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Peter Day examines trends and developments in industry and the world of work.

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Thursday 8 September 2005
Screenshot of an infomercial.
"And there's more!"

"But Wait... There's More!"

In Business starts a new series with an investigation of the wonderful world of infomercials, those compelling sales pitches disguised as television shows on fringe TV stations across America… and increasingly, in Europe, too.

Peter Day hears from the pioneers who invented the industry 20 years ago, and from some of the famous names such as Jake (Body by JakeTM) who have made fortunes out of TV selling.

The perky Geordie John Parkin is a famous face all across America, little known in Britain despite his mansion in Country Durham; he explains how a chance phone call lured him from being a British department store basement pitchman into TV selling with sales now totalling $800-million dollars, and still on the rise.

"But wait, there's more," is the promise of the infomercials pitcher, and it's the title of the first In Business of the autumn series.

Guests:

Jack Kirby
Head of

Greg Renker
Co-founder of

John Parkin
British living legend of the infomercials industry

Jake Steinfeld
TM

Bill Trenchard
Chief Executive Officer,



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