15pm on Radio 4