Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. These materials built the world we live in, and they will transform our future. Neil and Jonathan talk to writer and broadcaster Ed Conway about raw materials that drive our economies, who controls them, and how that affects Britain's place in the world

Presented by Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins.

With Ed Conway.

Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

Additional production by Ewan Cameron.

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