Specials Episodes
1. John DeLorean: The End of the Road
A look under the hood of John DeLorean's ill-fated dream, in this updated edition of the 1981 episode Start-Up.
2. Space Salvage
When two communications satellites were lost in space in early 1984, an earthbound drama with staggering financial consequences began. The accident, its ramifications, and the bold plan to save one of the satellites are chronicled.
3. Satellites Lost and Found
NASA's successful use of the space shuttle to recover two space satellites is updated to include actual footage of the November 1984 mission.
4. Billion Dollar Day
Cameras follow three currency traders in Hong Kong, London, and New York through a single day's wheeling and dealing. Also aired on BBC as an episode of Commercial Breaks.
5. Battle of the Blimps
Goodyear and England's Airship Industries compete for U.S. military contracts for surveillance blimps.
6. Embargo
Examining the business and political repercussions of the trade embargo between the United States and Nicaragua, focusing on bananas.
7. Run for the Money
Why corporate sponsors of the 1986 Boston Marathon chose to invest their money in America's oldest amateur athletic event.