How the Other Half Live
FACTUAL 9PM, CHANNEL 5
Brian Cox lifts the lid on the world’s complicated wealth gap in this eye-opening two-part documentary, asking why the rich are getting richer while the poorest are struggling more than ever to make ends meet. Known for playing billionaire Logan Roy in hit US show Succession, Brian explains how his greedy character’s views on money are worlds away from his own, as he visits his home city of Dundee and recalls being plunged into poverty as a child. Brian also delves into the financial crisis of 2008, meets a London trader who became a millionaire at 24 and has a tour of a £250 million mega-mansion. ★★★★ RM