TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich

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TV tonight: finance whiz Gary Stevenson takes on the super-rich

The Guardian · 2 months ago

The Guardian's "TV tonight" column highlights the evening's viewing, led by the Channel 4 documentary How to Get Filthy Rich With Gary Stevenson (9pm). Stevenson, a working-class Londoner who became a City trader and a millionaire by his mid-20s, now demystifies economics for the public and campaigns to narrow the wealth gap, warning that "very quickly the billionaires will own everything." The programme matters as a mainstream platform for his flagship proposal: a 2% annual tax on wealth above £10m, an idea one wealthy interviewee dismisses as "absolute populist claptrap".

The round-up also flags several other picks. Ambulance: Code Red (Channel 5, 8pm) follows critical-care teams in the Thames Valley, while Fire Country (Sky Witness, 9pm) returns for a fourth series with Shawn Hatosy as a new battalion chief. Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember The Office (BBC Two, 10pm) marks 25 years of the sitcom, and Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo (Sky History, 10pm) investigates a possible James Bond Lotus car. The film choice is Paweł Pawlikowski's My Summer of Love (BBC Two, 11.55pm), featuring Emily Blunt's screen debut.

  • Gary Stevenson's Channel 4 documentary airs at 9pm, challenging extreme wealth.
  • He proposes a 2% annual tax on wealth above u00a310m.
  • Other picks include The Office at 25 and My Summer of Love.

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