Meltdown: The men who crashed the world

In this first episode of Meltdown, we hear about four men who brought down the global economy: a billionaire mortgage-seller who fooled millions; a high-rolling banker with a fatal weakness; a ferocious Wall Street predator; and the power behind the throne.

How did it all go so wring? What are the power behind this? How did we reach the worlwide financial collapse, and what has been the consequenses? 

Meltdown is a four-part investigation that takes a closer look at the people who brought down the financial world. It can also be seen on Al Jazeera English from Tuesday, September 20, at the following times GMT: Tuesday: 2000; Wednesday: 1200; Thursday: 0100; Friday: 0600; Saturday: 2000; Sunday: 1200; Monday: 0100; Tuesday: 0600.