Karl Marx Das Kapital

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Das Kapital First broadcast: Sat 5th May 2018, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Karl Marx Dramatised by Sarah Woods Starring David Threlfall 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx, this dramatization of his iconic work imagines what he would make of our 21st Century global economy. Sarah Woods updates the book to the present day and weaves its themes into a story. And, as with the book, the story begins with 'the commodity'. "The commodity is, in the first place, an object outside us, a thing that by its properties satisfies human needs of whatever kind.” This is the story of the ultimate commodity: The smartphone.  Today, at least half of the adult population owns one and by 2020 it's estimated around 70 per cent will - that's 6.1 billion people. It's a story that takes us from the cobalt mines of Africa to the tech firms of the UK. And what Marx's analysis reveals, is that the objects we each carry in our pockets aren't in fact phones at all… Marx is a figure who divides opinion, but Das Kapital is one of the most influential books of the modern world. It informed and inspired a political movement that shaped the 20th Century and remains a key text in the study of modern economics. It's one of the few books that can claim to have changed the world.   Richard Harvey:…..David Threlfall Sasha:….Kimberley Nixon Delphin:..JP Oppong Nathan:…Peter Bankole Peter:..Samuel James Jacob:….Sam Swainsbury Trader:…Patrice Naiambana Joanne:…Claire Cage Directed by James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales Production  

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.