The Bank That Almost Broke Britain
Learn about the extraordinary story of how a small Scottish bank briefly grew to become the biggest in the world before collapsing and triggering the largest financial bailout in British history.
It focuses on a single day – October 7, 2008 – when the Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed and almost took the entire UK banking system down with it.
This financial thriller, set over 24 hours, is intercut with the story of the amazing rise and shocking fall of RBS.