The Fortune Hunters - Episode 3

Series in which Max Flint investigates the 15 billion pounds in unclaimed assets in the UK and asks if and how these funds are distributed to their rightful owners. Did you know that borrowing a book from your local library means that the author should receive 5.9p? Max finds out about the millions of pounds of royalties owed to authors and musicians which lie unclaimed, often simply because of a lack of knowledge of the registration system, and discovers if and how these funds are reunited with their rightful owners. A Tinderbox Broadcast production for BBC Radio 4.