The Beatrix Potter Guide to Business - The Perils of Success

Richard Collins reveals the links between the worlds of business and Beatrix Potter. Beatrix Potter wrote about American animals in Timmy Tiptoes specifically for the US market to combat piracy of her hugely successful books. Potter went public to defend the rights of business while remaining fiercely protective of her own privacy. Business guests Gerald Ratner and Cory Doctorow reflect on self-interest and the thin line between public and private when success has you in its spotlight. Dramatised scenes written by John Peacock. Directed by Celia de Wolff. A Pier production for BBC Radio 4.