What exactly is money? Where did it come from? And where did it all go? In this revelatory six-part documentary series, world-renowned historian, writer and Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson examines the dynamic role of money as he takes you on an epic tour of the financial world. From the 14th century to the present, from west to east, from the Jewish ghetto in Venice to the Shanghai stock market, from the origins of money, credit and banks to the sub-prime mortgage crisis. It's a journey that brings surprises. We 'follow the money' from its unlikely source in the Arab streets to the great delta of credit that flows, as the sun rises and world revolves, from Tokyo to London, to New York. Are you in on the secret? Do you really understand what causes a bank run, an inflationary meltdown or a stock market crash? Can you tell a sub-prime from a prime loan? Combining dynamic film-making, interviews with financial big-hitters and Niall Ferguson’s engaging and accessible style, The Ascent of Money will transform your understanding of finance and its dramatic rises and falls.